News from May 2016
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 2, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $6 million to fund research to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, and administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: On Saturday, a jury in New Orleans convicted the owner of a health care company for her role in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme operating in and around New Orleans. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: Following a comprehensive investigation, today, the Justice Department released its findings that South Dakota unnecessarily relies on nursing facilities to provide services to people with disabilities, in violation of the community integration mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: James Gonzalo Medina, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, was charged Saturday by criminal complaint with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction – an explosive device – at a synagogue in Aventura, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: The last of three defendants charged with racketeering offenses was sentenced today by the Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill. Gary Anthony Romero, 50, of Stockton, California, was sentenced on Apr. 11, to 20 years imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy. Today, Judge O’Neill sentenced Joe Anthony Felix, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: Convictions Part of First-Ever Prosecution of Mobile App Piracy Groups A leading member of an online piracy group pleaded guilty today and a co-conspirator pleaded guilty in January for their roles in a scheme to distribute more than four million pirated copies of copyrighted Android apps with a total ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: A former FBI special agent pleaded guilty today for stealing over $136,000 of drug proceeds seized during the execution of search warrants in 2014 and falsifying reports and tampering with a witness.
By Fed Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Republic Bancorp, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, to merge with Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Cornerstone Community Bank, both of St. Petersburg, Florida.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service today announced the launch of a newly enhanced online one-stop for employment services, Veterans.gov. The website brings together job banks, state employment offices, American Job Centers, opportunities in top-trending ...
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – In 2014, almost 40 percent of all construction fatalities were fall related, and all of these deaths were preventable. That’s the key message the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to deliver to employers and workers alike during its third annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls from May 2-6, 2016.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2016
News Release: Date of Action: April 29, 2016 Type of Action: Employee Retirement Income Security Act Lawsuit Names of Defendants: Shirley T. Sherrod, Leroy Johnson, Shirley T. Sherrod M.D., P.C., Target Pension Plan Allegations: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration ...
By DOT News Wire | May 2, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 2, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 2, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 2, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 2, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 2, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 2, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 2, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
