News from December 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: A retired colonel and a sergeant in the Army National Guard have been charged in a nine-count indictment in Albuquerque, N.M., for allegedly defrauding the National Guard Bureau and its contractor of approximately $12,000 by fraudulently obtaining recruiting bonuses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered a consent decree with the Reading Parking Authority (RPA) in the City of Reading, Pa., which, if approved by the court, will resolve a lawsuit filed by the United States on June 27, 2013. The complaint alleged that the RPA violated Title VII ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: A subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay more than $17 million in criminal fines to resolve charges that it paid bribes through vendors to Ukrainian government officials to obtain value-added tax (VAT) refunds, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Timothy Stafford, 41, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tenn., for his role in the Apr. 30, 2012, cross burning in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor Hill, Tenn., the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Francis Marimo was sentenced today in connection with an odometer tampering scheme, the Justice Department announced. Marimo was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Louise Wood Flanagan in New Bern, N.C., to serve 18 months in prison and one year of supervised release. Marimo also was ordered to pay $190,845 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Genzyme Corp. has agreed to pay $22.28 million to resolve allegations that it marketed, and caused false claims to be submitted to federal and state health care programs for use of, a “slurry” version of its Seprafilm adhesion barrier, the Justice Department announced today. Seprafilm is a thin film ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday advised large financial institutions to carefully evaluate transactions intended to reduce risk to ensure that, if risks are shifted to a thinly capitalized counterparty or affiliated entity of the firm, any residual risk is effectively captured in the firm's internal capital adequacy assessment. Examiners will closely consider such transactions, and potential residual risks, when evaluating an institution's capital adequacy.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Establishing a U.S.-China Commercial Match-Making Program (CMP) Update between the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT): The CCPIT, with offices in most large ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today in Beijing led the American delegation in the 24th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Hosted by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, the JCCT discussions also included U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The United States announced key outcomes in the areas of intellectual property rights, government procurement, and regulatory obstacles.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, co-chaired the 24th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Beijing, China on December 19th – 20th, 2013. They were joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Government to Government Signings Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Establishing a U.S.-China Commercial Match-Making Program (CMP) Update between the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT): The ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today in Beijing led the American delegation in the 24th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Hosted by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, the JCCT discussions also included U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The United States announced key outcomes in the areas of intellectual property rights, government procurement, and regulatory obstacles.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 20, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 20, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 20, 2013
The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
