News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – Forty-one members of various street gangs have been charged in indictments or criminal complaints unsealed today in five judicial districts, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Simeon P. Stefanidakis, 60, formerly of Brookline, Mass., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison and five years of supervised release following his prison term for child pornography offenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer for the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen M. Ortiz and Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Michael Francis Bealonis, of Robinson, Penn., pleaded guilty today a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American juvenile in November 2009, the Justice Department announced today.


Federal Reserve issues final rule to implement Volcker Rule conformance period

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of a final rule to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that give banking firms a period of time to conform their activities and investments to the prohibitions and restrictions of the so-called Volcker Rule.


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at Indian Instute of Science, Bangalore, India Thank you, Dr. Balaram, and to all the students and faculty at the Indian Institute of Science for welcoming me here today.


US Labor Department sues Pittsburgh manufacturing company to protect 401(k) plan participants

News Release: PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Liberty-Pittsburgh Systems Inc. of Pittsburgh and its chief executive officer, Kevin T. Weir, for failing to remit employee contributions to its 401(k) plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on extending expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance program

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program as amended by the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009: "It is vital that Congress take action before this Saturday to extend the ...


US Labor Department obtains court-appointed independent fiduciary for retirement plan of defunct Charleston, W.Va., mental hospital

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court judgment appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the retirement savings plan of Shawnee Hills Inc., a defunct mental health hospital formerly located in Charleston.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.