News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


SolarCity Agrees to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising From Renewable Energy Grant Claims to Treasury

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that SolarCity Corporation (SolarCity) has agreed to pay $29.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims on behalf of itself and affiliated investment funds to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) ...


Drug Maker Aegerion Agrees to Plead Guilty; Will Pay More Than $35 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and Civil False Claims Allegations

News Release: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based subsidiary of Novelion Therapeutics Inc., has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to its prescription drug, Juxtapid, the Justice Department announced today. As charged in a criminal information filed today, Aegerion introduced Juxtapid ...


Florida Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

News Release: Two Broward County, Florida tax return preparers were sentenced to prison today for conspiring to file and filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida.


Florida Resident Sentenced to Prison for Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns

News Release: A Florida resident was sentenced today in federal court in White Plains, New York to 18 months in prison, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim for the Southern District of New York.


Former Clinical Psychologist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme

News Release: A former Kentucky clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $550 million in federal disability payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for thousands of claimants.


Five Alleged Members and Associates of Bloods Gang Indicted for Federal Racketeering and Other Related Offenses

News Release: Five alleged members and associates of the Black Mob Gangstas/Donald Gee Family (BMG/DGF), a set of the Bloods street gang, have been indicted in a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina, for various gang-related crimes, including conspiracy to participate ...


Nevada Lawyer Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns and Obstructing the IRS

News Release: A Reno, Nevada attorney was convicted today following a three-week jury trial, of filing false tax returns and obstructing the internal revenue laws, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre for the District of Nevada.


Op-Ed: These NAFTA Rules Are Killing Our Jobs

News Release: As the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations unfold, there is a lot of loose talk being exchanged about automobile parts going back and forth among the United States, Canada and Mexico. NAFTA supporters assert that the U.S. content in cars assembled in Canada and Mexico is particularly high and that therefore our $70 billion-plus trade deficits with our NAFTA partners are not worrisome.


Trade In Value Added: Declining U.S.-Produced Content in U.S. Imports from NAFTA

News Release: It has been widely assumed that American-made parts and components constitute a substantial percentage of the products that are manufactured in Mexico and Canada and imported by the United States.


Judge Orders Oregon Drywall Company to Pay Workers $285,000

News Release: PORTLAND, OR – A federal judge has entered a consent judgment ordering a Portland drywall company to pay $285,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 82 employees for overtime violations after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.


Federal Reserve System publishes notice on Sept. 22

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Sept. 22 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Federal Reserve System publish on Sept. 22?

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Sept. 22

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Sept. 22

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Sept. 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Sept. 22?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Sept. 22

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Sept. 22

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Sept. 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.