News from June 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice released a new technical assistance document describing public entities’ obligations and individuals’ rights under the integration mandate of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 1999 landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstead v. L.C. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with George’s Inc. that requires George’s to make important capital improvements to a Harrisonburg, Va., chicken processing plant in order to settle the litigation surrounding George’s acquisition of the Tyson Foods ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of New Berlin, Wis., alleging that the city violated the Fair Housing Act by repeatedly taking action to prevent the construction of an affordable housing development by a private developer, MSP Real Estate Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: SEATTLE – Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and firearms related charges. The complaint alleges that Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, aka Joseph Anthony Davis, 33, of Seattle, and Walli Mujahidh, aka Frederick Domingue, Jr., 32, of Los Angeles, took possession of machine guns that they purchased and planned to use in an attack on the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) located on East Marginal Way, Seattle.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Contract Security Officer Edwin Rodriguez, 31, of Raymondville, Texas, with sexual abuse of a female Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee who was under his supervision at the Willacy Detention Center, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON– The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), Alamance County and Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson seeking a judicial declaration that department attorneys may interview particular ACSO personnel outside the presence of ACSO’s counsel. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Javier Arce, 58, and Cristina Mier Arce, 55, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and harboring of an undocumented Bolivian national for their financial gain, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three employees of the Solstice Wellness Center, a Brooklyn-area clinic that purported to specialize in providing physical therapy and various diagnostic tests, have pleaded guilty in connection with a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Pittsburgh man was sentenced today to 10 years 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Professional duck hunter and guide Jeffrey B. Foiles pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield, Ill., to wildlife charges arising from the illegal sale of guided waterfowl hunts, the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: Five federal agencies have approved and will submit a Federal Register notice that extends the comment period on a proposed rule to establish margin and capital requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants as required ...
By Commerce News Now | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: “I congratulate the U.S. House of Representatives for their leadership in passing the most significant patent reform legislation in more than a half a century. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act will accelerate innovation and create new jobs, new industries and new economic opportunities for the American people.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 420,000. The 4-week moving average was 426,250, unchanged from the previous week's revised average of 426,250.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: Grants to provide crucial services for low-income non-custodial parents and ex-offenders WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced $39.7 million in grants to help individuals with significant barriers to employment – specifically, low-income non-custodial parents and ex-offenders ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $707,550 National Emergency Grant increment to continue to provide retraining and re-employment services to about 450 workers affected by layoffs at Chrysler LLC in Newark, Del., General Motors Corp. in Wilmington, Del., and five suppliers to the two companies.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,412,754 National Emergency Grant increment to continue training and re-employment services to about 600 workers affected by layoffs at nine companies in the metro south/west region of Massachusetts representing the information, manufacturing, retail and transportation industries.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $657,841 National Emergency Grant to assist about 200 workers affected by layoffs on April 1 at Katahdin Paper Co. in East Millinocket, Maine.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,279,199 National Emergency Grant to assist approximately 720 workers affected by layoffs throughout the commonwealth of Massachusetts as a result of the closure of AJWright stores, including individuals formerly employed at the company's corporate headquarters, distribution center and retail stores.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: ROCKFORD, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Dowe and Wagner Inc., a heating and air conditioning company in Richmond, and its co-owners, Joseph Wagner and Thomas Eppers, to restore $31,650 to the company’s 401(k) plan. The case resulted from an investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration into alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Fed News Journal | Jun 23, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
