News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


News Release: A Brooklyn, New York, tax preparer was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York and charged with 30 counts of aiding in the preparation of false income tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced following her Dec. 22 arrest and the unsealing of the indictment.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York and Deputy Assistant Attorney General David A. Hubbert for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice announced that Wilbur Anthony Huff, a Kentucky businessman, pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to various tax crimes ...


Federal Reserve Board announces appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans exemption threshold adjustment

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the annual adjustment of the dollar amount used to determine whether a small loan is exempt from the special appraisal requirements that apply to higher-priced mortgage loans.


OSHA News Release: OSHA cites The Davey Tree Expert Co. for again ignoring vehicle rollover hazard leading to fatal injury of tree trimmer [12/23/2014]

News Release: CLAYSBURG, Pa. — A 21-year-old tree trimmer employed by The Davey Tree Expert Co. was fatally injured after a utility task vehicle ran over him at a Claysburg work site. First Energy Service Co. contracted the Kent, Ohio-based company to trim trees and remove other vegetation along power transmission lines.


OSHA News Release: West Monroe, Louisiana, packaging plant worker suffers serious hand injury as dangerous hazards are ignored [12/23/2014]

News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. — After a Graphic Packaging International Inc. employee suffered a severe injury in June 2014 when the worker's hand was caught in a moving printing press, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the employer for 28 safety violations. Proposed penalties total $129,000.


OSHA News Release: Proframing Contractors repeatedly exposes roofers to potentially fatal fall hazards [12/23/2014]

News Release: GAHANNA, Ohio — In the past eight years, Proframing Contractors Inc. was cited for 10 violations when it allowed employees to work on roofs without fall protection and then refused to pay the majority of its associated penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...


Labor Department files suit to recover more than $26K for participants of Aware Environmental Inc. retirement plan in North Carolina

News Release: Date of Action: Dec. 23, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Names of Defendants: Michael Omstead Smith; Aware Environmental Inc.; and the Aware Environmental Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Allegations: The Aware Environmental Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust was established on May 15, ...


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.