News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


News Release: Four former security guards for Blackwater USA were found guilty today of charges stemming from the Sept. 16, 2007, shooting at Nisur Square in Baghdad, Iraq, that resulted in the killing of 14 unarmed civilians and the wounding of numerous others.


News Release: The founder of three Detroit-area home health agencies pleaded guilty today in federal court for his role in a $22 million home health care fraud scheme.


News Release: A doctor was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph T. Randa in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for committing tax evasion and making false statements, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


News Release: DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., one of the leading providers of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $350 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce the referral of patients to its dialysis clinics, the Justice Department announced today. DaVita is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and has dialysis clinics in 46 states and the District of Columbia.


Six federal agencies jointly approve final risk retention rule

News Release: Six federal agencies approved a final rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions. The final rule implements the risk retention requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).


Federal Reserve organizes second Financial Education Day

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and Reserve Banks organized more than two dozen events for high school students and teachers across the country on Wednesday as part of the second Federal Reserve Financial Education Day. In the Washington, D.C., area, staff from the Board conducted workshops at four high schools ...


EBSA News Release: ERISA Advisory Council to hold public meeting Nov. 3-4 [10/22/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council , will meet Monday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 4. The two-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Labor , 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, ...


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.