News published on Federal Newswire in February 2010

News from February 2010


News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of Judge Susan B. Carbon of Concord, N.H., as the new Director for the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women. Judge Carbon was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week “I am pleased to welcome Judge Carbon to the Justice Department ...


News Release: Dr. Andrew Silva of Sterling, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impede the United States and to making a false statement, the Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – There is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON — An Italian subsidiary of a U.S.-based company has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.29 million criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today announced an agreement with the Latvian Tower Condominium Association Inc. and its former president, Karl Tegtmeyer, to settle allegations of discrimination against families with children. Under the consent decree, which must still be approved in federal court in Omaha, Neb., the defendants must pay $112,500 to victims of discrimination and an additional $15,000 to the government as a civil penalty.


News Release: Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli announced today that the Justice Department’s grant-making components have created a streamlined approach for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities to apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 funding opportunities. The Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation ...


News Release: Annita Devi Gerald, a Guyanese national, pleaded guilty today to bringing an alien into the United States for commercial gain, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno of the Southern District of Texas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton.


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced his decision to appoint the new members of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The board’s new charter expanded membership to include a more diverse and expansive industry representation from private sector participants in the travel ...


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.