News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: A grand jury in the Southern District of Florida issued an indictment for two individuals on charges of conspiracy, fraud and extortion alleging they operated a series of fraudulent businesses targeting Spanish-speaking consumers, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) ...


News Release: A captain in the Army National Guard pleaded guilty today to playing a lead role in a bribery and fraud scheme resulting in a loss of at least $210,000 to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


News Release: A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Tyree Davis Sr. of Flossmoor, Ill., was arrested on an eight-count indictment charging him with obstruction of justice and filing fraudulent multi-billion dollar liens against government employees. The indictment was returned on July 24, 2013, by a federal ...


News Release: Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice announced today. A criminal information charging Halliburton with one count of destruction of evidence was filed today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana.


Agencies encourage lenders to work with student loan borrowers

News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued a statement encouraging financial institutions to work constructively with private student loan borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. Prudent workout arrangements are consistent with safe and sound lending practices and are generally in the long-term best interest of both the financial institution and the borrower.


MSHA News Release: MSHA announces results of June impact inspections [07/25/2013]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 157 citations, 10 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month.


ETA News Release: US Department of Labor announces availability of funds to improve performance and reduce improper payments in the Unemployment Insurance program [07/25/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of funds for states to improve program integrity, performance, and technology infrastructure systems for the Unemployment Insurance program. The grants are intended to accelerate actions to reduce UI improper payment rates; provide an opportunity for modernizing UI tax and benefits systems, and enable the design of technology-based tools to prevent, detect and recover improper UI payments.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 343,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 336,000. The 4-week moving average was 345,250, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 346,500.


Judge orders fiduciaries, plan sponsor to restore more than $150,000 to Cougar Package Designers Profit Sharing Plan in Lemont, Ill.

News Release: CHICAGO – Under terms of a consent order and judgment, $150,226 must be restored to the Profit Sharing Plan of the now defunct Cougar Package Designers Inc., the U.S. Department of Labor announced today. The judgment follows an investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration ...


The US State Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a nine page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.