News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it is opening a pattern or practice investigation of Hinds County Detention Center including both the Hinds County facility in Raymond, Mississippi, and the Jackson Detention Center, in Jackson, Mississippi. The investigation will focus on whether Hinds County ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: John Charles McCluskey, 49, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera of the District of New Mexico to serve life in prison followed by a consecutive term of 2,820 months (235 years) in prison for carjacking and murdering a retired couple from Oklahoma in August 2010.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: Peter Picone, 41, of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut to importing thousands of counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) from China and Hong Kong and then reselling them to U.S. customers, including contractors supplying them to the U.S. Navy for use in nuclear submarines.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: A Los Angeles physician was indicted today for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: Bryant Thompson was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison and Quincy Walton was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison for their roles in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in McAllen, Texas, permanently barred Maria I. Cantu from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Cantu, a tax preparer in McAllen, agreed to the civil injunction order.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced a new schedule of margins applicable for collateral pledged by depository institutions to secure discount window loans and for payment system risk purposes.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: On June 2, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F41 Total Amount Awarded: $59,102,000,000 ...

By Fed Newswire | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: CBOA Financial, Inc. (PDF), Tucson, Arizona Written Agreement dated May 28, 2014 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Foundation Bancorp, Inc., Bellevue, Washington Written Agreement dated Dec. 23, 2010 Terminated May 28, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: JENA, La. — Justiss Oil Co. Inc. has paid 270 current and former employees $619,830 in back wages after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and record-keeping provisions. The investigation found that the company violated the FLSA when it did not pay its workers for the time spent at mandatory staff meetings and failed to record the time spent at these meetings.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: HOUSTON, Texas — Continental Manufacturing Co. Inc., doing business as Continental Mixer, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 35 safety and health violations, including failure to implement lockout/tagout procedures to protect workers who ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: BOSTON — Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. violated the anti-discrimination provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act between 2011 and 2013 when it disciplined seven Connecticut employees for following their physicians' instructions, investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: BOISE, Idaho — After becoming entangled in mixing equipment used for cattle feed, an Anderson Farms employee died from mass trauma in Heyburn on Feb. 11, 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the facility after the incident and found five safety violations, including three serious.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: BURLESON, Texas — KWS Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 17 safety and health violations after a worker was killed at the Burleson-based company in December 2013. OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office found that workers were exposed ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 3, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a $5.25 million settlement with GreatBanc Trust Co. resolving department allegations that the Lisle, Illinois-based company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. In 2006, GreatBanc, as trustee to the Sierra Aluminum Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, allegedly allowed the plan to purchase stock from Sierra Aluminum's co-founders and top executives for more than fair market value.

By State News Post | Jun 3, 2014

The US State Department published a one page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Jun 3, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Jun 3, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Jun 3, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Jun 3, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.