News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News Release: A federal jury found a Hamilton, Ohio, man guilty of one count of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, one count of conspiracy to advertise child pornography and one count of conspiracy to distribute child pornography.

PTC Inc. Subsidiaries Agree to Pay More Than $14 Million to Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges

News Release: Two subsidiaries of Massachusetts software company PTC Inc. entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $14.54 million penalty today to resolve the government’s investigation into whether the companies improperly provided recreational travel to Chinese government officials in violation ...

Federal Court Shuts Down Nationwide Tax Preparation Business

News Release: A federal court in Chicago has ordered Servicios Latinos Inc. to close its nationwide tax preparation business, the Justice Department announced today. The order comes after the Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against the business and its owners, Georgina Lopez, Pamela Miranda and Jorge A. Miranda, ...

Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against City of Chicago Police Department

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the city of Chicago to resolve allegations that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) discriminated against entry-level police officer applicants on the basis of national origin, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Illinois Woman Charged in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Poplar Grove, Illinois resident was indicted by a federal grand jury today on six counts of mail fraud, six counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of access device fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois.

Former Employee of U.S. Contractor in Afghanistan Sentenced on Bribery and Structuring Conspiracy Charges

News Release: A former government contractor employee was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a bribery scheme involving a federal program in Afghanistan and conspiracy to structure financial transactions to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements.

Federal Monitor Finds Seattle Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Efforts in Initial Compliance with Consent Decree Requirements

News Release: Federal Monitor Merrick Bobb filed an assessment today that finds that the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) new crisis intervention policies, training and operations to engage people in crisis are in initial compliance with the crisis intervention provisions of the court-ordered agreement with the Department ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Largest-Ever Delegation to Attend 2016 Hannover Messe

By Commerce News Now | Feb 16, 2016

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that she will lead the largest-ever U.S. delegation to Hannover Messe, the world’s foremost trade fair for industrial technology, taking place April 25 to 29, 2016 in Hannover, Germany. For the first time in the Fair’s history, the United States ...

Paying to work? Sophia’s House of Pancakes resolves allegations servers made to pay $2 per hour to work at restaurants

News Release: KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Imagine having to pay your restaurant employer to be able to work there.

Minnesota sheet metal fabricator pays 43 workers more than $171K in back wages and damages

News Release: ST. MICHAEL, Minn. – A central Minnesota sheet metal fabricator has paid $85,617 in back wages and an additional equal amount in liquidated damages totaling $171,234 to 43 workers. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined the company violated the overtime provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act by “banking” overtime hours instead of paying for that time at legally-required time and a half.

Lack of training by company led to logging worker’s tragic death

News Release: WOODLAWN, Ill. – The death of a 20-year-old worker killed when a tree fell on him during logging operations could have been prevented if his employer had removed damaged trees prior to conducting logging operations on a 40-acre site in Woodlawn, federal inspectors determined.

National Safety Stand-Down highlights importance of preventing falls, leading cause of worker death, serious injury in the construction industry

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other federal safety agencies announced today that they have designated May 2-6, 2016, for the third annual National Safety Stand-Down. The event is a nationwide effort to remind and educate employers and workers in the construction industry of the serious dangers of falls – the cause of the highest number of industry deaths in the construction industry.

Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 16

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Feb. 16 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 16?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on Feb. 16

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 16

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Feb. 16 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 16?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on Feb. 16