News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


South Paris Man Sentenced to 21 Months for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Andrew Bean, 51, of South Paris, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm after being convicted of four felony offenses. He pleaded guilty on April 26, 2016.



Pennsylvania Man Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge

News Release: Orlando Sanchez Admitted to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin.


Boston Man Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Brokerage Firms

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was indicted today in connection with a three-year, multi-million dollar fraud scheme.


Michael Harpster Named Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Division

News Release: Michael Harpster Named Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Division.


New Haven Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Federal Assault and Narcotics Offenses

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM, also known as “Ugg," 29, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for federal assault and narcotics offenses.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced, John Howard Brady, age 74, of Glen Burnie, to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and two counts of bribery in connection with a scheme in which Brady and other commercial haulers paid...


News Release: A former Virgin Islands senator was arrested on June 29, 2016, in Modena, Italy, and extradited today for allegedly defrauding the government of the Virgin Islands of tens of thousands of dollars while he served as a senator in the territorial legislature.


News Release: Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: Deposited More Than $197,000 in Fraudulent Refunds into Her Bank Accounts A Crystal Lake, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $197,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: Numerous Alleged Co-Conspirators Previously Convicted at Trial and Pleaded Guilty in Minnesota Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble, 20, formerly of Minneapolis, was charged today by criminal complaint with providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).


News Release: Today, no other country attracts more foreign direct investment than the United States.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to New Delhi, India, August 29-31 for the second U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) and the U.S.-India CEO Forum.


Nail salons in Nassau, Suffolk counties to pay $203K in back wages,  damages and penalties to 95 underpaid salon workers

News Release: LONG ISLAND, N.Y. – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division ’s Long Island District Office has resulted in the recovery of more than $178,000 in back wages and damages for 95 nail salon workers underpaid between 2012 and 2015 at six Nassau and Suffolk County nail salons. In addition, the salons will pay $24,640 in civil monetary penalties as part of their settlement.


OSHA urges Louisiana flood recovery workers, volunteers to be vigilant, aware of hazards during cleanup

News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana residents – emergency workers, employers and the public – recovering from the impact of the recent floods should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.


Labor Department, FAR Council issue final regulations, guidance to ensure federal contractors better comply with workplace rights, protections

News Release: WASHINGTON – To ensure that federal contractors better comply with laws that protect their workers’ safety, wages and civil rights, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council today announced final regulations and guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.