News from May 2017
By State Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this evening made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Ukrainian hacker was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in an international scheme to hack into three business newswires, steal yet-to-be published press releases containing non-public financial information, and use that information to make trades that generated approximately $30 million in illegal profits, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The DEA announced the sentencing of Dale Thomas Ratcliffe, a former Doctor of Osteopathy, to 5 years’ probation and the surrender of his medical license, after Ratcliffe was indicted on multiple federal charges earlier this year. Ratcliffe plead guilty to conspiracy to furnish false...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to participate in a presentation titled “Not Just a Pile of Rocks: The Preservation of Archeological Resources on Loudoun Heights" on Monday, June 5, at 2:00 PM. This 60 minute program will provide visitors with a brief overview of the domestic...
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report. The report provides data on departures and overstays, by country, for foreign visitors to the United States who entered as nonimmigrant visitors through an air or sea Port of Entry (POE) and were expected to depart in FY16.
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly today announced his decision to extend—for an additional six months—the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti. This extension is effective July 23, 2017 through Jan. 22, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The Department of Homeland Security is closely monitoring the situation at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom. We are working with our foreign counterparts to obtain additional information about the cause of the reported explosion as well as the extent of injuries and fatalities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Today Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced that Banamex USA (BUSA), a financial institution based in Los Angeles, California, and a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., agreed to forfeit $97.44 million and entered into a non-prosecution ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the attached memo to all Department of Justice grant making components on the implementation of Executive Order 13768, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” Memo on Implementation of Executive Order 13768
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: Today, Gregory Allen Justice, 49, of Culver City, California, pleaded guilty to federal charges of one count of attempting to commit economic espionage and one count of attempting to violate the Arms Export Control Act. The charges are related to Justice’s selling sensitive satellite information to a ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: A jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina found a former North Carolina police officer guilty of drug, firearm and bribery charges stemming from his participation in trafficking narcotics and narcotics proceeds for a large-scale drug trafficking organization.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions met in Washington on May 19, 2017, with Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri, Attorney General of the State of Qatar. They discussed the close cooperation between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Qatari Office of the Attorney General and agreed to continue this cooperation, including on fighting terrorism and transnational crime. Attorney General Sessions and Dr. Al Marri also discussed anti-corruption issues.
By Commerce News Now | May 22, 2017
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross honored 32 U.S. companies and organizations that export goods and services during the 2017 President’s “E” Awards ceremony. Companies representing 23 states and Guam were recognized as part of the 55th anniversary of the award. This year’s honorees include 26 small and medium-sized businesses and 11 manufacturers.
By Labor Gazette | May 22, 2017
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide training and compliance assistance for its stakeholders.
By Labor Gazette | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – Fiduciary rule guidance for financial advisors, retirement plan sponsors, and individual workers and retirees has been published on the U.S. Labor Department’s website. This information comes in advance of the rule’s June 9 applicability date.
By Labor Gazette | May 22, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 22, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 22, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 22, 2017
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 22, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
