News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – A medical assistant was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced. Guy Ross was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood in the Eastern District of Michigan to three years of supervised release following his prison term and was ordered to pay $472,623 in restitution.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Jody S. Ball of Bryson City, N.C.,from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The injunction order, to which Ball consented, was entered by Judge Martin Reidinger of the U.S. District Court for the Western ...


News Release: WASHINGTON -- A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion related to an FBI investigation of organized crime activity in Rhode Island.


Board issues enforcement actions with Community Banks of Colorado and Financial Services of St. Croix Falls, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Community Banks of Colorado (46 KB PDF), Greenwood Village, Colorado Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated February 8, 2011 Financial Services of St. Croix Falls, Inc. (47 KB PDF), St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated February 7, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Governor Kevin Warsh resigns from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective on or around March 31, 2011

News Release: Kevin Warsh announced his intent to resign as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on or around March 31, 2011.


News Release: Locke meets with Chairman Ambani of Reliance Industries and other Indian CEOs Commerce Secretary Gary Locke returned to India’s business center today for the final stop of his high-technology trade mission to India – which he announced during President Obama’s trip last November. Locke is joined by a ...


US Labor Department sues Houston-based Kinder Morgan

News Release: HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the filing of a lawsuit against Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP for their failure to pay more than $1 million in overtime compensation to approximately 4,500 current and former operators, technicians, maintenance ...


In effort to prevent fatalities, MSHA issues alert to mining community

News Release: Mine deaths are not inevitable, says agency head ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today issued a fatality alert to the mining community profiling the causes of and circumstances surrounding the 71 fatal accidents that occurred last year.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 383,000, a decrease of 36,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 419,000. The 4-week moving average was 415,500, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised average of 431,500.


US Department of Labor announces grant competition to help former offenders gain career skills and rejoin community life

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $11.7 million in grant funds to serve adult offenders who are returning from incarceration to high-poverty, high-crime communities. The purpose of these grants is to provide an employment-centered approach to reintegration that improves long-term labor market prospects for ex-offenders.


US Department of Labor provides assistance to about 1,000 workers throughout Kentucky affected by company layoffs and closures

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,883,709 grant to assist about 1,000 workers affected by layoffs and closures at 21 companies in multiple industries, including three auto suppliers, located throughout Kentucky.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.