News from March 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -. - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced that a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, has returned a 29 count indictment charging 23 individuals with being members of a large cocaine distribution organization. The indictment was originally suppressed, but has since been unsealed by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued a joint statement about how the agencies will enforce U.S. antitrust laws in regard to new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) – groups of health care providers that will collaborate under the new Affordable Care Act of 2010 to improve health care quality and reduce costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Officer David Warren was sentenced today in connection with the post-Katrina shooting death of Henry Glover, and current NOPD Officer Greg McRae was sentenced for the subsequent burning of Glover’s remains and obstruction of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Koo’s Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for knowingly discharging oily bilge waste ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation into allegations of use of excessive force and discriminatory policing by members of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), pursuant to the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the anti-discrimination provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, today signed an antitrust cooperation agreement with the Chilean antitrust agency on behalf of the Department of Justice. The agreement also was signed by Federal Trade Commission Chairman ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Sean W. Ragland, a former senior financial analyst at Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud for his role in a scheme that defrauded approximately $1.5 billion from financial investors in TBW’s mortgage lending facility, Ocala Funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two alleged members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) were arraigned today on charges related to their alleged roles in the 2009 shooting of a man in Jefferson County, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales of the Eastern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Ojeda-Herrera pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in the District of Columbia to conspiring and attempting to transport shipments of 700- 800 kilograms of cocaine from Isla de Margarita, off the coast of Venezuela, to vessels waiting on the high seas to transport the drugs to Florida, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A St. Petersburg, Fla., man was arrested today on bankruptcy fraud charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill of the Middle District of Florida.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Six federal agencies are seeking comment on a proposed rule that would require sponsors of asset-backed securities (ABS) to retain at least 5 percent of the credit risk of the assets underlying the securities and would not permit sponsors to transfer or hedge that credit risk. In crafting the proposed ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. and First Commercial Bank, Ltd. (111 KB PDF), both of Taipei, Taiwan, and First Commercial Bank Los Angeles Branch, Los Angeles, California Written Agreement dated March 28, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application by First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. and FNFG Merger Sub, Inc., both of Buffalo, New York, to acquire NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, NewAlliance Bank, both of New Haven, Connecticut.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: CommerceConnect business assistance initiative in Kansas City is one of 16 to launch this year Following the launch of its Michigan office last September, the U.S. Commerce Department’s CommerceConnect is expanding into Kansas City, Mo. – one of 16 regions where the service is being launched this year.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement commemorating the legacy of Cesar Chavez: "Today, which would have been the 84th birthday of Cesar E. Chavez, is observed as Cesar Chavez Day. His legacy is important for every American to remember. Cesar was a civil rights leader whose efforts shed light not only on the injustice and struggles of farmworkers, but on our land and our environment, too.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — Kathleen Martinez, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, andMax Stier, president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for Public Service, today signed an alliance agreement to advance President Obama's executive order to increase federal hiring of people with disabilities.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 394,000. The 4-week moving average was 394,250, a increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 391,000.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $300,000 National Emergency Grant increment to continue recovery and cleanup efforts in the wake of severe storms and flooding that struck Puerto Rico in May 2010. Awarded to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources, the grant is funding temporary jobs filled by eligible dislocated workers assigned to recovery efforts.
By DOE Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Mar 31, 2011
The US Energy Department published a five page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
