News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

News from December 2015


News Release: Under two settlements with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), three Puerto Rico government agencies have agreed to upgrade portions of storm water systems they own within the Municipality of San Juan. These upgrades, which will be performed by the Department ...


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Safra Sarasin), Coutts & Co Ltd (Coutts), Gonet & Cie (Gonet) and Banque Cantonal du Valais (BC Valais) reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. These banks collectively will pay penalties of more than $178 million.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BC Vaudoise) reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. BC Vaudoise will pay a penalty of more than $41 million.


News Release: A Ukrainian national made his initial appearance today in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, after being extradited from Poland to face charges relating to a $10 million international money laundering operation, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose of the Western District of North Carolina and Special Agent in Charge John A. Strong of the FBI’s Charlotte Division.


News Release: President and Company to Plead Guilty for Agreeing Not to Compete The president and CEO of a California-based heir location services provider and his firm have agreed to plead guilty to allocating customers with another heir location firm, announced Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Coloplast Corp., a manufacturer of ostomy and continence care products, and Liberator Medical Supply, Inc., a supplier of medical products, have agreed to pay $3.16 million and $500,000, respectively, to resolve allegations that Coloplast paid kickbacks to ...


Federal Reserve Board announces civil money penalty and issues cease and desist order against Higher One, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday assessed a civil money penalty and issued a consent order to cease and desist against Higher One, Inc. of New Haven, Connecticut (Higher One). The order addresses deceptive practices by Higher One that misled students who obtained financial aid disbursements from ...


Federal Reserve Board announces public comment period has been extended through January 31, 2016, on application by KeyCorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the public comment period has been extended through Jan. 31, 2016, for the application by KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio, to acquire First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., and thereby acquire control of its subsidiary bank, First Niagara Bank, National ...


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.