News from May 2016
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on his colleagues to oppose the pending resolution of disapproval that would block the Department of Labor’s recently announced fiduciary rule.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: In Del Rio today, former Maverick County Precinct 3 Commissioner and Eagle Pass ISD teacher Jose Luis Rosales and former Maverick County Justice of the Peace and businessman Cesar Iracheta were sentenced for their roles in a bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: FREDERICK, MD - In 2015, a project to rehabilitate the Thomas Farm tenant house for visitor use was completed. The project installed restrooms and drinking fountain facilities, fire and security alarm systems, and prepared the building for future exhibits. In addition, an ADA-compliant path was constructed in 2016 to allow visitors to access the building from Stop four on the Auto Tour.
By EPA Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House debate on H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century, which modernizes the Toxic Substances Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Tammy L. Kellerman, 53, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, the former bookkeeper for the Pinckneyville Rural Fire Protection District (PRFPD), was sentenced today in United States District Court in Benton to 33 months in prison for defrauding the tax-payer funded municipal entity of over $444,000.00, announced...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former federal employee pleaded guilty in federal court today to using stolen money order receipts in a fraud scheme to avoid paying his medical bills.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Case Prosecuted Under “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By State Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Hearing: U.S.-India Relations: Balancing Progress and Managing Expectations
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Hearing on “Legislative Hearing on 17 FTC Bills."
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ricker Brooks pled guilty to charges involving his preparation of false tax returns by overstating business expenses of a client for the tax years 2009 and 2010. Brooks owns Brooks Accounting Service, providing accounting and tax preparation services. Zondra Jones owns Alliance In-Home Care Services, which provides home health care services to individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AMANDA GAMBARDELLA, 26, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a heroin processing mill in Hartford.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An Ottawa County woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling from a real estate company in Salina where she worked, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City man who threatened employees with a gun and dragged a woman by her hair during a bank robbery was sentenced Monday to 17 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $200,000 to Whitescope LLC based in Half Moon Bay, CA to build a secure wireless communications ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 USCG RDC Press Office: LT Charles Clark (860) 271-2770 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and ...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding more than $4 million in grants to 23 organizations to support rural economic development projects. Secretary Vilsack also announced that USDA is seeking applications ...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 - Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse will lead a team of U.S. ethanol industry leaders on a mission to Mexico May 24 to May 25, to explore opportunities to expand both the United States' and Mexico's renewable energy sectors.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: A San Diego, California, workers’ compensation attorney pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Missouri to one count of filing a false tax return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of the Western District of Missouri announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: Ali Reza Parsa, 45, a Canadian-Iranian dual citizen and resident of Canada, was sentenced to three years in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR). The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York.
By Labor Gazette | May 23, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE – The next time you enjoy an apple, a pear, a cherry or some other fruit, think for a moment about the people whose labor brought it to your table. From sun-up to sundown, these men and women exchange low wages earned in fields and packing houses for hard work and sore bodies.
