News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


News Release: Judge Wood Recognized for Her Lifetime Contributions to the Development of Antitrust Law and Policy Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer presented the 2015 John S. Sherman Award – the department’s highest antitrust honor – to Chief Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. ...


News Release: Ahmad Feras Diri, 42, of London, was arraigned today on charges alleging a conspiracy to illegally export laboratory equipment, including items used to detect chemical warfare agents, from the United States to Syria.


News Release: Represents Largest-Ever Criminal Foreign Bribery Fine Alstom S.A., a French power and transportation company, was sentenced today to pay a $772,290,000 fine to resolve criminal charges related to a widespread corruption scheme involving at least $75 million in secret bribes paid to government officials in countries around the world, including Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Bahamas and Taiwan.


News Release: A federal court in San Diego, California, has permanently barred Lawrence Preston Siegel from preparing federal tax returns for others, providing tax advice for compensation or any promise of compensation and working for any business that provides tax advice or prepares tax returns, the Justice Department ...


News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on today’s attacks in Paris: “We stand in solidarity with France, as it has stood with us so often in the past. This is a devastating attack on our shared values and we at the Department of Justice will do everything within our power to assist and work in partnership with our French law enforcement colleagues.”


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the applications under section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Unionville, Missouri, to merge with Flowers National Bank, Cainsville, Missouri, and to establish branches at the locations of Flowers National Bank.


Agencies announce final EGRPRA outreach meeting

News Release: The federal banking agencies will hold an outreach meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Arlington, Va., as part of their regulatory review under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA). The meeting is the sixth and final in a series of outreach sessions that the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have held throughout the country.


OSHA News Release: Furniture manufacturer, staffing agency expose workers to hazards twice in 14 months [11/13/2015]

News Release: TEMPLE, Texas — Twice in 14 months, MooreCo Inc. temporary workers were seriously injured when inadequately guarded machines pulled them in, removing skin from the wrist up to the shoulder in the most recent incident, and from the wrist down in an earlier incident. As a result of the earlier incident, the employee's fingertips were also amputated.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a seven page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.