News published on Federal Newswire in February 2009

News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has intervened in two whistleblower suits filed in the Northern District of Californiaagainst the drug manufacturer Scios Inc. and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson Inc., alleging that the companies marketed the cardiac drug Natrecor for a use not approved by the Food ...

United States Asks Court to Enforce Summons for UBS Swiss Bank Account Records

News Release: WASHINGTON - The government filed a lawsuit today in Miami against Swiss bank UBS AG, the Justice Department announced. The lawsuit asks the court to order the international bank to disclose to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the identities of the bank’s U.S. customers with secret Swiss accounts. According to the lawsuit, as many as 52,000 U.S. customers hid their UBS accounts from the government in violation of the tax laws.

Fraudulent Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison

News Release: WASHINGTON - DaJuan Jackson, a former tax return preparer in District Heights, Md., was sentenced to 51 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus for preparing false tax returns for customers, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography and Is Sentenced to 20 Years

News Release: WASHINGTON – Jack A. Taylor, 68, a resident of Rolling Springs, Ky., pleaded guilty today to producing child pornography and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Rita M. Glavin and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Timothy M. Morrison announced.

BP Products to Pay Nearly $180 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations at Texas City Refinery

News Release: WASHINGTON—BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental ...

Shipping Company, Chief Engineer and Second Engineer Indicted for Covering up Pollution

News Release: WASHINGTON—A federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., has returned an eight-count indictment charging a Liberian company that manages an oceangoing bulk carrier vessel, M/V Myron N, along with the ship’s chief engineer and second engineer for covering up discharges of oil-contaminated waste at sea, the Justice ...

Five Maryland Commercial Fishermen Plead Guilty to Illegally Overfishing Striped Bass

News Release: WASHINGTON—Five St. Mary’s County, Md., commercial fisherman pleaded guilty today to illegally overfishing striped bass also known as rockfish, the Justice Department announced.

Written agreement with Florida Community Banks

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Florida Community Banks, Inc., Immokalee, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Written agreement with Temecula Valley Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc., Temecula, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Written agreement with Polk County Bancorporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Polk County Bancorporation, Inc., Johnston, Iowa, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Written agreement with Corus Bankshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Corus Bankshares, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

By Labor Gazette | Feb 19, 2009

News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 627,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 627,000. The 4-week moving average was 619,000, an increase of 10,500 from the previous week's revised average of 608,500.

Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2009

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

Notice published on Feb. 19 by Transportation Department

By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2009

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

Notice published on Feb. 19 by State Department

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

What did State Department publish on Feb. 19?

The US State Department published an eight page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by State Department on Feb. 19

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

State Department publishes notice on Feb. 19