News from September 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Receives Outstanding American by Choice Recognition LOS ANGELES — Today, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) honored community leader Antonia Hernández as an “Outstanding American by Choice” at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $8.4 million in grants that will be used by organizations in 24 states to provide training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged, tribal and veteran farmers and ranchers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: A federal court in Helena, Montana has permanently barred Montana-based attorney James Tarpey, as well as two companies he founded, including Project Philanthropy Inc., a District of Columbia corporation which does business as Donate for a Cause, and Timeshare Closings Inc., a Colorado corporation which ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: A Northern California real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today announced 61 grants totaling $25 million to help students who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. In fiscal year 2016, OVW is awarding twice as many grants (45) to institutions of higher education compared to last year. Also this year, OVW is awarding 16 grants to organizations that will provide legal assistance to victims on campuses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and today announced a settlement with Chemoil Corporation that requires the company to retire 65 million renewable fuel credits to resolve alleged violations of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The current market value ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) has agreed to pay the United States $83 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, the Justice Department announced today. BB&T is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement with Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan, resolving allegations that the township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) in denying zoning approval to allow the Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) to build a school on a vacant parcel of land.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Wells Fargo Bank N.A., doing business as Wells Fargo Dealer Services, has agreed to change its policies and pay over $4.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 413 cars owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining a court order.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Och-Ziff Enters into Three-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act A New York-based alternative investment and hedge fund manager, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OZ Africa ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: A Barrio Azteca (BA) gang associate was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice today awarded grants totaling more than $49 million to state, local and tribal jurisdictions, law enforcement agencies and victim service providers to combat human trafficking across the United States.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Agricultural Bank of China, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China and Agricultural Bank of China New York Branch, New York, New York Cease and Desist Order dated Sept. 28, 2016 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the official commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Babyn Yar Massacre, following speeches by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President of the European Council Donald Tusk. Speaking on behalf of President Barack Obama ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. – One hundred and twenty-two employees at a Newark immigration detention facility will receive $4.8 million in back wages and fringe benefits from the County of Essex and one of the nation’s largest providers of re-entry and in-prison treatment services, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule today requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees who work on or in connection with certain federal contracts. The rule will allow these workers to use paid leave if they are sick, need to take care of a sick family ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a total of $43,286,407 in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs. These investments will help dislocated workers and ...
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 29, 2016
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
