News from September 2010
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. District Court Judge Alexander Williams Jr. sentenced Andres Echevarria, aka "B-Boy" and "King B-Boy," 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., today to 228 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Polar Air Cargo LLC has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $17.4 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON— Harold Hutcheson, a former captain at the Northwest Correctional Complex (NCC), in Tiptonville, Tenn., and Joshua Ryan Jones and Roger Forrester, former officers at NCC, were sentenced today in federal court in Jackson, Tenn., for violating the civil rights of an inmate and then lying about ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in Honolulu indicted Mordechai Orian, an Israeli national; Pranee Tubchumpol, Shane Germann and Sam Wongsesanit of Global Horizons Manpower Inc., located in Los Angeles; and Thai labor recruiters Ratawan Chunharutai and Podjanee ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Willoughby Farr, 46, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been sentenced to 262 months in prison and three years of supervised release for perpetrating a “cramming scheme,” which was designed to place charges on consumers’ telephone bills for collect calls that were not made, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Miami Field Office announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army contracting official based at Fort Carson, Colo., pleaded guilty to submitting a false statement to the U.S. Army, the Department of Justice announced today. According to a one-count felony charge filed on July 15, 2010, in the U.S. District Court in Denver, William T. ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Osceola Bancorporation, Inc., Osceola, Wisconsin, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Oregon Community Bank & Trust, Oregon, Wisconsin , a state-chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First National Bancorporation of Stoughton, Inc., Stoughton, Wisconsin, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A copy of the Written Agreement is attached.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the applications under the Bank Merger Act and the Federal Reserve Act by Metcalf Bank, Lee's Summit, Missouri, to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of four branches of The First National Bank of Olathe, Olathe, Kansas, and to establish and operate branches at those locations. Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been petitioned by Public Citizen, a national advocacy organization, as well as other groups and individuals, to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians. In response to the request, ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: BLANDON, Pa. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Kief Industries Inc., doing business as Excelsior Brass Works. The citations allege the company knowingly exposed workers to lead hazards and violated federal workplace safety and health standards at its Blandon facility. Proposed penalties total $550,400.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the appointment of Robert Asaro-Angelo as her representative in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Asaro-Angelo will be based in New York City.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the appointment of Dusti Gurule as her regional representative in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Gurule is based in Denver, Colo.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: Mining community urged to focus on safe work practices ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today issued a safety alert and fatality update to the mining industry to draw renewed attention to deaths that have occurred this year in mines throughout the country.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced the release of two new program information bulletins pertaining to the rights of miners who make hazardous condition complaints and request inspections, as well as miners' protections against discrimination.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 472,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 478,000. The 4-week moving average was 485,500, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 488,000.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 2, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
