News published on Federal Newswire in April 2009

News from April 2009


Kerry on Pirate Attack on U.S. Flagged Ship off Coast of Somalia

News Release: At least one Massachusetts native known to be on board ship


News Release: WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT TO CAUSE DELAYS ON CABINSITE ROAD NEAR KATHERINE LANDING.


News Release: WASHINGTON — Three international airline companies —Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA), and Korea-based Asiana Airlines Inc. —have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $214 million for conspiring to fix prices in the air cargo industry. In addition, Asiana was charged with fixing the passenger fares charged on flights from the United States to Korea.


News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the City of Ecorse, Mich., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich., will resolve the Department’s complaint against Ecorse filed in July 2008.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit and the settlement of its claims against Fort Bend County, Texas, alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).


News Release: WASHINGTON — Two Department of Defense (DOD) contractors were charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to their roles involving DOD contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice today announced. A Lebanese contracting company is also charged with participating in the same conspiracy.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Adam S. Pretti, 31, a former deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to using excessive force during an encounter with a citizen, the Justice Department announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Gettlemen entered an order barring tax preparers, Michael J. Singleton and his wife, Ladonna Singleton, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court’s ruling came after the Singletons failed to defend against the government’s allegations.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has barred a Chicago tax preparation firm, El Caminante, Inc. and its principal operator, Maria Colica, from preparing federal income tax returns claiming false tax credits, the Justice Department announced today. The company and Colica agreed to the injunction.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Loretta King and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Tim Johnson today announced the arrest of a former trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety who is charged with depriving multiple Latino motorists of their ...


Written Agreement with San Joaquin Bancorp and San Joaquin Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among San Joaquin Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, San Joaquin Bank, a state chartered member bank, both of Bakersfield, California, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the California Office of Financial Institutions.


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the February 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports increased by 1.6 percent to $126.8 billion since January 2009. Imports decreased 5.1 percent to $152.7 billion. Overall, the trade deficit shrank 28.3 percent during the same time period.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 654,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 674,000. The 4-week moving average was 657,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 658,000.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.