News from September 2016
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2016
News Release: Johnson City, Texas -Due to the threat of inclement weather on Sept. 10, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will postpone the screening of the movie "Around the World in 80 Days," until Saturday, October 1. The movie will be shown at dusk (about 7:20 pm) on a large outdoor screen at the LBJ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2016
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - On September 8, 2016, the FBI arrested Marie A. Castelli, 55, of Maysville, Kentucky, pursuant to a federal indictment and arrest warrant. The indictment alleges that Castelli knowingly transmitted communications intended to be a threat to injure the person of another in violation of...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: H.R. 3438, the “Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2016," would stay the enforcement of any rule imposing an annual cost to the economy in excess of $1 billion pending judicial review.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Employer name: TimkenSteel Corporation, 4511 Faircrest St., SW, Canton, Ohio
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A West Reading, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Matching Contributions by Public and Private Partners Bring Total Investment to $59 Million for 45 Projects to Address Water Quality and Other Conservation Concerns WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $26.6 million by the U.S. Department of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: A Hyattsville, Maryland, man pleaded guilty to charges related to his participation in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including participating in a murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education released today new tools to improve school climates, ensure safety, and support student achievement in our nation's schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Goodman Company L.P. has agreed to pay a $5.55 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it failed to timely inform the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of a fire risk posed by certain air conditioning and heating units, many of which were installed in hotels, schools and hospitals, the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Lynch to hold a 9/11 commemoration event at the Department of Justice and Travel to New York to attend Memorial Services Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will lead a moment of silence as part of a commemoration ceremony with Department of Justice employees on FRIDAY, SEPT., 9, at 9:00 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Today, the United States moved to dismiss the charges against Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell. After carefully considering the Supreme Court’s recent decision and the principles of federal prosecution, we have made the decision not to pursue the case further. The department thanks the trial team and its investigative partners for their outstanding work on this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: The medical director of a clinic in Orlando, Florida, was charged in a superseding indictment filed today for his alleged participation in a $13.8 million health care fraud scheme involving claims for expensive prescription drugs and physical therapy. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant convicted of failing to pay over more than $790,000 in payroll taxes A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, man was convicted today by a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania of 16 counts of failing to collect, account for and pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: After 12 weeks of trial, six defendants have been convicted for their roles in wide-ranging racketeering and drug distribution conspiracies that involved seven murders, firearms offenses and related criminal conduct.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today released a report to the Congress and the Financial Stability Oversight Council on the activities and investments that banking entities may engage in under applicable law.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released a policy statement detailing the framework the Board will follow in setting the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States. The CCyB is a macroprudential tool that can be used to increase the resilience ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Oil and gas industry workers often work long hours to provide essential products for the nation’s economy. In return, these employees expect their employers to pay them fairly and fully, as the law requires. For 750 workers employed by one of the world’s largest industry operators, this was not the case.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: CONNEAUT, Ohio – For the fifth time since 2013, federal investigators have been called to an Ohio aluminum foundry to investigate the serious injury of a worker.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 8, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Sep 8, 2016
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
