News from July 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a full committee markup on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider legislation that will protect consumers on roadways, modernize the nation’s drinking water infrastructure, and advance public health.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement - as prepared for delivery - at the hearing entitled “Commodities, Credit, and Crop Insurance: Perspectives on Risk Management Tools and Trends for the 2018 Farm Bill."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Digital Commerce & Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Richard Bruce Stevens, 52, of San Antonio, Texas, appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez and pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: Carolyn Cavaness, age 34, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to a criminal information unsealed today charging her with causing false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in connection with a 2012 congressional primary election. Acting U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division made the announcement.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A tractor-trailer driver was charged Monday with one count of transporting illegal aliens, after 10 aliens died when they were smuggled in his truck on Sunday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio, 60-year-old James Matthew Bradley, Jr., is charged with one count of transporting illegal aliens, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC—To increase law enforcement capabilities to identify, collect and analyze evidentiary data from consumer and professional drones, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a $928,541 research-and-development contract to VTO Inc. of Broomfield, Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: Guan Zong Chen (“Graham Chen”), a Chinese national was arraigned today in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts on charges that he led a conspiracy to illegally export (smuggle) $700,000 worth of wildlife items made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory and coral from the United States to Hong Kong. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: A former bank vice president pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post office manager and two letter carriers were convicted Friday after a week-long jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on one count each of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and conspiracy to distribute marijuana as a result of their roles ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: John T. Booker Jr., 22, of Topeka, Kan., was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb on the Fort Riley military base in Manhattan, Kan. On Feb. 3, 2016, Booker pleaded guilty to one count of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and one count of attempted destruction of government property by fire or explosion.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced guidelines for banking entities seeking an extension to conform certain "seeding" investments in hedge funds or private equity funds ("covered funds") to the requirements of section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the Volcker Rule. Seeding refers to the period during which a banking entity provides a new fund with initial equity to permit the fund to attract investors.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced it is prohibiting a former foreign exchange (FX) trader from participating in the banking industry for practices regarding FX pricing benchmarks.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday announced the conclusion of the Faster Payments Task Force it established in May 2015 to find ways to implement faster payments in the United States. The task force was part of a strategy to achieve ubiquitous, safe, faster payments for U.S. consumers and businesses, as ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta is inviting interested persons to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The creation of the task force is a key step in implementing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to expand apprenticeships.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 24, 2017
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 24, 2017
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 24, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 24, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
