Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a proposal to rescind its Guides for the Nursery Industry (Nursery Guides) as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides.

Washington, DC - The owner of a company that bought and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison to be followed by a three year term of supervised release and $26,244,437.06 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy that generated over $47 million in fraudulent EPA renewable fuels credits and over $12 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of renewable fuel.

Sumner, Texas - As part of an ongoing criminal investigation, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed criminal search warrants at a North Texas business. HSI also arrested 160 company employees on federal immigration violations who were unlawfully working in the United States at the trailer-manufacturing business.

Washington, DC - Consumer confidence rose in August to its highest level since October 2000, building on July’s solid result.

Washington, DC - Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States:

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing 499,105 checks totaling more than $14.4 million to people who bought Lights of America brand LED light bulbs.