News from April 2017
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: In celebration of National Park Week, the National Park Service will be hosting a public science meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Historic Rugby Visitor Center at 1333 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, Tennessee. The public is invited to spend the day with scientists who have been conducting research at Obed Wild and Scenic River and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation today applauded President Trump’s signing of H.J. Res. 69, a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn an August 5, 2016 rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that seized authority away from the State of Alaska to manage fish and wildlife on federal refuge lands in Alaska:
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Ann Marie Williams, 52, of Falmouth, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby, to six months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling funds from the City of Westbrook while employed as the City’s Tax Collector. Williams was also ordered to pay $118,000 in restitution. She pleaded guilty on Sept. 19, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Significant progress has been made to the repair work on Big Oak Flat Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Robert Eldridge, 67, and James Gauthier, 56, both residents of Quebec, appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington following their arrest for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Eldridge on conditions pending his next hearing, but ordered that Gauthier be temporarily detained until another hearing on Wednesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - Three Houston residents have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in an oxycodone dispensation and distribution conspiracy, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting United States Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that they will begin restoring Pell Grant eligibility to students who attended now-closed schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina------With summer approaching, parents and camps alike are making plans for terrific, fun opportunities for young campers to learn new skills and grow in their confidence and abilities. The United States Attorney’s Office has taken the opportunity to increase the understanding...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: HONOLULU - The United States Attorney’s Office in Hawaii, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 2-8, 2017, is participating with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in a Financial Literacy Fair on April 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Tamarind Park at Bishop...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting in response to a directive from President Donald J. Trump, today authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands located in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas – the three states which were most heavily impacted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Dayne Antani Christian, aka Shakur, 32, of Lake Park, Florida, pleaded guilty on Mar. 29, to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339B(a)(1); and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident was indicted today for tax evasion, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Gregory T. Goss, of Dolton, Illinois, reported false information on federal income tax returns he prepared for his customers, according to a new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice today. In the complaint, the government alleges that Goss prepared false tax returns individually and doing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: William A. Dennis, 56, of Port Richey, Florida, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, to one count of conspiring with others to threaten, intimidate, and interfere with an interracial couple’s enjoyment of their housing rights, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow for the Middle District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Today, a federal judge barred Irving Brown Sr., a retired Chicago Fire Department captain, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. After a two-day bench trial in February, the court found that Brown Sr. of Chicago, Illinois, prepared and filed fraudulent tax returns for his customers, including Chicago Fire Department firefighters.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Tuesday that it is accepting applications from individuals who wish to be considered for membership on the Community Advisory Council (CAC). Formed in 2015, the CAC advises the Board on issues affecting consumers and communities.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve is committed to maintaining the security of confidential FOMC information. We cooperated fully with the independent law enforcement investigation into an unauthorized disclosure in 2012. We appreciate the diligent efforts made to bring this matter to its conclusion.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross delivered opening remarks at a public data forum hosted by the Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to explore how the federal government can be more effective in its data management and delivery of public ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2017 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. In February 2017, the trade deficit stood at $43.6 billion compared to $45.6 billion in February 2016. In February 2017, ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – A federal judge has ordered Cathedral Buffet and its owner to pay $388,507 in back wages and damages to 235 “volunteers” who worked at the Cuyahoga Falls restaurant. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ’s minimum wage , overtime , recordkeeping and other provisions.
