News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - James D. Falkowski, a/k/a “Jamie Falkowski," 42, of Buffalo, New York, was charged by indictment1, unsealed today, with eleven counts of wire fraud, eleven counts of mail fraud, and one count of conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.


News Release: Two men from Triangle, Virginia, have been convicted of multiple sex trafficking and child exploitation offenses. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia and Assistant Director in Charge Andrew W. Vale of the FBI’s Washington Field Office (WFO) made the announcement.


News Release: Justice Department announced today that Barrios Street Realty LLC, a company based in Lockport, Louisiana, has paid approximately $108,000 to 12 U.S. workers pursuant to a settlement with the department. The payments are part of a March 2016 settlement that resolved claims that Barrios discriminated against U.S. workers in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).


News Release: Virginia Beach, Virginia-based contractor ADS Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay the United States $16 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly conspiring with and causing purported small businesses to submit false claims for payment in connection with ...


News Release: A federal jury today convicted a registered nurse who was the owner of two home health companies in Houston for her role in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services.


News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement on President Trump directing the administration to use all appropriate authority to respond to the opioid emergency: “I applaud President Trump for his leadership in taking this drastic and necessary measure to confront an opioid crisis ...


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on August 10

News Release: On Aug. 10, 2017, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves plus a fixed spread of 1 basis point.


OSHA Renews Alliance to Promote Safety for Montana Workers

News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Big Sky Chapter, are renewing an alliance to provide safety professionals in Montana with training resources. The five-year renewal will serve to protect ...


The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.