News from April 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has asked a federal court to bar Dennis Giroud of Victorville, Calif., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit alleges that Giroud and his business, Refunds R Us, prepare fraudulent tax returns for their customers that claim large tax refunds based on a frivolous theory called “redemption” or “commercial redemption,” which has been rejected by numerous courts.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Terra Industries Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of nitric acid and nitrogen fertilizers, has agreed to pay $625,000 in civil penalties to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at nine of its plants in Iowa, Mississippi and Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was convicted today for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank, one of the 25 largest banks in the United States in 2009, and TBW, one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday requested public comment on a proposed rule under Regulation Z that would require creditors to determine a consumer's ability to repay a mortgage before making the loan and would establish minimum mortgage underwriting standards.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: TransPecos Financial Corp. (47 KB PDF), San Antonio, Texas, and TransPecos Banks, Pecos, Texas Written Agreement dated April 13, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in March 2011. Permits for new housing units increased 11.2 percent, significantly exceeding private-sector expectations of a 3.0-percent rise. Housing starts increased 7.2 percent, compared with private-sector expectations of a 10.0-percent rise.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: Egregious safety violations result in proposed fines of $378,000 ODELL, Ill. – Outland Renewable Services has been issued six citations for willful safety violations after a wind farm technician suffered severe burns from an electrical arc flash on Oct. 20, 2010. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $1 million National Emergency Grant increment to continue cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Otto that struck Puerto Rico in October 2010. Awarded to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources, the funds will create temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers to assist in these efforts.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $3,849,481 National Emergency Grant increment to continue cleanup and recovery efforts in southern Texas in the wake of Hurricane Alex. This increment, awarded to the Texas Workforce Commission, will fund temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers to assist in those efforts.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $284,023 National Emergency Grant to assist recovery efforts following the March 11 tsunami wave surge. Awarded to the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the funds will be used to create temporary jobs to help repair damage to coastal areas of Curry County.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2011
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 19, 2011
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
