News published on Federal Newswire in January 2007

News from January 2007


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A federal court in Mississippi today unsealed a three-count indictment charging James Seale, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan, with two counts of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy related to his role in the abductions and slayings of two African American men in 1964.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Today, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced additional federal resources to help combat the recent increase in violent crime in New Orleans. These additional resources will support state and local law enforcement officials who are struggling to meet the challenges of fighting violent crime in the continued aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is committed to working in partnership and continuing its support of state and local law enforcement in New Orleans. In the wake of the destruction wrought by Hurricane ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Two former supervisors at the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility in Louisville, Miss., pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges relating to physical assaults on prisoners at the facility in October 2001.


Wal-Mart Workers to Receive More Than $33 Million in Back Wages

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay over $33 million in back wages to resolve issues that arose under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) concerning how the company computed overtime pay. The agreement covers 86,680 employees who worked for the company from Feb. 1, 2002 to Jan. 19, 2007.





The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a five page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.