News published on Federal Newswire in March 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON – Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has engaged in patterns of misconduct that violate the Constitution and federal law. The investigation, announced on May 15, 2010, was conducted pursuant ...

Operator of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison in Fraudulent Tax Shelter Conspiracy

News Release: GREENBELT, Md. – U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Irvin Hannis Catlett Jr., 64, of Crownsville, Md., today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for tax offenses in connection with a scheme to prepare individual income tax returns for clients, which reported ...

Federal Court Bars Two Los Angeles Residents from Promoting Sham Trust Tax Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction barring Gwenn Wycoff and Frank Ozak, both of Los Angeles, from promoting so-called “common-law trusts” that help individuals evade taxes, the Justice Department announced today. The injunction order, entered by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, will remain in effect while the government’s lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction is pending.

Maryland Sports Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON – Nathan A. Peake, 40, a sports manager and resident of Silver Spring, Md., entered a plea of guilty today in U.S. District Court for the the District of Columbia to one count of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.

Denton County, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Related Federal Charges

News Release: DALLAS — Marcus Choice Williams, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to various felony offenses related to a conspiracy to traffic young women for prostitution, the Department of Justice announced.

Publication date for annual revision to Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization statistical release, G.17

By Fed Newswire | Mar 17, 2011

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced Thursday that it will publish the annual revision to the G.17 statistical release, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, on Friday, March 25, at noon EDT.

U.S. Commerce Department Taps Chicago Business Leader to be its Liaison to the Private Sector

By Commerce News Now | Mar 17, 2011

News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that Matthew T. McGuire will be joining the agency as Assistant to the Secretary and Director of the Office of Business Liaison. In this position, he will be leading the Department’s efforts to engage the business community on some of the Obama Administration’s top policy priorities, while continuing to strengthen partnerships between the public and private sectors.

ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 385,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 401,000. The 4-week moving average was 386,250, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised average of 393,250.

US Labor Department issues proposed rulemaking revising H-2B program

News Release: Proposed rule seeks to enhance access to jobs, benefits and protections for US workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and its Wage and Hour Division today announced the publication of a proposed rule that seeks to improve the H-2B temporary nonagricultural ...

US Labor Department announces grant to assist Tennessee workers impacted by General Motors Spring Hill Plant closure

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $8,397,127 grant to assist about 1,500 workers affected by layoffs at General Motors Spring Hill Assembly Plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. Workers dislocated from the plant are covered by the grant, as are workers from four supplier companies: Johnson Controls, MAPA Spontex, Penske Logistics and Premier Manufacturing Services.

US Labor Department obtains court-appointed independent fiduciary for 401(k) plan abandoned by defunct Sherrill, NY, employer

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) plan of Swigonski Management Group, formerly located in Sherrill.

Notice published on March 17 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Interior Department publish on March 17?

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Interior Department on March 17

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Interior Department publishes notice on March 17

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on March 17 by Interior Department