News from April 2016
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 19, 2016 – This week, representatives from USDA's Rural Development team will be celebrating Earth Day by visiting newly funded projects that will improve rural water quality and safety in 33 states across the country. USDA is investing $183 million in 60 water and wastewater infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced that the Department of Justice released the 2016 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. The strategy provides a comprehensive threat assessment of the nature and scope of the current dangers facing our nation’s children, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: A licensed physician who worked for a Detroit-area medical practice pleaded guilty today for his role in a $2.4 million health care fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: A Lincoln, Montana, man was sentenced today to five years in prison for manufacturing marijuana, being a felon in possession of a firearm and tax evasion, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter for the District of Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Timothy M. Longmeyer, the former Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, admitted in federal court today that he solicited and accepted over $200,000 in kickbacks from a private consultant during his tenure. Longmeyer, 48, pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official, before U.S. District Judge ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, released the following statement regarding the ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry of the Eastern District of Missouri approving the department’s consent decree with the ...
By Fed Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday implemented new procedures for examiners to conduct off-site loan reviews for community and small regional banks. The Board is offering this option as part of its ongoing efforts to improve efficiency and provide burden reduction while maintaining quality supervision.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: CommerceWest Bank, Irvine, California Cease and Desist Order dated April 12, 2016 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued the Public Safety Analytics R&D Roadmap , which outlines opportunities to spur innovation and improve public safety by making data more accessible and useful for police, firefighters, emergency medical services and other first responders. Published by the ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today announced that several economies have joined together to issue a statement that includes steps to address steel excess capacity. The statement comes one day after Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Froman expressed ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation uncovered that the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office altered employee time sheets and did not pay its employees legally required overtime compensation.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Employer’s names: Red Diamond Enterprises Inc., doing business as Red Diamond Farms German “Javier” Torres, president and owner Investigation sites: Wimauma, Sarasota, Quincy and West Palm Beach, Florida Investigation findings: Investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division Tampa District ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ‒ A 42-year-old laborer leak testing joints inside a 54-inch round pipe suffered fatal blunt force injuries in October 2015, when an inflatable “bladder” ruptured at a Springfield waste-water treatment plant. Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found his employer, Henderson Construction of Central Illinois Inc., failed to train him properly on the testing procedure.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. ‒ Two Bismarck companies have been cited by federal safety inspectors for failing to protect workers from fall hazards of up to 18 feet at a residential home construction site in the 4600 block of Greyhawk Lane in February.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: BEAR CREEK, Wis. – A Wisconsin food cannery faces $143,550 in federal penalties after a 35-year-old worker fell more than 17 feet into an empty sauerkraut vat and broke multiple bones. The inspection that followed was the fourth time since 2011 that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited GLK Foods LLC for failing to protect workers from fall and machine hazards.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
