News from October 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 26, 2011 - Today, the Natural Resources Committee held the second oversight hearing in a series on, “The President’s New National Ocean Policy - A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities." At the hearing, Members questioned the Administration about...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Oct. 26, 2011. Ed Cummins, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments to Waive Entrance Fees for Veterans Day 2011. Camp Verde, Ariz. - Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments will be joining national park...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: On October 24-26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), in partnership with Croatia’s State Institute for Radiological and Nuclear Safety, hosted a three-day workshop in Zadar, Croatia to bring together international technical experts to discuss best practices for nuclear detection. These efforts recognize the international partnerships that will further strengthen global nuclear security efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – DFine Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has agreed to pay the United States $2.39 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) that the company paid kickbacks to induce physicians to use certain of the company’s devices that are used in treating spinal fractures, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A U.S. Virgin Islands company was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for knowingly trading in falsely-labeled, protected black coral that was shipped into the United States in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act, the Department of Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: DENVER – Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole today announced the results of an anti-violence initiative launched in May 2011 to combat violent crime throughout the city of Denver. Deputy Attorney General Cole was joined by U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado John Walsh; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: MACON, GA. – A Georgia man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison, a $10,000 fine and was ordered to forfeit $160,362 in connection with his efforts to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the United States to Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Kevin A. Ring, a former lobbyist who worked with Jack A. Abramoff, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to corrupt public officials by providing an illegal stream of things of value, including vacations, employment for a congressman’s wife, meals, drinks, and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON– The Justice Department announced today a lawsuit against the manager and owner of the Geneva Terrace Apartments in La Crosse, Wisc., alleging discrimination against African-Americans who were seeking to rent apartments at the complex.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Thanh Viet Jeremy Cao of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., was sentenced today in Las Vegas before Judge Kent J. Dawson to 41 months in prison for six counts of filing false liens against employees and officers of the federal government, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Oakland, Calif., man pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a life term of supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and of the low reserve tranche for 2012. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements of depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit that will be used to determine deposit reporting panels effective 2012.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: 17-year-old employee killed at meat rendering plant in 2009 OMAHA, Neb. U.S. Department of Labor Chief Administrative Law Judge Stephen L. Purcell has upheld civil money penalties of $100,000 assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division against Progressive Protein LLC of Omaha, ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: 2,645 workers in Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas affected CARROLLTON, Texas — Hilton Reservations Worldwide LLC, doing business as Hilton Reservations and Customer Care in Carrollton, has agreed to pay $715,507 in minimum and overtime back wages to 2,645 current and former customer service employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2011
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 374 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 18 coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 292 citations, 28 orders and one safeguard, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 52 citations and one order.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 26, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
