News from February 2008
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Michael Craig Cooper today was convicted in Kansas City, Kan., on tax and fraud charges after a six week jury trial, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Cooper was the president and founder of Renaissance - The Tax People, which was headquartered in Topeka, Kan.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON On Feb. 27, 2008, a federal jury in St. Thomas found the former Commissioner of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) guilty of demanding and accepting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today that a Department of the Army official and an Alabama-based contractor were sentenced to federal prison in connection with charges arising from participation in an honest services wire fraud scheme and a related obstruction of justice.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on proposed changes to its Payments System Risk (PSR) policy that are intended to loosen intraday liquidity constraints and reduce operational risks in financial markets and the payments system. The Board is proposing a new strategy for providing intraday credit to depository institutions and would encourage these institutions to collateralize their daylight overdrafts.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested public comment on a proposed change to the daylight overdraft posting rules under its Payments System Risk (PSR) policy to align the posting times for ACH credit and debit transfers in the payments system.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: In preparation for our leaders’ meeting in New Orleans on April 21-22, we, the ministers responsible for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) met in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, to review progress on the five priorities identified by leaders in Montebello and to discuss cooperative approaches to common challenges and opportunities.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: MEXICO CITY—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the fourth quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) report, which showed that the American economy grew at a rate of 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, unchanged from the previous estimate: “America’s ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
