By Art Benavidez | Jan 18, 2022
A livestock auction house in Arkansas recently agreed to pay a $2,500 penalty for violating the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act by allowing a shortage to occur in their custodial account, a Jan. 4 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press release said.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 18, 2022
Border Patrol agents at the El Centro sector of Southern California recently apprehended two U.S. citizens for possession of methamphetamine, a non-registered firearm and ammo.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 17, 2022
A Houston man was recently sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his role in several ATM robberies at truck stops located throughout Texas and Louisiana and being involved in the assault of a good samaritan who tried to intervene.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 17, 2022
The Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) shows an increase in flights during October 2021 closer to pre-COVID-19 levels while also showing an increase in canceled flights, late arrivals and the mishandling of baggage and wheelchairs.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently provided an additional $5 million in funding for the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program to expedite infrastructure projects being undertaken nationwide.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 13, 2022
Over $9.3 million of a Minneapolis manufacturing company’s employee stock ownership plan after the fund overpaid for company stock in 2011 was reclaimed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
By Art Benavidez | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board recently announced that they are aligning together in order to boost sharing, enforcement, training and outreach.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is helping in the cleanup efforts of Northeast Arkansas after last month’s tornadoes by employing outreach and enforcement actions .
By Art Benavidez | Jan 12, 2022
A judge with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered a federal contractor to hand over documents as part of a federal compliance audit.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 12, 2022
Marty Walsh, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, recently released a statement based on the December 2021 Employment Situation Report.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 9, 2022
A San Diego resident was indicted in federal court last month on charges of selling a 15-year-old Coronado High School sophomore fentanyl that resulted in his death.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 9, 2022
The U.S. Marshals Service extradited a 46-year-old man from Mexico last month who had a warrant for his arrest from 2011 out of Arizona.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 3, 2022
A Dominican drug lord known as “El Abusador” was recently extradited to the U.S. by Columbian authorities to be prosecuted for drug trafficking charges brought by the District of Puerto Rico.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 3, 2022
A private military housing contractor recently agreed to pay over $65 million to resolve criminal and civil litigations stemming from a scheme to receive undeserved incentive fees from the U.S. military Using falsified maintenance reports.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 3, 2022
A Sacramento woman recently pleaded guilty in federal court to interference with flight crew members and attendants in an incident that left a flight attendant with three chipped teeth, three stitches and extensive bruising.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of State recently honored International Migrants Day by reiterating its pledge to support safe, orderly and humane migration globally through the implementation of humanitarian programs.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 3, 2022
The Flexible Resources Initiative (FRI) of the U.S.-India Clean Energy Finance Task Force recently found that India’s electricity requirements, expected to double by 2030, can be economically met through the use of renewable and flexible energy plans including thermal power production already present in the country, hydropower, and solar.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 2, 2022
Laura Lochman, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, is now a deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources, the U.S. State Department announced last month.
By Art Benavidez | Dec 29, 2021
An Indiana man who asked women on Facebook for sexually explicit photos of their children in exchange for money, with three agreeing to the offer, was recently sentenced to 50 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release.
By Art Benavidez | Dec 29, 2021
MyLife.com, Inc. and its CEO, Jeffrey Tinsley, have agreed to pay $21 million in consumer redress after a federal court ruled the company violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act by engaging in deceptive practices.
