News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that the former office manager to a York physician and her husband were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg for conspiring to obtain and distribute up to 20,000 units of oxycodone through fraud and forgery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert “Poobar" Daniels, age 43, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced on June 15 to serve 30 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2016
News Release: While the bleaching event is global, it will hit the U.S. hard, especially in Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida Keys, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The deeper reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 100 miles off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico, are also in the crosshairs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will travel to Orlando on TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016, to meet with victims, first responders and other members of the community impacted by the terrorist attack in Orlando. The Attorney General will also receive an operational briefing at the investigation command center ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2016
News Release: Arrest Warrant Issued for Lyle Steed Jeffs.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2016
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and Women's Rights National Historical Park are partnering for National Parks on the Air event to mark the National Park Service Centennial. ARRL hopes that this program will encourage HAM radio operators to learn more about national parks in their area, challenge them to explore new public lands, and share their hobby with the next generation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2016
News Release: On Saturday, June 18, 2016 in midafternoon, a participant in a permitted running event on Valles Caldera National Preserve was attacked by a female American black bear when the individual came upon the bear's cubs along a backcountry road being used as the event route. The incident occurred in the southwest...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Douglas Harville, 28, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Conspiracy (RICO Conspiracy), was sentenced to 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2016
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY- In commemoration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Month), Women's Rights National Historical Park will hold a public discussion on historical and current LGBTQ civil rights struggles on Saturday, June 25th at 1:00 pm in the Wesleyan Chapel. Featured speakers...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today awarded $199,000 to Factom Inc. based in Austin, Texas, to advance the security of digital identity for ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On June 18-22, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Israel to address cybersecurity cooperation and other critical matters of importance to our two countries. He will deliver remarks at the 6th Annual Cybersecurity ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: Announces Steps to Modernize Recreation Permitting Process WASHINGTON, June 17, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today announced steps to make it easier for outfitters, guides, schools, non-profits and other partners to take groups out to enjoy outdoor ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Abdullah Hamidullah, 42, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; two counts of enticing a person to travel in interstate commerce for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: A federal court in Orlando, Florida, has permanently barred a Florida man from preparing tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax return preparation business, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the availability of the 2016 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration as community development.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: The four federal financial institution regulatory agencies today issued a joint statement regarding the new accounting standard, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The joint statement also provides initial supervisory views regarding the standard's implementation.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios replace the prior year’s ratios, which were released on June 29, 2015.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, to establish a branch at 5900 Quebec Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 17, 2016
The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2016
The US Interior Department published a six page proposed rule on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
