News from October 2008
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — An Arizona land developer and a contractor have agreed to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act for bulldozing, filling, and diverting approximately five miles of the Santa Cruz ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 “Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that 17 Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay— individuals who have admitted to receiving weapons training at camps in Afghanistan— be released into the United States. Today’s ruling presents serious national security and separation of powers concerns and raises unprecedented legal issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Three members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, have been sentenced in Nashville, Tenn., for their participation in a racketeering enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Edward M. Yarbrough announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Jorge Flores-Rojas, 44, an undocumented Mexican national, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charlotte, N.C., to two counts of sex trafficking of minor females and one count of transporting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Eight Miami-Dade County residents have been charged in a 16-count indictment for their alleged roles in a Medicare fraud scheme involving fake HIV infusion treatments, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida R. Alexander Acosta announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former Department of Defense (DoD) contractor pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Chuck Rosenberg.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A loan broker from the Philippines has been charged in connection with a $15 million scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (the Ex-Im Bank), Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey A. Taylor announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - George Udeozor, 52, formerly of Darnestown, Md., was sentenced today for holding a 14-year-old Nigerian girl in involuntary servitude, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies announced today that they will request public comment on a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to allow a banking organization to assign a 10 percent risk weight to claims on, and portions of claims guaranteed by, the Federal National Mortgage Association ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on Sept. 16, 2008.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: Central banks recently announced coordinated actions to expand the provision of U.S. dollar liquidity. Today, the central banks are announcing schedules for term and forward auctions of U.S. dollar liquidity conducted during the fourth quarter of this year. These schedules include dates of any 28-day ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the creation of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), a facility that will complement the Federal Reserve's existing credit facilities to help provide liquidity to term funding markets. The CPFF will provide a liquidity backstop to U.S. issuers of ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: On October 6, 2008, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $150 billion in 85-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 1.390 percent Total propositions submitted: $138.092 billion Total propositions accepted: $138.092 billion Bid/cover ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released a Statement concerning its action of October 6, 2008, approving the application and notice under sections 3 and 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, to acquire up to 24.9 percent of the voting shares of ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
