News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Defendant frequently traveled by truck to Glendale, Arizona to pick up coolers with methamphetamine hidden in them.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Alexander Rivera-Santiago, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a settlement with the Ironworkers District Council of New England Pension and Annuity Funds (Funds) and their trustees, resolving claims that they violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) when they refused to give Thomas Shea, a U.S. Navy Reserve Member, credit toward his pension and annuity funds while he served on active duty military service.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson participated in the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking (PITF) at the White House. The PITF works to provide ...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The Department of Homeland Security is closely monitoring events arising from the distributed denial of service attack on Dyn on Friday, October 21. Later that day, the Department convened a conference call of about 18 major communication ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Parallel Resolutions with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Brazilian Authorities Equaling $97 Million in Disgorgement Also Announced Today Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. (Embraer) entered into a resolution to resolve criminal charges and agreed to pay a penalty of more than $107 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: A licensed occupational therapist pleaded guilty today in Los Angeles for his role in a $2.6 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved billing for occupational therapy services that were not provided. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Survey Finds Increased Approval Rating for Seattle Police Department As part of the consent decree between the Justice Department and the city of Seattle, a scientific poll conducted by national polling firm Anzalone Liszt Grove Research was filed today with the U.S. District Court for the Western District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Department of Justice Tribal Access Program Will Continue to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data The Department of Justice is expanding the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information which provides federally-recognized tribes access to national crime information databases for both civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Life Care Centers of America Inc. (Life Care) and its owner, Forrest L. Preston, have agreed to pay $145 million to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that Life Care violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to submit false claims to Medicare and TRICARE ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday it has voted to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent. In making this determination, the Board followed the framework detailed in the Board's policy statement for setting the CCyB for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Four federal financial institution regulatory agencies issued an exception from the appraisal requirements for real estate-related financial transactions in the parishes declared to be in a major disaster area due to the severe storms and flooding in Louisiana. The agencies will not require financial ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by River Holding Company, Stoddard, Wisconsin, to merge with Sparta Union Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary bank, Union National Bank & Trust Company, both of Sparta, Wisconsin.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: In celebration of the 2016 Minority Enterprise Development Week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered a keynote address at the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Conference in Chicago. Speaking to more than 2,000 CEOs and minority business leaders, Secretary Pritzker ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: MANSFIELD, Ohio – The absence of adequate machine safe guards led to an amputation and other machine-related injuries at a Mansfield manufacturer of parts used by automobile, motorcycle and appliance brands. One of these injuries involved a 22-year-old temporary employee who suffered the partial amputation of two fingers on his left hand on his first day of work.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 24, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 24, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 24, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 24, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 24, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
