News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 323,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 349,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 338,500.


Perez v. American Therapeutic Corp. Inc. involving abandoned plan in Miami, Fla.

News Release: Date of Action: March 5, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Name(s) of Defendant(s): American Therapeutic Corp. Inc., Marianella Valera, and American Therapeutic Corp. Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Allegations: American Therapeutic Corp. Inc. filed dissolution papers with the Florida Department of State, ...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David Colon, 37, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


News Release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the effects of across-the-board federal budget cuts.


News Release: HONOLULU - A federal grand jury yesterday indicted Melanau Fohe Haiola, age 52, for preparing false tax returns for her clients and for failing to report income she earned. The indictment charges that Haiola, of Kahuku, prepared 17 Federal Income Tax returns that fraudulently claimed the American Opportunity...


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Counterfeit Goods

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Springfield of selling counterfeit goods.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 9 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the recent events in Ukraine and the next steps forward for U.S. foreign policy in the region. Officials from the State Department, Treasury and USAID will testify at the hearing entitled, “U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Ukraine.".


Two Men Plead Guilty to $1 Million Scheme to Defraud Army

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $1 million fraud scheme to sell counterfeit and modified computer equipment to the U.S. Army.


Engel Hails Passage of Loan Guarantee to Ukraine

News Release: Washington D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, hailed today’s overwhelming passage by the House, 385-23, of loan guarantees to Ukraine.


Former TD Bank Employee And Co-Defendant Plead Guilty In Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), announce that Tenisha Nkesha Francis, 32, of Lake...


McFarland Man Sentenced for Gun Crime

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cory Brandt, 26, McFarland, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lynn S. Adelman to 18 months in federal prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Brandt pleaded guilty to this charge on Dec. 17, 2013.