News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


Three Operation Bloodline Defendants Are Sentenced

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that three New Haven residents involved in a narcotics trafficking ring were sentenced today by Senior U.S.


Williamsville Man Sentenced for Bomb Making

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Duncan Badding, 25, of Williamsville, N.Y., was sentenced to one year in prison, to be followed by a 2 year period of supervised release, for unlawfully making and unlawfully possessing destructive devices.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Today, Jeh Charles Johnson was officially sworn in as the fourth Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Johnson, joined by his family, took the oath this evening at his home in Montclair, New Jersey. As Secretary of Homeland ...


Agriculture Secretary Reports Progress at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reported progress on a number of trade issues with China as a result of the 24th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), which wrapped up today in Beijing.


News Release: The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that National City Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination that increased loan prices for African-American and Hispanic borrowers who obtained residential mortgages between ...


News Release: The former Ohio deputy treasurer pleaded guilty today for his role in leading a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.


News Release: An Ohio attorney and lobbyist pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.


News Release: A 63-count superseding indictment charging Chatonda Khofi, Ishmael Kosh, Amadou Sangaray and Francis Saygbay in a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was unsealed on Monday, Dec. 23, in Minneapolis, Minn., the Justice Department and IRS announced today. The superseding indictment ...


Federal Reserve Board seeks comment on proposed amendments to Regulation A regarding emergency lending authority

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday invited public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks) to implement section 1101 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 1101 amended the Federal Reserve's emergency lending authority in section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of notice by Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Investors Bancorp, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of a notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Investors Bancorp, MHC, and Investors Bancorp, Inc., both of Short Hills, New Jersey, to acquire Gateway Community Financial, MHC, Gateway Community Financial Corporation, and GCF Bank, all of Sewell, New Jersey.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of proposal by Alamogordo Financial Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the proposal by Alamogordo Financial Corporation, Alamogordo, New Mexico, to conduct a minority stock issuance pursuant to section 239.24 of the Board's Regulation MM, 12 CFR 239.24.


OFCCP News Release: New Jersey dairy company to pay nearly $325,000 to settle charges of sex and race discrimination affecting 227 job applicants [12/23/2013]

News Release: MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today announced that federal contractor Cream-O-Land Dairy Inc. has resolved claims of sex and race discrimination affecting 227 workers who applied for jobs at the company's dairy plant in Florence, N.J. ...


ILAB News Release: $5M grant to reduce child labor in Burma awarded by US Labor Department [12/23/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to the International Labour Organization to implement a project to reduce child labor in Burma and support the Government of Burma's efforts to comply with international standards.


ILAB News Release: $5M grant to reduce child labor in Morocco awarded by US Labor Department [12/23/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to Creative Associates International to implement a project to reduce child labor in Morocco.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.