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Environmental Protection
EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations as it develops the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision, which is an essential step to reduce nutrient discharges in the nation’s waters.
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at Six Massachusetts Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at six National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Massachusetts this year.
State
Chairman McCaul Fires Back at Biden Admin, Renews Oversight Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal
News Release: Washington, D.C. - After the Biden administration’s chaotic and deadly evacuation from Afghanistan, America’s adversaries have been emboldened and the country has once again become a safe haven for terrorists. Despite requesting documents and information on the withdrawal dating back to August 2021,...
Justice
Israeli Dual Citizen Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Transmitting Sexually Explicit Video of a Minor
News Release: WASHINGTON - Nimrod Shalom, 41, a dual citizen of Israel and the United States, was sentenced, on Jan. 13, 2023, to seven years in prison for transmission of a sexual performance by a minor.
Labor
US Department of Labor recovers $1.1M for 263 foreign workers denied full wages by Wisconsin employer
News Release: MADISON, WI - Five years after leaving their Guatemalan and Mexican homes for jobs promised by owners of two Wisconsin forestry companies and discovering they would not receive the wages, benefits and types of jobs described in their contracts, 263 workers will finally receive $1.1 million in unpaid wages after extensive federal investigations.
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Connecticut Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at four National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Connecticut this year.
Environmental Protection
Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility
News Release: CHEYENNE -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced an Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) settlement with Dyno Nobel, Inc., resolving alleged violations at the company’s ammonium nitrate production facility in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Labor
CORRECTED: US Department of Labor alleges Colorado restaurant operator intimidated, fired workers who participated in federal investigation
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in federal court against the operator of a Firestone franchise restaurant who allegedly fired two workers whom the employer believed complained to the department’s Wage and Hour Division about the employer’s pay practice and participated in the investigation that followed.
Justice
Justice Department Announces New Director of the U.S. Trustee Program
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has selected Tara Twomey to serve as Director of the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) at the Department of Justice.
Justice
CPA Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Promote Fraudulent Tax Shelter Scheme
News Release: A Florida CPA pleaded guilty in the District of New Jersey today to conspiring to sell fraudulent tax deductions disguised as charitable deductions to high-income clients.
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Before Their Meeting
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure, as always, to welcome my colleague and friend Mevlut Cavusoglu here to Washington, to the State Department.
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the United States Conference of Mayors’ 91st Winter Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: (Applause) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, take a seat. Good morning, everyone.
State
Our OES 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
Release: As we embark on the new year, I am struck by the giant strides we made last year to preserve the planet we call home.
Environmental Protection
EPA Reaches $11 Million Settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) for the reimbursement of $11 million in costs EPA incurred in cleaning up contamination at the Maunabo Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico.
Justice
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Broadway Ticket Services Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
News Release: Note: The Spanish version can be found here.
Justice
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Broadway Ticket Services Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
News Release: Note: The Spanish version can be found here.
Justice
Man Wanted for Toledo Homicide Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Cleveland
News Release: San Juan, PR - The U.S. Marshals Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF) arrested a couple wanted for first degree murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Agriculture
“CELEBRATING NATIONAL MILK DAY” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 11
“CELEBRATING NATIONAL MILK DAY“ was published in the House section on page H165 on Jan. 11
Labor
US Department of Labor awards $325K to provide education, training, supportive services to migrant, seasonal farmworker youth, young adults
News Release: WASHINGTON - As much as Americans depend upon young migrant and seasonal farmworkers to supply fruits and vegetables to their households, few may realize the difficulties these workers face on farms throughout the nation.
Labor
Federal court orders Michigan assisted living facility, owner to pay $15K in back wages, damages after Department of Labor investigation
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A federal court has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility to pay $15,238 in back wages and damages to six healthcare workers, whom the employer failed to pay during meal breaks when their duties forced them to work during or through the breaks.
Justice
Four Hawaii Correctional Officers Sentenced for Abusing Inmate and Conspiring to Cover Up Abuse
News Release: Four former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation in a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse.
Justice
Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Charged with Processing Over $700 Million of Illicit Funds
News Release: The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested last night in Miami for his alleged operation of a money transmitting business that transported and transmitted illicit funds and that failed to meet U.S. regulatory safeguards, including anti-money laundering requirements.
Justice
“ISSUES OF THE DAY” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Jan. 12
“ISSUES OF THE DAY” was published on pages H229-H230 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 12.
Justice
Fayette County Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Maurice A. Taylor, 44, was sentenced on Thursday to 385 months in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine (five kilograms and 500 grams) and one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.
Homeland
Laredo Sector Border Patrol disrupts a human smuggling operation at a stash house find illegal contraband
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working together with Webb County Constable Officers from Precinct 1 disrupted a human smuggling operation at a stash house in Laredo, Texas.