News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Jonathon M. Gerson will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the general elections on Nov. 4, 2014. AUSA Gerson has been appointed...

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today I am announcing that I have directed the Federal Protective Service to enhance its presence and security at various U.S. Government buildings in Washington DC and other major cities and locations around the country. The precise actions ...

By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: Audio NORCO, La., Oct. 28, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new partnership between USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that will provide additional support for restoration of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem in response to impacts that occurred as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: Eric Walters, 39, and Franklin Brown, 35, formerly police officers with the City of Marion Police Department, in South Carolina, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to using excessive force against a woman with mental disabilities on Apr. 2, 2013, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: Following an eight-day trial, the jury convicted a college friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for making false statements to investigators assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: Two women from Phenix City, Alabama, were indicted yesterday for their involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme (SIRF), Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced today following the unsealing of the indictment.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: A man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and one count of aggravated identity theft for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: A Texas federal court permanently barred Melissa Alvarez, a tax preparer in McAllen, Texas, from preparing returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Alvarez agreed to the permanent ban, and the court entered an order imposing a permanent injunction against Alvarez on Oct. 27.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: A Wilmington, North Carolina, man was sentenced yesterday to serve 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion by Chief U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Jeffrey Wayne Scott, 48, pleaded guilty on May 14 to one count of willfully attempting to evade his personal income tax for tax year 2007.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: A Fresno, California, resident was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison and pay $703,537 in restitution for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by aiding to obtain payment of fraudulent tax refund claims and committing wire fraud, the Justice Department and IRS announced today. ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: A man was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme that used prisoner names and a corrupt U.S. Postal Service employee, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Centennial Bank (PDF), Lubbock, Texas Order of assessment of civil money penalty dated Oct. 22, 2014 Bank of Texas (PDF), Midland, Texas Order of assessment of civil money penalty dated Oct. 27, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: On Oct. 27, 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: F49 Total Amount Awarded: $219,143,500,000 ...

By Fed Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued a final rule that amends the Regulation HH risk-management standards for financial market utilities that have been designated as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council and for which the Board has standard-setting authority pursuant ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: MANSFIELD, Ohio — Workers at the Kronis Coatings Division of Jay Industries Inc. were repeatedly exposed to amputation hazards from moving machinery parts during service and maintenance work. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company, based in Mansfield, with one repeat and four serious safety violations, which carry proposed penalties of $62,400.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — BNSF Railway Co. has been found in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA's investigation upheld allegations that the company disciplined an employee assigned to its station in Ottumwa, Iowa, ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: ST. LOUIS — Continental Fabricators Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for serious safety and health violations. The St. Louis-based steel fabricator, which has an injury rate higher than the national average, was issued 15 citations involving amputation , confined space s and electrical hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties of $52,500.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2014

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the third quarter of 2014. From July 1 to Sept. 30, eight miners were killed in accidents at work, including five in metal and nonmetal mining and three in coal mining. In that same period in 2013, nine miners died in mining accidents.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.