News from July 2010
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Pascua Yaqui Tribe today announced the production of the first ever Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC)—designed as a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Offshore Vessels LLC (OSV) has entered a plea of guilty to knowingly discharging waste oil from one of its vessels, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), the Justice Department announced today. OSV, based in Louisiana, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Northwest Airlines LLC has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $38 million criminal fine for its role, through Northwest Airlines Cargo, in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Miami businessman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former officials of the Republic of Haiti, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; and Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Miami Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON. – Swiss-based freight forwarder Panalpina Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $375,000 to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to employees of Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. (KBR). The kickbacks, which related to shipping orders issued in connection with KBR’s contract with the U.S. Army to provide logistical support to the U.S. military in Iraq and elsewhere, are alleged to violate the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two brothers pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for participating in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy for the Western District of Virginia.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday published its annual adjustment of the dollar amount of fees that triggers additional disclosure requirements under the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 for home mortgage loans that bear rates or fees above a certain amount.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc., Huntington, West Virginia, a registered bank holding company, Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc., Washington, D.C., a registered bank holding company, Consolidated Bank and ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2010. Real GDP grew 2.4 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter, following a gain of 3.7 percent in the first quarter. The annual revision to the national accounts increased the total fall in real GDP during the recession from 3.7 percent to 4.1 percent. The economy has grown 3.2 percent from a year ago.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. government has requested labor consultations with the Government of Guatemala under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This is the first time that the United States has requested consultations under the labor chapter of a U.S. free trade agreement.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced its intention to withdraw the proposed regulation on the definition of a welfare benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act from review by the Office of Management and Budget.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
