News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced DEMETRIAS TEMPLE, age 56, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to serve ten (10) months in federal prison following her conviction for health care fraud. TEMPLE was ordered to make restitution...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Christopher Marquis Ethridge was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment and Raymon Rashaun Black was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment. Both sentences followed entry of guilty pleas in January 2017 to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As of today, Congress can no longer use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn Obama-era rules. The Republican-controlled Congress successfully voted to overturn thirteen rules issued under the Obama administration and President Trump signed them into law. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) points out that nearly a quarter of the rules were blatant attacks on our environment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following today’s tax reform announcement by the Trump Administration, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following joint statement...
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Transition to Practice (TTP) program will introduce its 2017 cohort of eight new technologies during a Demonstration Day event May 16 at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Washington, D.C.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON —Eight new cybersecurity technologies developed by researchers at federally funded laboratories and academic research centers are ready for the commercial market. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Transition to Practice (TTP) program will showcase its 2017 cohort May 16 in Washington D.C.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – The Executive Order signed by the president today, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, follows through on a key campaign promise made to the American people. It reaffirms the important role the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plays in strengthening the security and resilience of federal networks and the nation’s critical infrastructure.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Reorganization of USDA Elevates Rural Development as Department Priority (Cincinnati, OH – May 11, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the creation of an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a recognition ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Laith Waleed Alebbini, 26, of Dayton, Ohio, with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Alebbini allegedly attempted to provide support in the form of personnel, namely himself, to ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: A Blackfoot, Idaho small business owner was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for filing false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez Jr. for the District of Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was convicted by a federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida, today for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: An Indian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through various telephone fraud and money laundering schemes via India-based call centers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: The Attorney General today had a constructive meeting with Israeli Justice Minister Shaked. The two discussed the strong bond between the United States and Israel and focused on how they can cooperate in the areas of international criminal justice, terrorism and cyber threats. The Attorney General looks forward to continuing a strong, collaborative relationship with Israel’s Ministry of Justice and looks forward to future discussions.
By Fed Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: First Carolina Bancshares, M.H.C., Walterboro, South Carolina Supervisory Agreement issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision dated Feb. 17, 2011 Terminated May 9, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve plans to continue its previously announced periodic testing of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) with one operation in May. These operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing eligible institutions with an opportunity to maintain familiarity with ...
By Fed Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee on Thursday announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2018: January 30-31 (Tuesday-Wednesday) March 20-21 (Tuesday-Wednesday) May 1-2 (Tuesday-Wednesday) June 12-13 (Tuesday-Wednesday) July 31-August 1 (Tuesday-Wednesday) September 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday) November ...
By Commerce News Now | May 11, 2017
News Release: Data on the Fourth Quarter and Annual 2016 GDP by State released today by the Department of Commerce showed some states’ gross domestic product (GDP) to have been impeded by the policies of the Obama Administration, especially in the energy sector.
By DOT News Wire | May 11, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 11, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
