News from September 2011
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: Region 5 News Release: 11-1337-CHI. Sept. 20, 2011. Contact: Scott Allen Rhonda Burke. Phone: 312-353-6976 312-353-4807. Email: allen.scott@dol.gov burke.rhonda@dol.gov. BROOKFIELD, Wis. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Mega Marts LLC, which operates...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Houston, joining Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and Houston Police Department Chief Charles McClelland Jr. to announce a new partnership between the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign and the city of Houston.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: BRUSSELS – Attorney General Eric Holder today joined Belgian Minister of Justice Stefaan De Clerck and Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom to sign an agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime (PCSC), which will allow for the exchange of biometric and biographic data of suspected criminals between the United States and Belgium to bolster counterterrorism and law enforcement efforts while protecting individual privacy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has sued Crystal Ireland and her business, Master Mind Preparation, to bar them from preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government complaint in the civil injunction suit, Ireland, who resides in Detroit, allegedly ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The former chief financial officer of CSK Auto Corp. was sentenced late yesterday to 24 months in prison for his role in a scheme to manipulate CSK’s earnings and double-bill CSK’s customers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; Special Agent in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – John Walter Kaber, a resident of Bloomfield, Mich., was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has dismissed the appeal of John (Ivan) Kalymon of Troy, Mich., who was ordered removed from the United States earlier this year because of his participation in lethal acts of Nazi-sponsored persecution of Jews during World War II, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Stanley R. MacKinnon, 66, of Haverhill, Mass., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for his receipt, attempted receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz for the District of Massachusetts and Robert Bethel, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON –Former Milwaukee Police Officer Ladmarald Cates, 43, was indicted today by a federal grand jury for sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty, announced the Justice Department.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued a final rule amending Regulation B to provide that motor vehicle dealers are not required to comply with new data collection requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) until the Board issues final regulations to implement the statutory requirements.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: On Sept. 19, 2011, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $5 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility.Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A20 Competitive Amount Offered: $5,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $12,057,990,000 Competitive Amount ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced $1.9 million in financial assistance to support projects that increase U.S. exports, create jobs and strengthen American global competitiveness. The funds will be awarded to five non-profit industry organizations and are expected to generate $1.96 billion in U.S. exports in the next three years, ranging from attracting foreign students and tourists to promoting clean truck technology and medical technology exports.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in August 2011. Permits for new housing units rose 3.2 percent in August to their highest level in 2011, despite private-sector expectations of a 1.8-percent decline. Housing starts, however, declined 5.0 percent in August, while private-sector analysts expected a 2.3-percent decline.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: More than 1,650 qualified female applicants denied jobs at 4 Midwest plants WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today announced that Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. has entered into two consent decrees to settle allegations of sex discrimination. The Dakota ...
By DOE Gazette | Sep 20, 2011
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 20, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 20, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 20, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 20, 2011
The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 20, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
