News from December 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Wachovia Bank N.A., which is now known as Wells Fargo Bank N.A., has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve the company’s role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and has agreed to pay a total of $148 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state agencies, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Four Romanian nationals were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in federal court for their alleged participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ point of sale computer systems, announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: SEATTLE – A former Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today in connection with the June 2011 plot to attack a military installation in Seattle, announced Jenny A. Durkan, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington; Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Laura M. Laughlin, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI Seattle office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Nashville, Tenn., man pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiring to participate in racketeering activity related to his membership in the Bloods gang criminal enterprise , announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Jerry E. Martin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — Two executives of Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A. have each pleaded guilty and agreed to serve 13 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to fix cargo rates for international air shipments, the Department of Justice announced. Ulrich Ogiermann, the former ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, of Pompano Beach, Fla., were charged today with a conspiracy to defraud homeowners and banks in a foreclosure rescue scheme, announced the Department of Justice. Also charged was Barrington Coombs, 57, a certified public accountant of Weston, Fla., ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of a fraudulent Miami-area mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today sponsored a forum of policymakers from all 50 states to focus on improving success rates for people released from prison. The event positioned states to set goals, or to expand on existing goals, for reducing recidivism through cost-effective strategies in their communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The sixth San Francisco-area member of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) convicted in August 2011 on racketeering related charges was sentenced today to life in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – An investment manager based in Houston was arrested today on charges filed in federal court in Salt Lake City for his alleged role in a $72 million investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A San Diego, Calif., investment manager was arrested today on charges filed in district court in Salt Lake City for his alleged role in a $25 million investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A gold Moche monkey head was returned to the government of Peru today in a repatriation ceremony at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III for the District of Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison for conspiring to and receiving bribes from military contractors in return for the award of Department of Defense contracts during his deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application of Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Brookline, Massachusetts, to acquire Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, Bank Rhode Island, both of Providence, Rhode Island.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the appointment of Steven B. Kamin as director of the Division of International Finance, effective December 11.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: OSHA urges salon owners to implement protective measures WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing its efforts to protect workers from the dangers of formaldehyde exposure.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities, among other requirements. The department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs invites public comment on this proposal, which will be published in the Dec. 9 edition of the Federal Register.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 381,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 404,000. The 4-week moving average was 393,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 396,250.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
