News from June 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, has agreed to pay the United States $34,234,263 to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company’s sale of bone growth stimulator devices, the Justice Department announced today. The company has also agreed to plead guilty to a felony of obstruction of a federal audit, and to pay a $7,765,737 criminal fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The co-owner of a Detroit-area physical and occupational therapy company was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his leading role in a more than $1.9 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against Forsyth County, N.C., and the county sheriff, William T. Schatzman, for violating the employment rights of North Carolina Army National Guard soldier Michael Russell under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has moved to intervene in Hawkins, et al. v. Summit County, Ohio, et al., a private lawsuit alleging sex discrimination by Summit County, Ohio, and the Summit County Sheriff, as well as other defendants. The United States’ complaint in intervention alleges ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Four men have pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Indiana for their participation in an international child pornography distribution ring, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler of the ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday invited comment on three proposed rules intended to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions, enabling them to continue lending to creditworthy households and businesses even after unforeseen losses and during severe economic downturns.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday approved a final rule to implement changes to the market risk capital rule, which requires banking organizations with significant trading activities to adjust their capital requirements to better account for the market risks of those activities.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 377,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 389,000. The 4-week moving average was 377,750, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 376,000.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: Goal is Hispanic community awareness of career resources, hands-on opportunities CHICAGO – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today visited the Paul Simon Job Corps Center to raise awareness in the Hispanic community about career opportunities and resources to obtain job ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced approximately $12 million in grants awarded through the second round of funding under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. The funds will enable 12 additional states to build or expand longitudinal databases of workforce data and link them to education data to help improve the overall performance of workforce development programs.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 7, 2012
The US Justice Department published a six page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
