News published on Federal Newswire in January 2016

News from January 2016


Engel Statement on South Sudan's Failure to Form Transitional Government

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released this statement on the failure to form a transitional government in South Sudan...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following Committee events have been postponed...


News Release: On Sunday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m., Washita Battlefield National Historic Site presents another edition of the Find Your Park lecture series. Throughout 2016, the National Park Service is celebrating it Centennial and encourages you to Find Your Park. To help you Find Your Park, a Park Ranger at Washita Battlefield National Historic Site will share their experiences of another National Park Service unit every month.


News Release: TRINIDAD, Calif. - Tours of the historic Trinidad Light Station and living history presentations about the demanding life of the light keeper's family will be offered in a free open house Sunday, Jan. 31, in at the historic lighthouse on Trinidad Head.


News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Zachary Tyler Hubbard and Jarrod Lonnie Moore, both 20, of Georgia, were arraigned today in federal court after a grand jury returned an indictment charging them with conspiracy, interfering with commerce by threats or violence, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


Four Plead Guilty In Dexter, Maine Drug Conspiracy Case

News Release: BANGOR, Me. - Four Maine residents pleaded guilty today at the U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances. John Williams, 39, and Cynthia Williams, 43, both of Stetson, Maine, Whitney Chadbourne, 22, of Harmony, Maine and Corey Pomerleau, 24, of Harmony, Maine, all entered guilty pleas.


Plowing and emergency response efforts continue in national parks in the Greater Washington Area

News Release: WASHINGTON- Plowing and emergency response efforts are far from over in national parks in and around the Nation’s Capital. All national park programs are canceled, and facilities will remain closed through at leastSunday-including monuments and memorials at the National Mall. A decision about resuming...


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On Jan. 25-27, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Israel. He will deliver keynote remarks on the Department’s cybersecurity initiatives and efforts to promote public-private partnerships at the CyberTech ...


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and I are closely monitoring the snow storm that is hitting the East Coast and the mid-Atlantic region in particular, and are prepared to assist local officials as needed. In the meantime, we encourage ...


News Release: The owner and manager of three Miami-area home health agencies was convicted late yesterday for his role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.


News Release: A federal court in New Jersey has permanently barred a South Florida man from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Felix Taveras Santos, of Doral, Florida, is prohibited individually and doing business as Latino Tax LLC, from operating a tax return ...


News Release: A criminal information was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Roos Foods Inc., charging the company with the distribution of adulterated cheese in interstate commerce, the Department of Justice announced today. The company has signed a plea agreement in which ...


News Release: A Pembroke Pines, Florida, couple pleaded guilty for conspiring to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Kelly R. Jackson of IRS-Criminal Investigation, Miami Field Office.


Fiduciary enjoined for permitting prohibited transactions from National Production Workers Union Severance Trust Plan

News Release: Date of Action: Jan. 22, 2016 Type of Action: Complaint and Consent Order and Judgment Names of Defendant: Anthony Monaco, National Production Workers Union Severance Trust Plan Allegations: From at least Jan, 1, 2010 to April 30, 2015, the trustees of the Oak Brook, Illinois-based National Production Workers Union Severance Trust Plan had appointed Anthony Monaco to serve as Plan Manager of the Severance Plan, in such capacity he served as a fiduciary to the Severance Plan.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.