News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

Three Philippine Nationals Sentenced for Importing High-powered Weapons into the U.S.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Three Philippine nationals were sentenced in the Central District of California for illegally importing machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers, a mortar launcher and military-grade ballistic vests into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

South American Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Ocean Shipping Services for Cars and Trucks

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV), a Chilean corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay an $8.9 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers and rig bids of international ocean shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, such as cars and trucks, to and from the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

Fort Benning Employee Allegedly Steals Military Identities to Commit Multi-Million Dollar Tax Refund Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Tracy Mitchell, a resident of Phenix City, Ala., was indicted for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced today following the unsealing of the indictment.

Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

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

Statement on Attorney General Eric Holder’s Discharge from Hospital

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Director of Public Affairs Brian Fallon released the following statement this afternoon: “The Attorney General has been discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was taken there earlier today as a precaution, after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath during a senior staff meeting at the Justice Department in Washington.

National Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking and Interpol Officials to Mark World Wildlife Day

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: On Monday, Mar. 3, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. EST, at an event marking World Wildlife Day, INTERPOL’s Environmental Security Sub-directorate will present an executive summary of two strategic law enforcement reports on wildlife crime: Assessment of Enforcement Responses to Tiger Crime and Elephant Poaching ...

Owner of Fake Michigan Psychotherapy Clinic Sentenced for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: The owner of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers was sentenced today for his leadership role in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme.

Omnicare to Pay Government $4.19 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Omnicare Inc., an Ohio-based long-term care pharmacy, has agreed to pay the government $4.19 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Omnicare provides pharmaceuticals and services to long-term care facilities and residents and other senior populations.

Portola Valley, Calif., Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts Held at UBS

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison to be followed by three years supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California. ...

Federal Reserve Board announces 30-day comment period extension for proposed rulemaking regarding physical commodity activities conducted by financial holding companies

By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: The public will have an additional 30 days to comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding physical commodity activities conducted by financial holding companies, the Federal Reserve Board said Thursday. Comments are now due April 16, 2014.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Trivoli Bancorp

By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Trivoli Bancorp, Trivoli, Illinois Written Agreement dated April 30, 2010 Terminated Feb. 24, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

Federal Reserve offers seven-day term deposits at 26 basis points through its term deposit facility

By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: On March 3, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.26000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $1,250,000,000. As noted in the Federal Reserve ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the Gulf Region Business Councils Luncheon

By Commerce News Now | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: In March, Secretary Pritzker will lead 21 U.S. firms looking for export opportunities in the infrastructure sector on a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The trade mission will focus on areas such as project management and engineering (including construction, ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the Gulf Region Business Councils Luncheon

By Commerce News Now | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks today at a luncheon co-hosted by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, the U.S.-Qatar Business Council, and the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council. In her remarks, Secretary Pritzker discussed the decades-long security and commercial relationship ...

OSHA News Release: Nichiha USA Inc. of Georgia cited for safety violations and nearly $140,000 in proposed penalties by the US Labor Department's OSHA [02/27/2014]

By Labor Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: MACON, Ga. — Nichiha USA Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four repeat and three serious safety violations following a September 2013 inspection at the company's manufacturing facility on Avondale Mill Road in Macon. OSHA initiated the inspection in response to a complaint. The proposed penalties total $138,600.

OSHA News Release: County Materials Corp. cited for serious violations by US Labor Department's OSHA after worker's foot severed at an Elderon, Wis., job site [02/27/2014]

By Labor Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: ELDERON, Wis. — County Materials Corp., which manufactures precast concrete products, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 18 serious safety violations. The citations arose after a truck driver had his foot severed and femur crushed at an ...

OSHA News Release: The GEO Group must address workplace violence hazards as a result of corporate-wide settlement with US Department of Labor [02/27/2014]

By Labor Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: JACKSON, Miss. — The GEO Group Inc., based in Boca Raton, Fla., has entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires the company to implement comprehensive procedures and policies to better safeguard its workers against the hazards of workplace violence in every correctional and adult detention facility that it manages in the nation.

Notice published on Feb. 27 by Energy Department

By DOE Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Energy Department publish on Feb. 27?

By DOE Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Energy Department on Feb. 27

By DOE Gazette | Feb 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.