News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A New York City drug dealer was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for a methamphetamine crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jamel Proctor, 31, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Samuel Campbell was sentenced to 70 months in prison for armed bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence, handed down last Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, by the Honorable Susan Illston, U.S. District Judge, follows a guilty plea entered earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Files Suit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination at Housing Complex in Ellensburg, Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Ali Afif Al Herz, age 51, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced today and following his plea of guilty to various charges related to a scheme to illegally export hundreds of firearms to Lebanon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Defendants Transferred Funds Through Dozens Of Shell Companies In The United States and Mexico As Part Of A Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Tax Refunds From the Government of Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal jury convicted Hugh Robinson today, of conspiracy to commit theft of public money, theft of public money, and aggravated identity theft announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Batdorf. The verdict follows a six-day trial before the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, United States District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Alexandria, Virginia returned an indictment on Oct. 26 that was unsealed today, charging a Haymarket, Virginia woman with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the owners, builder and designer of the Ashlynn Estates in Ellensburg, Washington, alleging that the property was designed and constructed without complying with the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) accessibility requirements. Situated ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: This October marks the 20th year for the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), which is responsible for implementing the Justice Department’s national strategies in combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Failed to Report More Than $1.4 Million in Embezzled Funds on Tax Returns A North Carolina businessman, who provided financial services to professional athletes, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and filing a false 2011 income tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Five federal regulatory agencies are requesting comment on a joint notice of proposed rulemaking to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act (Biggert-Waters Act) that require regulated lending institutions to accept certain private flood insurance policies in addition to policies made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Annual Update Conference Luncheon in Washington D.C. Speaking to more than 1,000 public and private sector leaders from across the export control landscape, Secretary Pritzker highlighted ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC) meeting in Washington. Established by Secretary Pritzker, the IAC provides recommendations on foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities and plays a significant role in partnering foreign companies with American markets.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: PATASKALA, Ohio – For at least two years, an Ohio manufacturer of thermoplastic lining systems for truck bodies and trailers exposed workers to the risk of amputation and other serious injury by disabling safety devices to speed production.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: MINERAL WELLS, Texas – While investigating one serious employee injury in May 2016, at PECOFacet – a global manufacturer of filtration and containment products – inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found themselves investigating a second incident in which another employee was hurt seriously three days after they arrived.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today unveiled a new online tool to help employees and employers understand the medical and disability leave to which employees may be entitled to manage medical conditions and disabilities. The launch of the Medical-and Disability-Related Leave Advisor culminates ...
By DOE Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 31, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
