News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


News Release: The Justice Department announced today a coordinated health care fraud enforcement operation across the state of Texas, involving charges against a total of 58 individuals across all four federal districts in Texas for their alleged involvement in Medicare fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics ...


News Release: The Justice Department today announced that a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama, returned a two-count indictment charging former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Lieutenant Willie Burks, 39, with failing to stop a sergeant under his command from kicking and striking with a baton ...


News Release: Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen today announced the arrest of a Florida man on federal charges that in January 2019 he made racially-motivated threats against a prospective candidate that interfered ...


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), PCA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Smith, PCA’s former Vice President of Operations Matthew Smith, and private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH) have agreed to resolve ...


News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today a health care fraud enforcement action in the state of California, involving charges brought against a total of 26 individuals in the Central District of California for their alleged involvement ...


News Release: The owner of a Detroit-area pain clinic and physical therapy clinic pleaded guilty today for her role in a drug diversion scheme. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ...


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household ...


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 17-18 FOMC meeting

News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the September 17-18 meeting.



News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of acetone from Belgium, South Africa, and South Korea, finding that exporters of acetone from Belgium, South Africa, and South Korea, have dumped acetone in ...


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Idaho Dollar Tree Stores  After Finding Widespread Storage Violations

News Release: BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores at four Idaho locations for exposing employees to unsafe storage of merchandise, and blocked walkways and exit routes. The company faces $898,682 in proposed penalties.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.