News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News Release: Hitachi Metals Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan, and successor in interest to Hitachi Cable Ltd. (collectively Hitachi), has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1.25 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for automotive brake hose installed ...

Costa Rica Based Telemarketing Fraud Results in Prison Terms for Two

News Release: Two employees of a Costa Rica based telemarketing call center that defrauded thousands of victims of more than $4 million have been sentenced to serve 300 months in prison and 144 months in prison.

Memphis Resident Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: A Memphis man pleaded guilty yesterday to the sex trafficking of a 16 year-old girl, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III of the Western District of Tennessee and Special Agent in Charge Todd McCall ...

Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud

News Release: An Alabama real estate investor pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to public real estate foreclosure auctions held in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today. To date, 10 individuals and two companies have pleaded guilty in connection with the department’s ongoing investigation into bid rigging and fraudulent schemes in the Alabama real estate foreclosure auction industry.

Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in $258.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: An owner and operator of two community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a patient recruiter for a community mental health center in Houston, Texas, were sentenced to prison today for their involvement in a $258.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving partial hospitalization psychiatric ...

Justice Department Files Suit Against Pima Community College for Violating the Employment Rights of an Arizona Army National Guardsman

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona, for violating the employment rights of Army National Guardsman Timothy Stoner under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment ...

Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the City of Albuquerque to Implement Sweeping Reforms On Use of Force By the Albuquerque Police Department

News Release: The Justice Department today announced it has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with the city of Albuquerque that will bring wide-ranging reforms to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and its use of force against civilians. The Justice Department and the city have agreed to enter into ...

El Departamento De Justicia Llega A Un Acuerdo Con La Ciudad De Albuquerque Para Implementar Reformas Amplias Sobre El Uso De Fuerza Por El Departamento De Policia De Albuquerque

News Release: El Departamento de Justicia anunció hoy que ha logrado un acuerdo de resolución detallado con la Ciudad de Albuquerque, el cual traerá amplias reformas al Departamento de Policía de Albuquerque (“APD” sus siglas en inglés) y su uso de fuerza contra civiles. Tras un año de investigaciones del uso de fuerza ...

Fact Sheet: North American Competitiveness and Innovation

News Release: In addition to taking stock of progress made on existing initiatives, the three leaders agreed on several new areas for cooperation, including: FACT SHEET: North American Competitiveness and Innovation The United States, Canada, and Mexico are partners in North America -- one of the most competitive ...

U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews Delivers Closing Remarks at First-Ever Investing In Manufacturing Communities Partnership Summit

News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today delivered closing remarks at the first-ever Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Summit, where he announced the opening of the competition for the next round of designations under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Next Phase of Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Initiative

News Release: Up to 12 Communities to Receive Coordinated Federal Funding to Revitalize Manufacturing U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the opening of the competition for the next round of designations under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative, building on the momentum from the first-ever Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Summit in Washington, DC.

Fact Sheet: North American Competitiveness and Innovation

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today participated in a trilateral meeting with Canada’s Minister of International Trade Ed Fast and Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo as part of the fourth edition of the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference (NACIC). During the meeting the three leaders discussed ways to create a more integrated commercial and economic platform throughout the continent.

U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews Delivers Closing Remarks at First-Ever Investing In Manufacturing Communities Partnership Summit

News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today delivered closing remarks at the first-ever Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Summit, where he announced the opening of the competition for the next round of designations under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Next Phase of Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Initiative

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the opening of the competition for the next round of designations under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative, building on the momentum from the first-ever Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Summit in Washington, DC.

OFCCP News Release: More time to comment on proposed rule to collect summary pay data from federal contractors [10/31/2014]

News Release: US Labor Department will extend Equal Pay Report comment period through Jan. 5, 2015 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a 60-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee ...

MSHA News Release: MSHA announces results of September impact inspections [10/31/2014]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 192 citations, five orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal and four metal and nonmetal mines in September.

EBSA News Release: Trustees and owner of DirecTV installer ordered to restore more than $6.48M to pension plans [10/31/2014]

News Release: MERIDIAN, Miss. — Following a 19-day trial, a U.S. District Court judge has issued a judgment and order requiring fiduciaries to pay more than $6.48 million to the two employee stock ownership plans sponsored by Bruister and Associates Inc. The order stems from a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Northern Division, alleging that the fiduciaries caused the plans to pay too much for BAI stock.

More than $66,000 to be restored to AAR Inc. 401(k) Plan in Newark, California, under consent judgment obtained by US Labor Department

News Release: Date of Action: Oct. 28, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Judgment and Order Names of Defendants: All American Rentals Inc., Michael Carter, and the AAR Inc. 401(k) Plan Allegations: Based on an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the department filed ...

US Labor Department sues metal and wood fabrication company in Reading, Pennsylvania, to restore employee contributions to retirement plan