News from January 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: Project Ceasefire. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Roderick E. Taylor, 29, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI - Tawanda Marimbire, 23, of Cincinnati pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring with others to use stolen identities and obtain fraudulent...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) for the 2012-2014 term. Established in 1971, the 17-member NACMPI meets on food safety concerns and advises the Secretary of Agriculture on matters affecting federal and state inspection program activities. It also contributes to USDA's regulatory policy development.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: Today, the Justice Department announced that it filed in federal court yesterday afternoon a comprehensive agreement that will resolve long running litigation with the state of Tennessee originally concerning conditions of care at the former Arlington Developmental Center (ADC). On Jan. 15, 2013, the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against Bazaarvoice Inc. challenging the company’s June 2012 acquisition of PowerReviews Inc. The department said that the $168.2 million transaction substantially lessened competition in the market for product ratings and reviews ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: Kenneth Jerome Blackmon Jr., a resident of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – An associate of the Barrio Azteca (BA), a trans-national border gang allied with the Juarez Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for the Western ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require the Oklahoma State Chiropractic Independent Physicians Association (OSCIPA) and its executive director to stop jointly determining prices and negotiating contracts with insurers on behalf of competing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three men, including two former officers with the Police of Puerto Rico, were convicted today by a federal jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for their roles in providing security for drug transactions, 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two men employed by a machine products vendor in Albany, Ga., have pleaded guilty to bribing a public official working for a military organization at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) to secure contracts for machine products, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District of Georgia.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced preliminary unaudited results indicating that the Reserve Banks provided for payments of approximately $88.9 billion of their estimated 2012 net income to the U.S. Treasury. Under the Board's policy, the residual earnings of each Federal Reserve Bank are distributed to the U.S. Treasury, after providing for the costs of operations, payment of dividends, and the amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid-in.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: DALLAS — Paradise Detail Ltd. in Dallas has agreed to pay 82 current and former detail and car wash employees $229,475 in back wages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and minimum wage provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: New electronic tools to help inform young workers about hazards and rights WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the winners of its Worker Safety and Health App Challenge. Prizes totaling $30,000 are being awarded to four entrants who submitted tools that best demonstrate the importance ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: WACO, Texas The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Marathon Norco Aerospace Inc. with eight serious health violations following a July inspection for exposing workers to hazardous materials, such as nickel and cadmium, at the company's facility on Imperial Drive in Waco. Proposed penalties total $41,220.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 371,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 367,000. The 4-week moving average was 365,750, an increase of 6,750 from the previous week's revised average of 359,000.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 10, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2013
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
