News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


News Release: A former resident of Overland Park, Kansas, pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false income tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Beall for the District of Kansas.


News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions released the following statement regarding the arrest of Mustafa al-Imam for his role in the September 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya: “The murder of four Americans in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012 was a barbaric crime that shocked the American people. ...


News Release: Mustafa al-Imam, a Libyan national approximately 46 years old, has been charged for his alleged participation in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans.


News Release: Chemed Corporation and various wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, have agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that defendants violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting false claims for hospice services to Medicare. Chemed, which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired Vitas in 2004. Vitas is the largest for-profit hospice chain in the United States.


News Release: A St. George, Utah, financial advisor pleaded guilty today to his role in selling fraudulent tax-avoidance and investment strategies to his clients, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John W. Huber for the District of Utah.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Horizon National Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by First Horizon National Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, to acquire Capital Bank Financial Corp. ("CBFC"), Charlotte, North Carolina, and thereby indirectly acquire CBFC's subsidiary bank, Capital Bank Corp., Raleigh, North Carolina.


Department of Labor Provides Update on Overtime

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced plans to undertake new rulemaking with regard to overtime.


Florida Insurance Scam Leads to $1.6 Million Restitution and Incarceration

News Release: PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced a Port St. Lucie resident to serve 161 months of imprisonment, followed by an additional three years of supervised release, and to make $1,665,348 in restitution for violating federal criminal statutes pertaining to plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.