News published on Federal Newswire in April 2011

News from April 2011


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks highlighting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unprecedented efforts to strengthen security while facilitating legal travel and trade along the Southwest border.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued the 2011 edition of its annual newsletter on its website. The newsletter provides information about the recent activities and accomplishments of the Antitrust Division for the general public as well as the legal and business communities.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a complaint against Healthpoint Ltd., alleging civil False Claims Act violations arising from the company’s sale of an unapproved prescription drug that was ineligible for payment under Medicaid and Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. In the complaint, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., was arraigned today in the Eastern District of Virginia. Ernst was indicted Mar. 10, 2011, for one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), three counts of tax evasion for 2004, 2005 and ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that Hancock Holding Company and Whitney Holding Corporation have agreed to sell eight branch offices in Louisiana and Mississippi, with approximately $202 million in deposits, to resolve antitrust concerns about the companies’ pending merger. The ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Kenneth Stiffey Jr. of Robinson, Penn., pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American victim in November 2009, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The founder and treasurer of the National Association of Special Police and Security Officers (NASPSO) was charged today in a superseding indictment with mail fraud, theft from a labor organization, obstruction of justice, criminal contempt and various recordkeeping offenses related to his ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Paul Allen, the former chief executive officer at Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to making false statements and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud for his role in a $1.5 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW.


Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on March employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2011 Employment Situation report released today: "Our nation's labor market improved notably in the month of March. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.8 percent. Over the last four months, the unemployment rate has fallen by a full percentage point – its largest decline since 1984.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.