News from December 2010
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to prevent and fight fraud in our nation’s healthcare system, Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Boston today, where they participated in the fourth Regional ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINTON – Dr. Alan Silber was sentenced yesterday in Detroit to 36 months in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud the Medicare program, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Andrew Isaac Chance of Clinton, Md., was arrested on a four-count indictment charging him with filing a fraudulent multi-billion dollar lien against a government employee and filing false tax returns seeking $900,000 in false refunds, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The indictment was returned on Dec. 13, 2010, by a federal grand jury sitting in Greenbelt, Md. No trial date has been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Five people were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of charges stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud conspiracy, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Alchico Grant, Veronica Dale, Laquanta Grant, Isaac Dailey and Leroy Howard, were charged in a 39-count indictment that was returned on Dec. 14, 2010, and unsealed today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Mike Waseleski, 46, a former casino card dealer, was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday in San Diego for his role in a cheating scheme by a group of conspirators known as the "Tran Organization" to steal approximately $1.5 million from Resorts East Chicago Casino, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy for the Southern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today the filing of a complaint against the city of Brockton, Mass., and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for violating the rights of an Iraq war veteran, under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By Fed Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on a proposed rule that would establish debit card interchange fee standards and prohibit network exclusivity arrangements and routing restrictions.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: The Park Avenue Bank (46 KB PDF), Valdosta, Georgia Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated Dec. 13, 2010 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding on Soybeans: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreeing to cooperate on issues relating to the inspection and quarantine ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in November 2010. Permits for new housing units declined four percent in November, compared with private-sector expectations of a moderate 1.4 percent rise. Housing starts increased 3.9 percent, below private-sector expectations of a 6.0 percent increase. However, with upward revisions to previous months, the level of housing starts in November exceeded expectations.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: Calls for consideration a new set of principles – A “Privacy Bill of Rights” The Department of Commerce today issued a report detailing initial policy recommendations aimed at promoting consumer privacy online while ensuring the Internet remains a platform that spurs innovation, job creation, and economic ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: NACOSH meeting scheduled for Jan. 19-20, 2011 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The department's emphasis on worker safety and health was enhanced by these new appointees, who will serve two-year terms, and are leaders in the fields of medicine, academia and safety program development.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: Solis and Sebelius lead charge to end homelessness WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today was elected by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to lead federal efforts to end homelessness. As chair of USICH, Secretary Solis joins the newly elected vice chair, Health and Human ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: Operators play important role to ensure miners not overexposed to harmful contaminants ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced an increased focus on exposure monitoring at metal and nonmetal mines throughout the country to ensure better worker ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today that it successfully obtained a court order that imposes a number of requirements on Sullivan Granite Co. LLC, which operates Brown's Meadow Quarry in Franklin, Maine.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 423,000. The 4-week moving average was 422,750, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 428,000.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 16, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 16, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 16, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 16, 2010
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
