News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: Kenneth Zong, 77, of Anchorage Alaska, was named as the sole defendant in the 47-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), unlawful provision of services to Iran, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: A Forest City, Iowa businessman was sentenced to 13 months in prison yesterday in federal court for failing to pay employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Kevin W. Techau for the Northern District of Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: The administrator of a Miami-area home health agency was convicted today for his role in a $2.5 million Medicare fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 42, a citizen of Singapore, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge stemming from his role in a conspiracy that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the U.S. to Iran. At least 16 of the components were later found in unexploded ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday adopted a final rule to strengthen the ability of government authorities to resolve in an orderly way the largest domestic and foreign banks operating in the United States without any support from taxpayer-provided capital.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved action on Thursday by the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, increasing the discount rate (the primary credit rate) at the Bank from 1 percent to 1-1/4 percent, effective immediately.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board encourages consumers to closely monitor their financial accounts for unauthorized activity and know where to find help if they spot unauthorized activity.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered opening remarks at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors (DEBA) meeting. Established by Secretary Pritzker earlier this year, the DEBA serves as a centralized forum for gathering consensus input from a wide range ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker received a series of recommendations from members of the Digital Economy Board of Advisors that identify key actions the U.S. Department of Commerce can take to support the digital economy, encourage growth and increase opportunity.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON – On a motel housekeeper’s wages, Iris Castro lives on a budget that barely makes ends meet. When her aging parents’ ill health demanded medications, she couldn’t afford to send money home to her native Honduras. Unable to return home, she is left to mourn their deaths in the past two years and saddened by her inability to help pay for their care.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho – Brandon Horine’s first day at work removing shingles from a residential roof in Nampa was also his last. Without required fall protection equipment in place, the 42-year-old worker fell to the ground on Sept. 12, 2016 – suffering severe brain trauma that ended his life several days later.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced the plan for environmental, transportation and historic preservation studies at the Frances Perkins Building and other sites being explored for the department’s new headquarters.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
