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US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans renew agreement to promote understanding of worker rights

Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans Mexican Consul Tito Livio Morales Burelo and Wage and Hour Division District Director Troy Mouton in New Orleans recently renewed an agreement to work jointly to educate native Mexicans working in Louisiana and Mississippi ...

U.S. ATTORNEY DAWN N. ISON ANNOUNCES $348,836.00 IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS

News Release: SAGINAW - U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $348,836.00 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Eastern District of Michigan. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in the district.

EPA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 19

Understanding and Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions grant opened on Oct. 19.

DHS S&T Transitions New Compact Baggage Screener to TSA

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new, compact version of an advanced carry-on baggage screening system is in use at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The new design, developed in part by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to install advanced screening technology in smaller airports that can’t fit conventional systems.

Dominican National Involved in New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NEFTALI FERNANDEZ, 42, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine.

Wyden Announces Finance Committee Staff Changes

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced key committee staff changes.

Former San Diego Resident Sentenced for Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237.

U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Transit to Ensure Equal Access for Individuals with Disabilities at Five Intercity Rail Stations

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has reached a settlement with New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) to resolve findings that its intercity rail stations are not accessible to individuals with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Four New Orleans Men Sentenced to Multiple Life Sentences for Murdering a Federal Witness

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LOUIS AGE JR., and AGE JR.’s son, LOUIS AGE III, a/k/a “Big Lou", RONALD WILSON a/k/a “Tank", and STANTON GUILLORY a/k/a “Nan-Nan", all from New Orleans, were all sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe to multiple terms of life imprisonment for their roles in the murder of a federal witness in a health care fraud case out of the Middle District of Louisiana.

Former New York Mob Hitman Sentenced To 3 Years’ Imprisonment For Escape From Orlando Half-Way House

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Dominic Taddeo, Jr. (65) to 3 years in federal prison for his escape from an Orlando half-way house, to be served consecutively to his remaining term of imprisonment on other federal convictions. Taddeo had pleaded guilty to the escape on May 17, 2022.

Community climate planning projects underway in 4 Connecticut cities

News Release: Four Connecticut cities have joined a pilot project to boost community participation in climate change planning.

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty After Suitcase with Three Kilos of Cocaine is Found on Bus Traveling Through KC

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Jersey City, New Jersey, man whose suitcase, which contained more than three kilograms of cocaine, was found aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

New notice from Justice Department to be published on Oct. 20

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 20.

BLM extends summer off-highway vehicle limitations for the White Mountains National Recreation Area and Steese National Conservation Area

News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Due to the lack of adequate snow cover in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and Steese National Conservation Area, the summer off-highway vehicle (OHV) limitations will remain in effect until October 31.

US Department of Labor finds California grape grower illegally gave wage, hour preference to H-2A visa holders at expense of US workers

News Release: SONOMA, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $54,935 in lost wages for 14 farmworkers after an investigation found that a California grape grower gave workers employed under the H-2A agricultural worker program more hours and better wages than those provided to U.S. workers, in violation of federal law.

Federal Reserve System set to publish a new notice on Oct. 20

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 20.

Good Habits to Protect Against Influenza

News Release: Influenza (flu) season is upon us. Now is the time to take extra precautions with your health and that of your family and friends. Complications of flu may include bacterial pneumonia and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as heart failure, asthma, or diabetes. Identifying symptoms and how best to avoid illness is the most important step in preventing the flu.

Former Nashua, New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 68 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

News Release: CONCORD - Antron Hughes, 60, formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

Peters and Portman Bipartisan Bill to Protect Pets and Other Animals During and After Disasters Signed Into Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergencies has...

Mayorkas: DHS 'is moving with unprecedented speed to meet the needs of American businesses'

U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it will supplement the H-2B cap with almost 65,000 additional visas for fiscal 2023 is about helping the nation's businesses.

Blinken: U.S. 'offering additional military assistance' to Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the 23rd drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment to be sent to Ukraine since August 2021.