News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2014

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury today has indicted Robin Tyrone Smith, age 26, formerly of Glen Burnie, Maryland, on robbery and gun charges related to the armed robbery of an Exxon Station convenience store on August 7, 2014.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: On Thursday, Dec. 11, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is releasing the next series of its popular vintage poster collection and it includes a poster of the San Juan Islands National Monument (SJINM). The SJINM encompasses about 1,000 acres of land spread across rocks and islands managed by BLM. The...

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives approved a measure (S.1691) that would save taxpayers almost $80 million a year while enhancing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to secure our borders and respond to the growing threat posed by cyber attacks. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statements highlighting the legislation’s passage.

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On Dec. 15, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Dilley, Texas to conduct a site visit in connection with the opening of the South Texas Family Residential Center. While in Dilley, Secretary Johnson will participate in a media availability.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: A Heber City, Utah, man was sentenced today to serve 78 months in prison for filing false claims for income tax refunds and for filing a fictitious financial instrument, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Department’s Tax Division and the Internal Revenue Service ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: Robin Jean Bitseedy, 41, of Anadarko, Oklahoma, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange to serve twelve months and one day in federal prison for embezzlement from the Wichita and Affiliated, Caddo, and Delaware Tribes, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: An Atlanta man was sentenced to 70 months in prison today for his role in the robbery of a jewelry courier, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates of the Northern District of Georgia.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Southeastern Community and Family Services, Inc. (formerly Four-County Community Services, Inc.), a public housing agency that administers the Section 8 voucher program in Scotland County, North Carolina, along with two of its employees John Wesley ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: The former Chief Executive Officer of TierOne Bank, a publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, was charged today for his role in a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and mislead regulators by concealing the declining value of its loan and real estate portfolio. Earlier this week, the former President and Chief Operating Officer pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: Dallas Airmotive Inc., a provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services based in Grapevine, Texas, has admitted to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay a $14 million criminal penalty to resolve charges that it bribed Latin American government officials in order to secure lucrative government contracts.

By Fed Newswire | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Southside Bancshares, Inc., Tyler, Texas, to acquire OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, OmniAmerican Bank, both of Fort Worth, Texas.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: Skills development is an important issue for our workforce and our businesses, and Secretary Pritzker has made job-driven training a top priority for the Department of Commerce for the very first time. In critical areas of our economy, ranging from manufacturing to cybersecurity, jobs are going unfilled ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez visited Montgomery College in Germantown, MD, the recipient of a $15 million Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant to lead a consortium of 14 Maryland community colleges, ...

By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: LEWISBURG, Ohio — A 44-year-old machine operator suffered severe injuries when a part of his face was caught in a power press he operated at Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Lewisburg, Ohio, plant. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one repeat citation and two serious safety violations for exposing the worker to machinery operating parts with inadequate safeguards. Proposed penalties total $52,500.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: FOSTORIA, Ohio — All-Set Roofing and Construction Inc. allowed three employees to work 15 feet up on a roof to install shingles without fall protection at a residence in Fostoria. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Bowling Green company for one willful and one repeat violation, with proposed penalties of $44,660.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1,189,280 to the State of Oregon to enhance the state's short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program, also known as "work sharing." STC programs allow employers facing economic difficulty to reduce work hours for ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.