News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: Press Secretary Dena Iverson released the following statement regarding proposed amendment 4720 to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Bill by Senator Dianne Feinstein.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the appointment of Rebecca J. Ferrell, Ph.D. and Sgt. Troy Lawrence to the National Commission on Forensic Science. The commission, created in 2013, develops forward-looking policy recommendations for the Attorney General to enhance the practice and improve the reliability of forensic science.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: The owner of multiple U.S.-based energy companies pleaded guilty today to foreign bribery and tax charges for his role in a scheme to corruptly secure energy contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Dean Windham and Milton Studer, a real estate developer and an architect in Ohio, as well as several companies that they owned and controlled, have agreed to pay a total of $160,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by designing and constructing two neighboring condominium complexes in Hartville, Ohio, with a variety of features that made them inaccessible to persons with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: An Alabama real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: Company to pay $5 Million Criminal Fine GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc., an Ohio company, has pleaded guilty for its role in a conspiracy to eliminate competition involving contracts to supply liquid aluminum sulfate to municipalities and pulp and paper manufacturers in the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: Conspired to File Fraudulent Income Tax Returns Claiming Over $1.5 Million in Tax Refunds Using Stolen Names and Social Security Numbers A Pembroke Pines, Florida couple was sentenced to prison for their role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Affinity Financial Corporation, Newport Beach, California, and Waterfield Financial Services, Inc. (now known as Affinity Financial Centers, Inc.), Indianapolis, Indiana Consent Order to Cease and Desist dated June 13, 2016.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the opening of Local Motors’ National Harbor facility. The new Local Motors’ National Harbor location exemplifies the strength of American industry through the facility’s focus on 3D-printing, co-creation and the unveiling of Local Motors’ Olli, an on-demand self-driving shuttle.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: ST. LOUIS – Significant minimum wage and overtime violations found at three hotels owned by SASAK Corporation, led the company to sign a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The agreement requires the St. Louis-area property manager, developer and investor ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 16, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX – With sweltering temperatures impacting Phoenix this week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 16, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 16, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 16, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
