News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced late yesterday Alberto Diaz-Fernandez, 55, of Santa Ana, California, to 121 months in prison and four years of supervised release on drug conspiracy charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Suhip E. Ebrahim, 26, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for distribution of oxycodone, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced the leader of one of Birmingham’s largest cocaine- and heroin-trafficking rings to nearly 23 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot, and Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the attacks that took place at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 36 people and injuring at least 147 others.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 564 months in prison for his role in three gunpoint carjackings and an attempted carjacking within a 10-day period, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: Settlements Require VW to Spend up to $10 Billion to Buyback, Terminate Leases, or Modify Affected 2.0 Liter Vehicles and Compensate Consumers, and Spend $4.7 Billion to Mitigate Pollution and Make Investments that Support Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology In two related settlements, one with the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: A citizen of the United Kingdom was sentenced today to 85 years in prison for his part in a child pornography trafficking conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Century Bank of Florida, Tampa, Florida Written Agreement dated Aug. 25, 2009 Terminated June 23, 2016 Pilot Bancshares, Inc. and Pilot Bank, both of Tampa, Florida Written Agreement dated July 7, 2010 Terminated June 23, 2016 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2017: January 31-February 1 (Tuesday-Wednesday) March 14-15 (Tuesday-Wednesday) May 2-3 (Tuesday-Wednesday) June 13-14 (Tuesday-Wednesday) July 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday) September 19-20 (Tuesday-Wednesday) October ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Ohio Valley Banc Corp., Gallipolis, to merge with Milton Bancorp, Inc., Wellston, and thereby indirectly acquire it subsidiary bank, The Milton Banking Company, Wellston, ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, to merge with Community & Southern Holdings, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Community & Southern Bank, both of Atlanta, Georgia.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: On Wednesday, June 29, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join President Obama in Canada at the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS), hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This year’s Summit will focus on four pillars: climate, energy, and the environment; economic competitiveness; regional ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: DENVER – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered the former owner of Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours to pay a former employee back wages, interest and punitive damages after the agency found he terminated an employee who refused to drive an unsafe tour bus.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: BRANSON, Mo. – More than a century ago, a legendary and passionate safety advocate had an extraordinary vision for mine safety. In the early 1900s, mining deaths were practically the rule not the exception. In fact, more than 24,000 coal miners perished in industry accidents between 1900 and 1910.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – Hoping to remove some of the obstacles that Americans with disabilities may face in their search for employment, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $15.6 million in grants intended to increase the participation of youth and adults with disabilities in federally funded education and training programs.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 28, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal lawsuit alleges action taken by fiduciaries resulted in losses exceeding $5.9 million to the Triple T Transport Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, directly affecting the retirement savings funds of employees of the Lewis Center, Ohio, company and violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By USDA Wire | Jun 28, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 28, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 28, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 28, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
