News from November 2009
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden released the following statement regarding the announcement today by the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue (IRS) regarding the results arising from previous settlements of civil and criminal cases against Swiss banking giant UBS AG. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Daniel Melgoza, a Bexar County, Texas, Corrections Officer, was charged today in a four-count federal indictment with violating the civil rights of two detainees and obstructing justice. The charges stem from two December 2004 incidents in which Melgoza, 54, of San Antonio, allegedly assaulted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Cameron International Corp. to divest certain assets used in the production and sale of desalters for use in the oil refining industry in order to proceed with its acquisition of NATCO Group Inc., currently valued at approximately ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Consuelo Carreto Valencia, a member of the Carreto family sex trafficking ring that operated between Mexico and Queens, N.Y., was sentenced to 121 months in prison for benefitting financially from her participation in the organization, which transported young Mexican women to the United States and forced them into prostitution. The sentencing proceeding was held today before U.S. District Judge Frederic Block at the U.S. Courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: Eight federal regulatory agencies today released a final model privacy notice form that will make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about consumers. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), institutions must notify consumers of their information-sharing ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Horizon Bank, Bradenton, Florida, a state chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Campello Bancorp, Brockton, Massachusetts, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: On Nov. 16, 2009, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 0.250 percent Total propositions submitted: $31.119 billion Total propositions accepted: $31.119 billion Bid/cover ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: In light of the continued improvement in financial market conditions, the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced that it approved a reduction in the maximum maturity of primary credit loans at the discount window for depository institutions to 28 days from 90 days effective Jan. 14, 2010. Primary credit loans will remain eligible for renewal upon request of the borrower.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: In light of the Thanksgiving holiday, the minutes of the November 3-4 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee will be released at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 24, one day earlier than previously scheduled. The minutes of each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a legal action with its Office of Administrative Law Judges against Total Enterprise Inc. and company President, Kyong M. Kim and Vice President, Frederick S. Kahl for alleged violations of the prevailing wage and fringe benefits provisions of the Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has prepared a fact sheet providing crowd control guidelines for retailers to protect workers during major sales events.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold two stakeholder meetings on Dec. 14 to discuss combustible dust workplace hazards.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2009
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Nov 17, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2009
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
