News published on Federal Newswire in March 2009

News from March 2009


News Release: WASHINGTON – A former State Department employee was sentenced today to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service for illegally accessing more than 150 confidential passport application files, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his participation in a racketeering enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough of the Middle District of Tennessee announced. Manuel Marquez, a/k/a "Morro," was sentenced in Nashville, Tenn., by Chief Judge Todd J. Campbell of the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Four Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has shut down two Dallas tax preparers during the height of tax-filing season, the Justice Department announced today. Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas signed a temporary restraining order barring Ethel Washington ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Associate Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Hines, Ill., agreed to plead guilty to being part of a conspiracy to defraud the VA and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Justice announced today. His wife and the temporary staffing company she founded agreed to plead guilty to participating in the same conspiracy.


Written agreement with Columbia Commercial Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Columbia Commercial Bancorp, Hillsboro, Oregon, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Finance and Securities.


Order of prohibition and order of assessment of civil money penalty against G. Craig Chupik

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the issuance of a Consent Order of Prohibition and Order of Assessment of Civil Money Penalty in the amount of $20,000 against G. Craig Chupik, a former vice president, loan officer, and institution-affiliated party of PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas, Texas.


Federal Reserve offers $150 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction Facility

News Release: On March 23, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 84-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).


The Role of the Federal Reserve in Preserving Financial and Monetary Stability Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve

News Release: Introduction Sound economic performance requires both financial stability and monetary stability. As the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve has critical responsibilities in both areas.


U.S. Labor Department extends effective date of rules on investment advice

News Release: Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published in the March 20, 2009, edition of the Federal Register a notice extending to May 22, 2009, the applicability and effective dates of the final rule on investment advice under the Pension Protection Act (PPA).


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.