News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

News from July 2016


Long Beach Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charge and Admits Failing to Report Income Received from Illegal Marijuana Stores

News Release: Update: Today, Long Beach-based lobbyist Carl A. Kemp pleaded guilty to subscribing to a false tax return for the year 2012. Kemp entered the plea before United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. Kemp is scheduled to be sentenced on November 7, at which time he will face a statutory maximum...


Local Doctor Arrested For Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances And Threatening To Kill Law Enforcement

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint against Shannon Christopher Ceasar, 43, a physician who practices in Metairie and resides in New Orleans.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—On July 26-28, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Aspen, Colo. to participate in a meeting of the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Group. On July 27, Secretary Johnson will participate in a moderated discussion ...


USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Develop Advanced Biofuels and Biobased Products

News Release: Development Will Contribute to America's Strong Bioeconomy and Bring Jobs to Rural Areas WASHINGTON, July 25, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking applications for funding to help support the development of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products.


News Release: LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM), a commercial airline company based in Chile, has agreed to pay a $12.75 million criminal penalty in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to Argentine union officials via a false consulting contract with a third-party intermediary in violation of the accounting provisions ...


News Release: A Tampa, Florida, man pleaded guilty today to helping funnel $80,000 in campaign contributions from a foreign source to the joint fundraising committee of the President of the United States during the 2012 presidential election and to making a false declaration before the grand jury, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey.


News Release: A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies committed at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced. James R. Patterson Jr. admitted that he agreed with other real estate investors to rig auctions ...


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the owners and manager of the Westland Apartments, a 28-unit apartment complex in Lakewood, Colorado, have agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging discrimination against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The settlement must still be approved by the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado.


Federal Reserve Board extends comment period for advanced notice of proposed rulemaking detailing conceptual frameworks for capital standards until September 16, 2016

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday extended until Sept. 16, 2016, the comment period for the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) detailing conceptual frameworks for capital standards that could apply to systemically important insurance companies and to insurance companies that own a bank or thrift.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today met with the new U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, who is making his first trip abroad in his new role. Secretary Pritzker and Secretary Fox both emphasized the importance of U.S.-U.K. commercial ties in light of the Brexit vote, and the indispensable partnership between the two countries not only in leading the world economy, but in addressing regional and global challenges.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.