News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


Northwest Oregon: Temporary Closure at Wildwood Recreation Site

News Release: Salem, Ore. - Access to the Salmon River and several facilities within the Bureau of Land Management’s Wildwood Recreation Site will be temporarily closed on July 15 due to public safety concerns. During that time, crews will be using a helicopter to transfer logs from Wildwood to various locations along the river to restore salmon habitat.


Second New York Broker-Dealer Pleads Guilty To Rigging Bids for Financial Instruments in Violation of Antitrust Law

News Release: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC (ICBCFS) pleaded guilty to an antitrust charge and was sentenced to pay a criminal fine in excess of $3 million for its involvement in a bid-rigging conspiracy involving certain financial instruments, the Department of Justice announced today. ...


IBM Agrees to Pay $14.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

News Release: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Cúram Software have agreed to pay $14.8 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act arising from material misrepresentations to the State of Maryland during the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) contract award process for the development of Maryland’s Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) website and IT platform, the Department of Justice announced today.


United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Two Compounding Pharmacies and Their Owner For Submitting Inflated Claims and Improperly Waiving Patient Copayments

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that the United States has filed a complaint in intervention against Smart Pharmacy Inc., and SP2 LLC, two compounding pharmacies located in Jacksonville, Florida. The complaint alleges that the pharmacies improperly included the drug aripiprazole, an atypical ...


New York Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join ISIS in Yemen

News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Mohamed Rafik Naji was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment to be followed by five years supervised release by United States District Judge Frederic Block for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization. Naji pleaded guilty to the charge in February 2018.


Prosecutors From The United States, Colombia and Mexico Strengthen Their Commitment to Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations

News Release: On June 12 to 14, in Cartagena, Colombia, prosecutors from Colombia, Mexico, and the United States came together for the second Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) Working Group. The mission of the Working Group is to engage in specialized training and to develop joint strategies and best practices to dismantle the transnational criminal organizations that threaten the three nations.


Massachusetts Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: The owner of a chiropractic business pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to an indictment filed in June 2018, Richard Rogers, a Northborough, Massachusetts, chiropractor, operated ...


Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on technical updates to its Freedom of Information Act procedures and on changes to its rules governing the disclosure of confidential supervisory information

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday requested public comment on technical, clarifying updates regarding its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures and changes to improve the efficiency of its rules governing the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (CSI).



U.S. Department of Labor Cites Southern Tire Mart  After Fatality at Texas Retreading Facility

News Release: FORT WORTH, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Southern Tire Mart LLC – based in Columbia, Mississippi – for failing to protect employees from serious safety hazards after a worker suffered fatal injuries while attempting to mount a monster truck tire rim at the company's retreading facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The company faces $341,195 in fines.


Notice published by Energy Department on June 14

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on June 14

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes rule on June 14

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on June 14

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 14 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on June 14?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on June 14

The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes notice on June 14

The US State Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 14 by State Department

The US State Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on June 14

The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.