News from April 2009
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Trumbull, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jonathan Haynes, a former police officer with the Jackson Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Jackson, Miss., to stealing money from a citizen during an off-duty encounter.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The increased efforts and reallocation of personnel recently announced by the Department of Justice builds on the foundation of expertise and experience gained from ongoing efforts to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in its own country.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Paul L. Arnold was sentenced today by Judge Ronald Bush of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to pay a $2,500 fine, serve two years probation, and perform 50 hours of community service for two misdemeanor violations of the Lacey Act, a federal wildlife enforcement statute, which ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dirt, sand and gravel subcontractor were both convicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: Three defendants were sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty in January 2008 to federal charges of running an “advance-fee” scheme that targeted U.S. victims with promises of millions of dollars, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benton J. Campbell of the Eastern District of New York announced. The defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dora L. Irizarry at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Northrop Grumman Corp., its subsidiary Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., and its predecessor TRW Inc. (collectively, Northrop) have agreed to settle for $325 million, False Claims Act allegations that Northrop provided and billed the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for defective microelectronic parts, known as Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs), the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Blossman Bancshares, Inc., Lacombe, Louisiana, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Banking Commissioner of the State of Louisiana.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below. Terminations of enforcement actions are listed on the Federal Reserve's public website, http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/enforcement, as they occur.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: President Barack Obama announced today his intent to nominate Robert Groves as the new Director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke released the following statement: “The decennial Census faces significant challenges, but I am confident that Robert’s leadership will help us meet those challenges. He is a respected social scientist who will run the Census Bureau with integrity and independence.” As Census Director, Groves will report to Secretary Locke.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 669,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 657,000. The 4-week moving average was 656,750, an increase of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average of 650,250.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $5,882,545 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to the state of South Dakota. South Dakota qualified for the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) by allowing workers ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free webcast April 6 to help employers and plan administrators understand new requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) relating to continuation health coverage.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
The US Interior Department published a six page rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
The US Interior Department published a five page rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2009
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
