News from December 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: A Portland, Oregon, resident was sentenced today to more than two years in prison for her role in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: The former CEO and a managing partner of a now-defunct public charter flight company were indicted today on fraud and conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a joint statement with U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May, the Interior Ministers of the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the owners and operators of Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park in Whitewater, Wisconsin, have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that they unlawfully excluded families with children from significant portions of their 230-lot mobile home park. The settlement must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: Two Other Money Laundering Indictments Unsealed as Part of Operation “Phantom Bank” Federal authorities today arrested 11 defendants named in a sweeping racketeering indictment alleging a series of money laundering schemes that revolved around the former head of Saigon National Bank, based in Westminster, ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that it has not objected to the resubmitted capital plan from the Bank of America Corporation.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) today published a consultative paper, "Revisions to the Standardized Approach for credit risk," which is the committee's second consultative paper on the topic. These proposed revisions would apply primarily to large, internationally active banking organizations and not to community banking organizations.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced that he will lead a healthcare trade and investment mission to Lima, Peru from March 7-9, 2016. The trade mission will help U.S. companies launch or increase their business in Peru, focusing on pharmaceutical producers, medical device manufacturers, hospital operation and management services, hospital information systems, and eHealth solutions.
![WHD News Release: Southern California flooring contractor pays more than $458K in back wages, damages to 127 workers following US Labor Department investigation [12/10/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/1e/fc/11410076/webp_adobestock_297235820.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Drivers experience frustrations when stuck in congested traffic areas, such as Los Angeles. Sometimes, other factors test their tolerance, such as spending multiple hours behind the wheel each day for work and not getting paid for all that time, as required by law. That is what happened to 127 workers in Riverside.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Dollar Tree Stores Inc. have reached an agreement that settles all safety and health citations issued against the company.
![OSHA News Release: US Labor Department, Dollar Tree reach settlement agreement to implement enhanced safety measures nationwide [12/10/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/0f/4f/11410093/webp_adobestock_301334866.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Dollar Tree Stores Inc. have reached an agreement that settles all safety and health citations issued against the company.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2015
News Release: Date of Action: Dec. 9, 2015 Type of Action: Default Judgment Names of Defendants: Martin R. Bothwell III and ThreeSource Inc. 401(k) Plan Allegations: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration found that Martin R. Bothwell III, as the fiduciary of the ...
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 10, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 10, 2015
The US State Department published a two page rule on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2015
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
