News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


San Gabriel Valley Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Tax Evasion Charges in $147 Million Mining and Digital Currency Fraud

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Bradbury man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he falsely promised profits to more than 70,000 victim investors worldwide in a scheme where a multinational company issued a sham digital currency purportedly asset-backed by billions of dollars’ worth of amber and other precious gemstones.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $5.7 Million to Three Airports in New Hampshire

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $5,744,000 in airport safety and infrastructure grants to three airports in New Hampshire. This investment in New Hampshire’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao.


DHS Announces Streamlining Measures To Help States In Issuing REAL IDs

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, after soliciting ideas, solutions and proposals from the public, states, private sector, and relevant associations, DHS Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf sent letters to state governors informing them of increased flexibility regarding electronic submission of required documents for REAL ...


Acting Secretary Wolf Traveling to Honduras for Regional Security Conference

News Release: On Wednesday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf will travel to Honduras for the 12th Regional Security Conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The ministerial will bring together security officials from the U.S., Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama to discuss efforts ...


U.S. Trustee Program Ready to Implement the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019

News Release: The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) is fully prepared to implement the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), which goes into effect today. The SBRA was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last August. “The SBRA represents an innovative effort to expedite ...


Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Order for Liqui-Box to Proceed With Acquisition of Plastics Division of DS Smith

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring Olympus Growth Fund VI L.P. (Olympus Fund VI), its portfolio company Liqui-Box Inc. (Liqui-Box), and DS Smith plc (DS Smith) to divest all of DS Smith’s dairy, post-mix, smoothie, and wine bag-in-box (BiB) product lines in the United States ...


Guardian Elder Care Holdings and Related Entities Agree to Pay $15.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Billing for Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation Therapy Services

News Release: Guardian Elder Care Holdings Inc., and related companies Guardian LTC Management Inc., Guardian Elder Care Management Inc., Guardian Elder Care Management I Inc., and Guardian Rehabilitation Services Inc., (Guardian) agreed to pay $15,466,278 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly ...


Texas Businessman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Role in Venezuela Bribery Scheme and Obstruction of Justice

News Release: A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for laundering the proceeds of a corrupt scheme to secure contracts from PDVSA through ...


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2020

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 28-29, 2020.


U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Resolution of Allegations Of Hiring Discrimination by Time Warner Cable

News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Time Warner Cable LCC – a large telecommunications company – and the department have entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement. As a result, the ...


U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Resolution of Allegations Of Hiring Discrimination by Time Warner Cable

News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Time Warner Cable LCC – a large telecommunications company – and the department have entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement. As a result, the ...


What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 19?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by State Department on Feb. 19

The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on Feb. 19

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 19 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 19 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.