News published on Federal Newswire in May 2011

News from May 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. (BP Alaska) will pay a $25 million civil penalty and carry out a system-wide pipeline integrity management program as part of a settlement for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil from the company’s pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska in 2006, the ...


News Release: NEW YORK – The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Deutsche Bank AG and its wholly owned subsidiary, MortgageIT Inc. The government’s complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act for repeated false certifications made to the U.S. Department of Housing ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Bryant Mathis, who served in a leadership role as a member of a Pittsburgh Crips street gang, was sentenced today in federal court in Pittsburgh to 20 years in prison on charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise, 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.


Board issues enforcement actions with Calwest Bancorp, First Financial Service Corporation,and Regent Bancorp, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Calwest Bancorp (60 KB PDF), Rancho Santa Margarita, California Written Agreement dated April 29, 2011 First Financial Service Corporation (73 KB PDF), Elizabethtown, Kentucky Written Agreement dated April 20, 2011 Regent Bancorp, Inc. (69 KB PDF), Davie, Florida Written Agreement dated April 25, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


News Release: “As we kick off World Trade Month, we are reminded of what a critical role trade plays in creating jobs and economic growth. Exports have been a key driver of America's economic recovery. And, with more than 95 percent of the world’s population living outside our borders, exports will continue to help our economy grow.


US Labor Department recovers nearly $2.9 million in back wages for more than 500 contract employees of Stanley Associates and subcontractors

News Release: BOSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $2.9 million in back wages for more than 500 employees of Stanley Associates Inc. and several subcontractors at various locations in St. Albans and Essex Junction, Vt.


US Department of Labors OSHA cites Parker Hannifin facility in Mississippi with 33 safety and health violations, proposes more than $487,000 in fines

News Release: BATESVILLE, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 33 citations to the Parker Hannifin Corp. plant in Batesville, alleging numerous safety and health violations as the result of an inspection that began November 2010. Proposed penalties total $487,700. ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.