News from August 2010
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Bridges McRae, a former officer with the Memphis Police Department (MPD), pleaded guilty today in federal court to a felony civil rights charge related to the use of excessive force, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A jury in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., has returned a guilty verdict against Stephen A. Favato, a resident of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., and a partner in BDO Seidman LLP’s Woodbridge, N.J., office, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has sued two Cobb County, Ga., tax preparers, seeking to put them out of business, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, seeks to permanently bar Christopher Musyoki and Samuel Nganga from preparing federal returns for others. The complaint also names Musyoki’s tax preparation business, Simba Consultants Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Brooklyn, N.Y., grand jury returned an indictment today against two former executives of Asiana Airlines, Inc. (Asiana) for participating in a conspiracy to fix economy class airfares paid by passengers for travel from the United States to the Republic of Korea, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Robert Morris of Crystal Springs, Miss., was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for production, distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Bancshares, Inc., of Cold Spring, Cold Spring, Minnesota, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Guaranty Development Company, Livingston, Montana, a registered bank holding company, and its subsidiary bank, American Bank, Bozeman, Montana, a state-chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and the Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among CSRA Bank Corp., Wrens, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Banking Commissioner of the State of Georgia.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve System will sponsor a national summit on September 1 and 2 to discuss methods and resources for encouraging neighborhood stabilization in the aftermath of the U.S. home mortgage foreclosure crisis. The forum will showcase findings from Federal Reserve research and policy efforts, including the release of the publication REO and Vacant Properties: Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: New proposals would help ensure a level playing field for U.S. companies U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced proposed measures – especially focused on illegal import practices from non-market economies - that will strengthen trade enforcement and help keep U.S companies competitive. These steps support President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), which aims to double exports in the next five years and support the creation of several million new jobs.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $433,819 in back wages owed to 69 employees of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. in Orlando, Fla. The company agreed to make the payments following an investigation that uncovered violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that it has paid more than $6 billion in compensation and medical benefits to more than 61,400 claimants nationwide under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. This milestone coincides with the 9th anniversary of the Labor Department's administration of the EEOICPA, which assists employees who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 473,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 504,000. The 4-week moving average was 486,750, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 483,500.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,352,776 grant to assist about 450 workers affected by layoffs at Electrolux in Jefferson and Webster City, Iowa and three of its suppliers in Ames and Webster City, Iowa.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration today announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding the department's YouthBuild program. The YouthBuild Transfer Act was signed into law in September 2006, transferring the administration of the YouthBuild program ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: Washington — Today the U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released the agenda for the upcoming joint hearing with the Department of the Treasury on lifetime income options for retirement plans. Accompanying the agenda are copies of the witnesses’ requests to ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: Tampa, Florida – The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Angell Contracting and Construction Inc., Creative Carpentry Inc., Angell Restoration Services and the owner of the three companies, Chad Angell, to require the defendants to restore losses to the companies’ 401(k) savings plan.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 26, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
