News from January 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Belarusian national and resident of Nantucket, Mass., pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from his participation in an international online scheme to steal income tax refunds from U.S. taxpayers around the country, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz of the District of Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. – The president and the auditor of a Costa Rican company selling reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies were arrested and charged, along with the company itself, in a seven-count indictment unsealed today for their alleged role in a $670 million fraud scheme involving victims throughout the United States and abroad.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: TUCSON , Ariz. - A federal grand jury in Tucson, today returned an initial three-count indictment against Jared Lee Loughner for attempting to kill U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and two of her aides, Ron Barber and Pamela Simon.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in December 2010. Permits for new homes jumped 16.7 percent in December compared with private-sector expectations of a 2.9 percent increase. Scheduled changes in building codes in January in California, New ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Today, House Republicans cast a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It is a vote both to make American businesses less competitive in the global economy and to diminish the added control American families now have over their health care decisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Agency examines other approaches to prevent work-related hearing loss WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is withdrawing its proposed interpretation titled "Interpretation of OSHA's Provisions for Feasible Administrative or ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the House of Representatives' vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act: "The American people are looking to Washington for solutions to grow our economy and make America more competitive. Instead, Republicans in the House of Representatives have chosen to vote to repeal individuals' freedom, control and choice in health care decisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the death of R. Sargent Shriver: "One of the best things about being the U.S. labor secretary is overseeing Job Corps – a network of 124 residential training and education facilities across the country. It's ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: JANESVILLE, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Premier Vending Inc. of Janesville and its president and co-owner, David R. Biggerstaff, to restore $26,163.50 to the company’s 401(k) plan in voluntary employee contributions, plus lost interest. The case resulted from an investigation by the Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration into alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 19, 2011
The US Labor Department published a three page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Interior Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
