News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: The final Bike-and-Hike Day on the Newton B. Drury Parkway in Redwood National and State Parks this spring will take place this Saturday, June 4th. The Newton B. Drury Parkway through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park will be closed to motorized vehicles all day Saturday providing an opportunity for...
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | May 31, 2016
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: An acoustic trap developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may offer an environmentally friendly way to control Asian citrus psyllids, gnat-sized insect pests that transmit Huanglongbing, a devastating citrus disease also known as "citrus greening.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: A former pastor was sentenced to more than five years in prison for receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of children, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A former Charleston resident faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty today to failing to register as a sex offender, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. James Roy Arthur, 45, entered his guilty plea before Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Malcolm Xavier Green, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 154 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery conspiracy, bank robbery, armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in relation to a bank robbery. Judge Bennett also ordered Green to pay restitution of $10,593.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: Release Date: June 1, 2016. Contact: Kelly Carroll. Phone: 671-477-7278 Ext 1007. June Public Programs at War in the Pacific National Historical Park. June 1-July 15 -#FindYourParkGuam Photo Contest. In honor of the National Park Services' 100th birthday, War in the Pacific is running a photo contest for...
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: Update Lets Farmers and Ranchers Report Common Acreage Information Once WASHINGTON, May 31, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and participating insurance providers approved by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) now can provide the common information from their acreage reports at one office and the information will be electronically shared with the other location.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with Villa Rancho Bernardo Care Center (VRB), a skilled nursing facility in San Diego. The agreement resolves the department’s investigation of VRB for discrimination against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: Defendants Submitted False Information to the IRS and Social Security Administration Two Bedford, Virginia, residents were sentenced to prison today for criminal offenses arising out of a four-year scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo and U.S. Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. of the Western District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: An Ashland, Virginia, man was sentenced to prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for failing to collect, account for and pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: A former fugitive who was illegally residing in Houston has entered a guilty plea today, admitting that he engaged in an alien smuggling conspiracy that resulted in two deaths and kidnapped two women, one of whom was killed. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte) has agreed to pay $11.38 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims under a General Services Administration (GSA) contract. Deloitte is a nationwide consulting company headquartered in New York City.
By Fed Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Broadway Financial Corporation, Los Angeles, California Cease and Desist Order issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision dated September 9, 2010 Terminated February 5, 2016 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2016
News Release: EDISON, N.J. – A New York-area employer has learned that refusing to comply with federal workplace safety standards and then failing to accept responsibility for the violations can cost significantly more –in penalties– once the U.S. Department of Labor litigates the matter.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – To further protect workers who report violations of law, safety and health, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching a pilot for its first severe violator enforcement program for employers that continually and willfully disregard the rights of whistleblowers.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2016
News Release: BOISE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found an Idaho frozen food manufacturer failed to safeguard employees and was unprepared to respond to a potentially lethal release of 1,300 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia on Dec. 1, 2015.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
