News published on Federal Newswire in November 2011

News from November 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – Two sisters who owned a fraudulent Detroit-area medical clinic and who are former “Most Wanted” health care fraud fugitives were each sentenced in Miami today to 14 years in prison for their leading roles in a $9.1 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


News Release: WASHINGTON - A former soldier who also served as a civilian contract recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obtain approximately $164,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


News Release: ST. LOUIS – Former Lincoln County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office Detective Scott Edwards, 49, of Troy, Mo. was indicted on civil rights charges for violating the constitutional rights of five women through acts of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual contact, the Justice Department announced today. Edwards was ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Mark Gautreau, 50, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Orleans for shooting two men on the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish, La., on Aug. 20, 2006, announced the Department of Justice. In the factual basis supporting his plea, Gautreau admitted that he was in the parking ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area resident was charged and arrested today in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged leading role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health services, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI and ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Five alleged MS-13 leaders, including two accused of directing operations from prisons in El Salvador, have been indicted on federal racketeering and other charges for murders and other violent crimes in the Washington, D.C., area.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Capital Funding Bancorp, Inc., CFG Community Bank and Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Capital Funding Bancorp, Inc. and CFG Community Bank (PDF), both of Baltimore, Maryland Consent Order dated Oct. 31, 2011 Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Huntington, Texas Written Agreement dated Oct. 17, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal appeals court upholds survivors right to automatic benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has successfully defended a recent amendment to the Black Lung Benefits Act contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held in "B & G Construction Co. v. ...


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Oct. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 397,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 406,000. The 4-week moving average was 404,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 406,500.


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


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


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


The US State Department published an eight page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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