News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that KEITH HAESSLY, 46, of East Hampton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 240 months of imprisonment, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for using a computer to persuade minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “U.S. Policy Toward Putin’s Russia." Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) issued the following statements after the House unanimously passed H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (HIP-C)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Michael Baker, 23, of Covington, Georgia; Clinton Gaynor, 27, and Asia Loveless, 20, both of Cleveland, for defrauding local banks by presenting altered U.S. Postal money orders into the bank accounts of recruited people and later withdrawing funds under false pretenses, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: USDA Rural Development Celebrates Private-Public Partnership Resulting in Hundreds of Thousands of Rural Americans Realizing Dreams of Homeownership WASHINGTON, June 14, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today presented Wells Fargo with a Champion of Rural Housing award as part of USDA's observance of National Homeownership Month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Joint Demonstration to Enhance Coordination between HIV Housing and Domestic Violence Services In an effort to help prevent victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS from falling into homelessness, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $9 million to support eight local programs across the country working to protect and house these victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Erdal Kuyumcu, 44, the CEO of Global Metallurgy LLC, a company based in Woodside, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, in connection with the export of specialty metals from the United States to Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Today, at the United State of Women Summit, the Department of Justice and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), through its new Elder Justice AmeriCorps partnership, announced $2 million in grants to provide legal assistance and support services to victims of elder abuse, neglect ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today announced more than $3.2 million in new investments to help communities prevent domestic violence homicides.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Xu Jiaqiang, 30, was charged in a six-count superseding indictment with economic espionage and theft of trade secrets, in connection with Xu’s theft of proprietary source code from his former employer, with the intent to benefit the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Joint Summary of Outcomes Today, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun co-chaired the second U.S.-China Cybercrime and Related Issues High Level Joint Dialogue with representatives of the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. The dialogue aims to ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: First National Bancshares, Inc., Goodland, Kansas Written Agreement dated Sept. 10, 2009 Terminated June 7, 2016 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered the keynote remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). This luncheon builds upon the United States and Japan’s shared commitments for security, democracy and mutual economic benefit with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Intent.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WHAT: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs will hold a teleconference meeting of the Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements for Part B Lung Disease to the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: BALDWIN, Ill. – A 46-year-old worker suffered the amputation of four fingers on his right hand when a feed machine cycled as he reached inside an access door to assist another employee with maintenance. Federal safety inspectors found his employer, Dynegy Midwest Generation LLC, failed to power down the machinery prior to employees servicing the machine.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. ‒ The deadly fact is this: nearly 40 percent of all deaths in the construction industry are the result of a preventable fall. Yet, some employers continue to ignore the dangers and put their workers at risk of a debilitating or fatal fall.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: EAU CLAIRE, Wis. ‒ One hour after six workers atop an Eau Claire residential roof donned required safety harnesses to satisfy a federal safety inspection on May 20, 2016, the inspector returned to the site and found the employees working again without proper fall protection and in danger of falls of up to 14 feet.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – Women make up a significant share of the U.S. workforce, but sex discrimination remains an unfortunate reality. To address this issue, the U.S. Department of Labor is publishing new sex discrimination regulations that update – for the first time in over 40 years – the department’s interpretation ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of more than $1.9 million in grants to recruit, train and retain women in high-skill occupations, such as advanced manufacturing, transportation, energy, construction and information technology.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of approximately $54 million in grants to help low- to middle- skilled parents access the affordable, quality child care they need to earn an education, participate in training programs and ultimately compete for better-paying jobs in emerging industries. Grants to 14 partnerships across the country were awarded as part of the Strengthening Working Families Initiative.
