News published on Federal Newswire in September 2008

Southwest Pennsylvania parks to mark National Public Lands Day

By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008

News Release: Free Entrance to National Parks this Weekend.

Los Angeles Jury Convicts Defendant of Fraud Involving More Than $1.1 Million in False Billing to Medicare

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Thirteenth Trial Conviction for Medicare Fraud Strike Force Since Inception WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Los Angeles today convicted the owner and operator of Pacific City Group Inc., a Los Angeles ...

Former State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former State Department employee pleaded guilty today to illegally accessing hundreds of confidential passport application files, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced.

Justice Department Reaches Voting Rights Settlement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts resolving allegations that the Commonwealth violated the rights of Puerto Rican voters under Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Alien Smuggling Charges

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A Ghanaian man pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with his role in smuggling East Africans into the United States, Acting Assistant Attorney General ...

Board announces the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies

By Fed Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies. The policy statement provides additional guidance on the Board's position on minority equity investments in banks and bank holding companies that generally do not constitute "control" for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act.

Federal Reserve will offer $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today

By Fed Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: On Sept. 22, 2008, the Federal Reserve will offer $75 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).

Board announces that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley transactions may be consummated immediately

By Fed Newswire | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: Based on consultation with the Department of Justice regarding the applications of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that the transactions may be consummated immediately without the application of the five-day antitrust waiting period.

Transcript-Remarks to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: Thank you very much, what a pleasure to be here in this great institution. Dean Ellwood, thank you for the introduction, thank you for the invitation. It’s a unique privilege for me to be able to talk about Cuba and to get in the subject of Cuba. You’ll find very quickly that I have a clear point of ...

Opinion Editorial-Pittsburgh Post Gazette-"Powering Our Nation"

By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: In an increasingly global economy, great American cities like Pittsburgh have a choice: Step up and compete, or retreat from the international marketplace. For 250 years, Pittsburgh has stepped up to the plate and competed, and America is better off for it. But in spite of our advantages, America's global leadership is not guaranteed.

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces $9.3 Million in Disaster Recovery Grants to the State of Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Gustav

By Commerce News Now | Sep 22, 2008

News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will provide the State of Louisiana $9,313,500 in federal funds to assist with the economic recovery of communities affected by Hurricane Gustav.