News published on Federal Newswire in May 2012

News from May 2012


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the primary elections on May 15, 2012, in Colfax and Douglas Counties in Nebraska, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election ...


News Release: Douglas Kuester, a tax preparer from Silver City, N.M., pleaded guilty Friday to one count each of filing false claims and aggravated identity theft the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Kuester was indicted on Jan. 18, 2012.


News Release: The Justice Department, along with U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore, Middle District of Georgia, today announced that a grand jury returned a superseding indictment against former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth; his son, Austin Bloodsworth; and former Wilcox County Jailer Casey Owens. The superseding ...


News Release: Thomas K. Frye and Kathy M. Frye, husband and wife, and residents of Andalusia, Ala., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A 19-year veteran of the Police of Puerto Rico was convicted today by a federal jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for her role in providing security for a drug transaction, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of the District of Puerto Rico and Special Agent in Charge Joseph S. Campbell of the FBI’s San Juan Field Office.


Agencies finalize large bank stress testing guidance

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Monday issued final supervisory guidance regarding stress-testing practices at banking organizations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion.


Agencies clarify supervisory expectations for stress testing by community banks

News Release: Three federal banking agencies Monday issued a joint statement to clarify expectations for stress testing by community banks--banks, savings associations, and bank and savings and loan holding companies with $10 billion or less in total assets. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the ...


US Department of Labor action restores nearly $1.3 million to employee pension plan

News Release: LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with a California fruit and nut company to restore a total of $1,287,901 to the company's pension plan. In a consent judgment entered this month in the U.S. District Court's Central District in Los Angeles, officers of Los Angeles-based ...


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.