News published on Federal Newswire in August 2011

News from August 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court in Los Angeles has permanently barred Benjamin Aparicio from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Aparicio consented, was signed by Judge R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Pittsburgh man was sentenced today to 125 months in prison for conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise related to his membership in a Pittsburgh Crips gang, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his role in two separate fraud schemes that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


News Release: TACOMA, Wash.– Edk Kenit, 29, and Choimina Lukas, 31, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty today to document servitude in connection with a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. They each face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.


Board issues enforcement actions with Suburban Illinois Bancorp, Inc. and The First Bank of Baldwin

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Suburban Illinois Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), Elmhurst, Illinois Written Agreement dated July 27, 2011 The First Bank of Baldwin (PDF), Baldwin, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated July 26, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays data for June 2011. Personal income rose 0.1 percent in June, consistent with private-sector forecasts. Wages and salaries, the largest component of income, remained unchanged despite a decline in June hourly earnings. Real consumer spending was also unchanged, in line with private-sector expectations.


Alcoa Mill Products to pay more than $540,000 to settle discrimination case with US Department of Labor

News Release: Agreement includes back pay and job opportunities for 39 minority and women applicants plus training for managers and human resources personnel PHILADELPHIA — Alcoa Mill Products Inc. will pay $484,656.19 in back wages to 37 Hispanics and African-Americans as well as $35,516.88 to two women who all were ...


US Department of Labor sues former North Carolina fabric mill, company president to restore nearly $145,000 to pension plan

News Release: LINCOLNTON , N.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Lincolnton-based Belding Hausman Inc. and President Curtis Wilford Stowe to restore $144,459 in employee contributions, employee loan repayments and lost earnings to the defunct company’s deferred compensation plan. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration that found the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.