News from April 2008

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2008
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced its proposed rules for the US-VISIT air exit system that requires airlines to collect fingerprints or other biometric information from foreign travelers departing from U.S. airports for the purpose of determining whether these individuals have...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Apr. 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — An indictment by a federal grand jury in San Francisco was unsealed today against a Canadian night vision goggles manufacturing firm and two of its executives for their role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. military in the supply of equipment for the Iraqi army, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Apr. 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that on Apr. 22, 2008, it will monitor the presidential primary election in the Philadelphia, Pa., to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Apr. 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A jury in Cincinnati ruled on Friday that Fifth Third Bancorp is not entitled to a $5.6 million tax refund for its 1997 tax year, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Fifth Third was seeking to take tax deductions that related to complex leasing transactions involving passenger rail cars.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Apr. 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Holly Refining & Marketing has agreed to spend more than $17 million in new and upgraded pollution controls at its refinery in Woods Cross, Utah, and pay a $120,000 civil penalty, the Justice ...

By Fed Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: On April 21, 2008, the Federal Reserve will offer $50 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).

By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: OLMS exceeds 900 indictments since 2001 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its criminal enforcement data for March 2008. During the month, OLMS obtained four convictions, five indictments and court orders of restitution totaling $279,202. ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
News Release: DENVER — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to recover $1,094,486 in back wages for 302 Denver-area employees of Aggregate Industries, WRE Inc., a subsidiary of Bardon US Corp. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Denver, resulted from an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 21, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 21, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.