News published on Federal Newswire in October 2011

News from October 2011


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 CHICAGO - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Chicago to join law enforcement officials from around the world at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference, and deliver remarks on the Department's partnership with the first responder community.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted as part of a conspiracy to defraud the United States that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the United States to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq. Some of the defendants are also charged in a fraud conspiracy involving exports of military antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Joshua David Evans, 34, of North Bend, Wash., and Jeremy Lynn Andrew, 33, of Eugene, Ore., pleaded guilty today for their roles in NinjaVideo.net, a website that provided millions of users with the ability to illegally download infringing copies of copyright-protected movies and television ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has filed civil forfeiture complaints against approximately $70.8 million in real and personal property, which the government alleges is the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and was laundered in the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Silver Spring, Md., man pleaded guilty today to transporting child pornography and destruction of records in a federal investigation.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The former president of Terra Telecommunications Corp. was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to Haitian government officials at Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M. (Haiti Teleco), a state-owned telecommunications company. This is the longest sentence ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Border Capital Group

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Border Capital Group, Inc. (PDF), McAllen, Texas Written Agreement dated Oct. 20, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


US Department of Labor publishes final rule on reports filed by union officials

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards will publish a final rule revising Form LM-30, the Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report, in the Federal Register on Oct. 26.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.