News published on Federal Newswire in August 2009

News from August 2009


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced that the agreement with the Swiss government has been finalized. As a result of the agreement, the United States will receive substantially all of the accounts of interest when it initiated the John Doe summons against UBS on June 30, 2008.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in San Francisco has returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwanese color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal district judge in New York has permanently barred Howard Levine from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court also ordered Levine to provide his customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the court order to his customers.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A former member of the U.S. armed services was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy that operated from January 2002 through March 2004, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Fe S. Garrett, a resident of National City, Calif., was convicted today of filing false individual tax returns, failure to pay taxes, and multiple counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. A federal jury convicted Garrett of 28 counts of the superseding indictment following a nine-day trial before U.S. Judge M. James Lorenz in San Diego.


Written agreement with Rogers Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Rogers Bancshares, Inc. Little Rock, Arkansas, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.


Federal Reserve announces new schedule of margins applicable for collateral pledged by depository institutions

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a new schedule of margins applicable for collateral pledged by depository institutions to secure discount window and Term Auction Facility loans and for payment system risk purposes.


News Release: Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza Season Recommendations Range from Encouraging Hand Washing to Allowing Some Employees to Stay Home Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.