News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


News Release: A Cleveland federal grand jury returned an indictment against one current executive and two former executives of Bridgestone Corp. for their roles in an international conspiracy to fix prices of automotive anti-vibration rubber parts sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: Francis E. Chandler III was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway late yesterday to serve 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $3,066,629 in restitution for filing a false claim for tax refund and false retaliatory liens against four federal government officials, the Justice Department ...


News Release: James E. Beavers and Beverly S. Beavers of Knoxville, Tenn., were each sentenced to serve 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. James and Beverly Beavers were also each ordered to pay restitution in ...


News Release: The United States has requested that the federal district court in Montgomery, Ala., permanently bar Tonja Renee Toney and Jenika Williams from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: Members of two different piracy groups engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications have pleaded guilty for their roles in separate schemes, each designed to distribute more than one million copies of copyrighted apps.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Uinta Bank and termination of enforcement action with PGB Holdings, Inc. and Pacific Global Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Uinta Bank (PDF), Mountain View, Wyoming Order of assessment of civil money penalty dated April 10, 2014 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: PGB Holdings, Inc. and Pacific Global Bank, both of Chicago, Illinois Written Agreement dated June 30, 2011 Terminated April 9, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Minutes of the Board's discount rates meeting from February 10 through March 17, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from February 10 through March 17, 2014.


WHD News Release: Hawaii's Fat Law's Farm to pay $460,000 for labor violations following US Department of Labor investigation [04/15/2014]

News Release: HONOLULU — Fat Law's Farm Inc. has been ordered by a court to pay $428,800 in back wages and liquidated damages to workers after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the Oahu-based employer in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage, overtime ...


OSHA News Release: US Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Georgia organizations to reduce worker exposure to silica in the construction industry [04/15/2014]

News Release: ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formed an alliance with several organizations in Atlanta to provide employers and workers in the construction industry with information, guidance and training to prevent overexposure to crystalline silica dust.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.