News published on Federal Newswire in May 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON – A Lufkin, Texas, man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for their part in a double homicide in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern ...

Justice Department Settles with Bank of America and Saxon Mortgage for Illegally Foreclosing on Servicemembers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced settlements with two lenders under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to resolve allegations that the lenders wrongfully foreclosed upon active duty servicemembers without first obtaining court orders, in violation of the SCRA. Combined, the settlements provide more than $22 million in monetary relief for the victims.

Former Nasdaq Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

News Release: WASHINGTON – A former managing director of the NASDAQ Stock Market pleaded guilty today for his participation in an insider trading scheme in which he purchased and sold stock in NASDAQ-listed companies based on material, non-public information he obtained in his capacity as a NASDAQ executive, announced ...

Two Individuals Convicted of Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment

News Release: WASHINGTON – Chun-Yu Zhao, of Centreville, Va., and Donald H. Cone, of Frederick, Md., were convicted by a federal jury in Alexandria, Va., for their roles in a sophisticated scheme to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

Areté Sleep to Pay the United States $650,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: WASHINGTON – Areté Sleep LLC, Areté Sleep Therapy LLC and Areté Holdings LLC have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to settle allegations that their sleep medicine and durable medical equipment facilities in Arizona and Texas submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.

San Diego Attorney Sentenced for Tax Crimes

News Release: WASHINGTON – A San Diego attorney was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Houston to 10 months in prison for evading taxes on at least $3 million in unreported income from 2000 to 2002, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Judge Houston also ordered Craig ...

Three Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor and Immigration Offenses on Long Island, N.Y.

News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y., today found Antonio Rivera, 36, and Jason Villaman, 33, guilty of conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, alien harboring and alien transportation, the Justice Department announced today. John Whaley, 31, was convicted of conspiracy, forced labor, ...

Wisconsin Man Charged with FACE Act Violations

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Ralph Lang, 63, Marshfield, Wis., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., with attempting to injure, intimidate and interfere with other persons because those persons were providing reproductive health services.

Houston Federal Jury Convicts Patient Recruiter of Medicare Fraud Involving Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs

News Release: WASHINGTON – Marion Beverly Metoyer, a patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company, was convicted today by a Houston federal jury of health care fraud related to a power wheelchair fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FBI announced.

Board issues enforcement actions with Community Financial Shares, Inc, Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company, North Texas Bancshares, Inc., and Provident Community Bancshares, Inc.

By Fed Newswire | May 26, 2011

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Community Financial Shares, Inc. (59 KB PDF), Glen Ellyn, Illinois Written Agreement dated May 23, 2011 Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company (158 KB PDF), both of Four Oaks, North ...

Opening Statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Confirmation Hearing

By Commerce News Now | May 26, 2011

News Release: Chairman Kerry, Ranking member Lugar and members of the Committee … It is with humility that I come before this Committee as President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

Statement from U.S. Commerce Department Chief Economist Mark Doms on the Second Estimate of Gross Domestic Product for the First Quarter

By Commerce News Now | May 26, 2011

News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2011. Real GDP grew 1.8 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter, unchanged from last month’s advance report and slightly below private-sector expectations of an upward revision. Corporate profits grew by $21.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011 to a level of $1,700.2 billion.

Judge finds Decatur-Ill. Mexican restaurants liable for more than $1 million in back wages and damages after US Labor Department investigation

News Release: URBANA, Ill. — A federal judge in Urbana has ordered Dolores Onate, owner, and Ricardo Onate, manager, of the El Matador Inc. and El Caporal Inc. restaurants in Decatur to pay a total of $1,149,702.50 in back wages and damages to 64 workers employed as servers and kitchen staff. This judgment resolves ...

Administrative law judge upholds OSHA citation issued to Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Logistics Services

News Release: Affirms musculoskeletal disorder should be recorded on OSHA 300 Injury and Illness Log PEORIA, Ill. An administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Denver, Colo., has affirmed an other-than-serious safety citation issued to Peoria-based Caterpillar Logistics Services ...

US Labor Departments OSHA announces final rule to reduce employer burdens by removing outdated requirements, streamlining and simplifying standards

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the forthcoming release of a final rule that streamlines and simplifies standards while reducing employer burdens. The rule, which soon will be published in the Federal Register, will help keep OSHA standards up-to-date and better enable employers to comply with their regulatory obligations.

ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 424,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 414,000. The 4-week moving average was 438,500, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 440,250.

Rule published by Transportation Department on May 26

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on May 26?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on May 26

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on May 26