News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News from September 2009


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury in Miami returned a three-count indictment on Sept. 11, 2009, charging former Dade Correctional Institution (DCI) officers Cordell J. White and Christopher W. Bonnet, current DCI Sergeant Obe D. L’Bert, and former DCI inmate Larry T. Williams with violating, and conspiring to violate, the civil rights of other inmates at DCI.


News Release: WASHINGTON — The former superintendent of a wastewater treatment facility in Rochester, Ind., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in South Bend, Ind., to serve one year in prison for falsifying discharge monitoring reports that concealed violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced.


Federal Reserve to implement consumer compliance supervision program of nonbank subsidiaries of bank holding companies and foreign banking organizations

News Release: The Federal Reserve, under a policy announced Tuesday, will implement a consumer compliance supervision program in nonbank subsidiaries of bank holding companies (BHCs) and foreign banking organizations (FBOs) with activities covered by the consumer protection laws and regulations the Federal Reserve has the authority to enforce. The policy, which will take effect immediately, also provides for the investigation of consumer complaints against these nonbank entities.



News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released retail sales for August 2009. Retail sales rose 2.7 percent in August, well above the increase of 2.0 percent private analysts had expected. Motor vehicle sales jumped 10.6 percent, while sales excluding motor vehicles increased 1.1 percent, and sales excluding motor vehicles and gasoline rose 0.6 percent. These data come after four straight quarterly declines in retail sales.


News Release: $100 million in Recovery Act dollars to go toward state-of-the-art facility on Scripps Oceanography Campus to create local jobs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Mayor Jerry Sanders led a groundbreaking ceremony in La Jolla, Calif., today for two new buildings dedicated to ocean science on the ...


MSHA awards $500,000 in Brookwood-Sago mine safety grants

News Release: Appalachian region is recipient of 3 of 6 grants ARLINGTON, Va. – The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced it has awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry. The Brookwood-Sago grants program was established ...


U.S. Department of Labor sues owner of defunct Florida home health care company to obtain restitution of funds to company's pension plan

News Release: Atlanta – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Floyd Seibert for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.