News from June 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the House of Representatives approved H.R. 5486, the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010, by a bipartisan majority of 247-170. The legislation would provide much-needed tax cuts for small businesses to help them grow and create new jobs. H.R. 5486 is companion legislation...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C.—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the adoption of the final standards for the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep)—a major milestone in DHS' implementation of a program recommended by the 9/11 Commission to improve private sector preparedness for disasters and emergencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: A federal court in Columbia, S.C., has permanently barred Winston Able of Blythewood, S.C., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court found that Able prepared approximately 200 tax returns that contained fraudulent claims for tax refunds totaling over $13 million, based on fictitious claims of tax withholding.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States filed False Claims Act counterclaims against Saehan Bank and crossclaims against Steve Yong Kim and Young Soon Kim in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the Justice Department announced today. The United States also filed a counterclaim and crossclaim under the Financial ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, two of its member hospitals (The Fort Hamilton Hospital and The University Hospital), and University Internal Medicine Associates Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $2.6 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback-for-referral scheme, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: For the first time in its history, the Department of Justice today observed June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to raise awareness about the vulnerability of the elder population to abuse and violence. World Elder Abuse Day, first celebrated in 2005, is organized by the International Network for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the city of Columbus, Ind., has agreed to pay $24,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the city had discriminated against a group home for persons recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. The city will also adopt new anti-discrimination policies and procedures.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: Two U.S. citizens charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities were arrested today in Costa Rica following their indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami on March 9, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today. Silvio Carrano ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday approved a final rule to protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees and to require credit card issuers to reconsider interest rate increases imposed since the beginning of last year.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the issuance of a Prompt Corrective Action Directive with the consent of Sterling Bank, Lantana, Florida, a state-chartered member bank.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the issuance of a Prompt Corrective Action Directive with the consent of Pierce Commercial Bank, Tacoma, Washington, a state-chartered member bank.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: On June 14, 2010, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $1 billion in 14-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A11 Competitive Amount Offered: $ 1,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $ 6,138,150,000 Competitive Amount ...
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $1.670 million U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to Santa Fe College and the District Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College of Gainesville, Florida to build a biotechnology laboratory and classroom addition to the new Emerging Technologies Center. The project is expected to create 270 jobs and generate $380 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Raymond Jefferson, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service, today announced that 22 grants, totaling more than $9 million, are being awarded nationwide to provide thousands of veterans with green jobs training.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a press conference call the release of $7,820,193 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to the state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island qualified for a portion of its share of the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act because its unemployment law contains provisions that allow workers to use recent earnings to qualify for benefits.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2010
News Release: Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is offering a free workshop for employee benefit plan professionals, including clients of plan service providers, on Thursday, June 24, at Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Carl Desantis Building, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
By USDA Wire | Jun 15, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 15, 2010
The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 15, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
