News published on Federal Newswire in June 2010

News from June 2010


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Taiwan thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel producer and seller has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $30 million criminal fine for its role in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of TFT-LCD panels, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Homer Richardson of Loveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Cincinnati to corruptly impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Richardson also pleaded guilty to four counts of filing false tax returns for himself and others.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Miami man was charged today with buying, selling and using stolen credit card information, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael K. Fithen of the U.S. Secret Service, Miami Field Office; and Acting Special Agent in Charge Kenneth T. Jenkins Jr., of the U.S. Secret Service, Criminal Investigative Division.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Six alleged members of the gang known as Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) have been indicted for their alleged roles in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today in Sacramento, Calif., U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez sentenced a couple from Fairfield, Calif., for their roles in a July 2007 beating of an American citizen who is originally from India, announced the Department of Justice. Judge Mendez sentenced Joseph Silva, 56, and his wife, Georgia Silva, 52, to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised released.


Written agreement with Citizens Bancshares Co.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Citizens Bancshares Co., Chillicothe, Missouri, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.


Written agreement with OptimumBank Holdings

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between OptimumBank Holdings, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.


Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $2 billion in 28-day term deposits held on June 28, 2010

News Release: On June 28, 2010, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $2 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A12 Competitive Amount Offered: $ 2,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $ 11,135,780,000 Competitive Amount ...


Approval of proposal by National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to establish a representative office

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the approval of an application by National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Seoul, Korea, to establish a representative office in New York, New York.


US Department of Labor announces grant exceeding $470,000 to continue to aid Florida workers impacted by manufacturing industry layoffs

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $470,835 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to the Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc. to provide services to about 575 workers affected by layoffs from the manufacturing industry.


US Department of Labor announces $2.6 million grant to assist workers in rural Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,571,600 grant to assist about 370 workers affected by documented and projected layoffs from multiple companies in a defined regional economy in rural Oregon. This region is comprised of Baker, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler counties.


US Department of Labor awards $125 million in final round of Community-Based Job Training Grants

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $125 million in grants to 41 community colleges and organizations. This round is the fifth and final of Community-Based Job Training Grant awards. Awardees were chosen from among 323 applications received in response to a competition first announced on March 15. Of the full amount, nearly $74 million is dedicated to applicants that have never received a Community-Based Job Training Grant.


The US Justice Department published a five page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.