News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Child Abuse and Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender.

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Isadore A. Rapasadi & Sons Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Readout of Secretary Johnson's Visit to Texas

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 MCALLEN, Texas— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, traveled to Texas to visit Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and U.S. Customs and Border ...

USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the allocation of $5 million to support 19 projects under the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) funded under the Agriculture Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). NCPN-funded facilities provide high-quality ...

USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk

News Release: Department Announces New Beginning Farmer Benefits, Other Changes to Crop Insurance that Provide Flexibility to Farmers WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced continued progress in implementing provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill that provide new risk management options ...

Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Anniversary of Yarnell Hill and South Canyon Fires

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 — This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill fire tragedy in Arizona and the 20 year anniversary of the South Canyon fire tragedy in Colorado. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today offered the following statement in tribute to the fallen: "This week, a grateful ...

U.S. Bank to Pay $200 Million to Resolve Alleged FHA Mortgage Lending Violations

News Release: U.S. Bank has agreed to pay the United States $200 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, the Justice Department announced today.

Denso Corp. Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

News Release: An executive of Japan-based Denso Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and to serve one year and one day in a U.S. prison in connection with the Antitrust Division’s investigation into a conspiracy to fix the prices of instrument panel clusters, also known as meters, installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

Houston Man Sentenced for Threatening to Bomb Synagogue

News Release: Dante Phearse, 33, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt to serve 33 months in prison for calling in a bomb threat to Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue in Houston. The announcement is being made jointly by the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s ...

BNP Paribas Agrees to Plead Guilty and to Pay $8.9 Billion for Illegally Processing Financial Transactions for Countries Subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions

News Release: According to court documents submitted today, BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP), a global financial institution headquartered in Paris, agreed to enter a guilty plea to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) by processing billions ...

Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies

By Fed Newswire | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2014 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization ...

Federal Reserve announces civil money penalty and issues cease and desist order against BNP Paribas, S.A.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday announced a $508 million penalty against BNP Paribas, S.A., Paris, France--the largest penalty ever assessed by the agency--for violations of U.S. sanctions laws. The Federal Reserve also issued a joint cease and desist order with the Autorité de Contrôle et de Prudentiel ...

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Interstate BancSystem

By Fed Newswire | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Billings, Montana, to merge with Mountain West Financial Corp. and thereby indirectly acquire Mountain West Bank, N.A., both of Helena, Montana.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Lead Mid-Year Review of High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Progress

By Commerce News Now | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: On June 27, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo led a mid-year review of progress under the High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED). Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto established the HLED last year to advance strategic economic and commercial priorities central ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Lead Mid-Year Review of High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Progress

By Commerce News Now | Jun 30, 2014

News Release: On June 27, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo led a mid-year review of progress under the High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED). Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto established the HLED last year to advance strategic economic and commercial priorities central ...

WHD News Release: New York City restaurant chain to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages following a US Department of Labor investigation [06/30/2014]

News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordering the restaurant chain Manna's to pay a total of $956,482 in back wages and liquidated damages to 85 low-wage workers following an investigation by the department's ...

OSHA News Release: Two Colorado Pep Boys auto centers cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for serious and repeat safety violations [06/30/2014]

News Release: ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Two Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware Inc. work sites in Aurora and Lone Tree were cited for two repeat and one serious violation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to abate previously cited violations and continuing to ...

OSHA News Release: San Antonio fruit processor and staffing agency cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for exposing temporary workers to serious hazards [06/30/2014]

News Release: SAN ANTONIO — Fresh From Texas Inc., a fresh fruit and vegetable processer for H-E-B Grocery stores and fast-food markets, and staffing agency iWorks Personnel Inc. have been cited for 18 violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to ...

OPA News Release: Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court ruling [06/30/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's Harris v. Quinn decision: "Home care workers do heroic work, providing high-quality, compassionate care that allows seniors and people with disabilities to live at home with independence and dignity.

ETA News Release: $1.5M grant to assist workers affected by H.J. Heinz Co. layoffs in Pocatello, Idaho, announced by US Labor Department [06/30/2014]