News published on Federal Newswire in February 2012

News from February 2012


News Release: Fourteen hospitals located in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $12 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles-area man was sentenced yesterday to 77 months in prison for organizing and leading a medical clinic fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of physicians to submit more than $18.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Dover Chemical Corporation has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties for the unauthorized manufacture of chemical substances at facilities in Dover, Ohio, and Hammond, Ind., the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The settlement ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that three men were sentenced for a federal hate crime stemming from an incident that took place at Beekman Junior High School in Beekman, Morehouse Parish, La. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Hayes sentenced James Lee Wallis Jr. to eight months in prison, ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Ambank Holdings, Brogan Bankshares, and CoastalSouth Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Ambank Holdings, Inc. (PDF), Davenport, Iowa Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 Brogan Bankshares, Inc. (PDF), Kaukauna, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Hilton Head, South Carolina Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


News Release: Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Remarks on Workforce Training at Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin Thank you. It’s great to be here.


US Labor Department extends comment period on proposed rule to improve employment opportunities for workers with disabilities

News Release: Interested parties may submit comments through Feb. 21 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has announced a 14-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule to revise regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which obligates most federal contractors and subcontractors to ensure equal employment opportunity for qualified workers with disabilities.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.