News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: Secretary Vilsack: One of the world's oldest building materials is now also one of its most advanced WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2014 - At a meeting hosted by the White House Rural Council today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new partnership to train architects, engineers and builders ...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with the city of New York and intervening plaintiffs to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit involving the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Under the agreement in principle, the city of New York will pay ...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: Alexander Beltran Herrera, 37, a commander of the FARC terrorist organization, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to hostage-taking charges stemming from the 2003 kidnappings of three U.S. citizens in Colombia.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: A Florida man who had been the straw owner of a physical therapy rehabilitation facility has been sentenced to serve 30 months in prison for his role in a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced that Matthew Bender, of Detroit, was convicted today of obstructing the IRS and nine counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: Alex Wisidagama, a citizen of Singapore formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a scheme to overbill the U.S. Navy for ship husbanding services. Wisidagama’s plea is the second in an expanding investigation into acts of alleged fraud and bribery committed by GDMA and several United States Navy officers and personnel.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: California attorney Christopher M. Rusch was sentenced to serve 10 months in prison for helping his clients Stephen M. Kerr and Michael Quiel, both businessmen from Phoenix, hide millions of dollars in secret offshore bank accounts at UBS AG and Pictet & Cie in Switzerland, the Justice Department and ...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: American Family Care Inc. has agreed to pay the government $1.2 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for outpatient office visits that were billed at a higher rate than was appropriate, the Justice Department announced today. American Family Care is a network of walk-in medical clinics headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., with offices in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.

By Fed Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Remer Bancorporation, Inc., Remer, Minnesota Written Agreement dated March 19, 2012 Terminated March 13, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: On March 17, 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: F37 Total Amount Awarded: $15,413,000,000 ...

By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today began holding public hearings for the notice of proposed rulemaking on occupational exposure to crystalline silica. This marks the beginning of an intensive three weeks of public comment on the proposal, with hearings scheduled through Friday, April 4.

By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: SWAINSBORO, Ga. — A 42-year-old worker fell approximately 19 feet off scaffolding to his death while applying stucco to a pre-existing building that was being renovated as a college dormitory for East Georgia State College in Swainsboro. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: March 17, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Order and Judgment Name of Defendant: Richard Sippola, individually, and as fiduciary of the Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan Allegations: Richard Sippola, individually and as fiduciary of the Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan ...

By DOE Gazette | Mar 18, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Mar 18, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.