News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News Release: Defendant Defrauded Investors in Nigerian Oil Scheme and Veterans Affairs and Failed to File a Federal Income Tax Return A Las Vegas, Nevada, resident, who served in the U.S. Marines Corps, was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in the District of Nevada of multiple fraud charges after an eight-day trial, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. to Pay $4.55 Million for Bid Rigging on Power Window Switches

News Release: Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $4.55 million criminal fine for conspiring to rig bids on power window switches installed in Honda Civics sold to U.S. consumers, the Department of Justice today announced.

Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Stop L.A. Times Publisher from Acquiring Competing Newspapers

News Release: Acquisition Would Monopolize Newspapers in Orange and Riverside Counties in California The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block the acquisition by Tribune Publishing Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, of Freedom Communications Inc., publisher of the Register ...

New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL

News Release: Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 270 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford of the Western District of New York for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Phoenix Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Support ISIL and Other Terrorism-Related Offenses

News Release: Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty today by a federal jury of one count each of the following five crimes: conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to transport firearms and ...

Owner of Two Miami Clinics Sentenced to 82 Months for Health Care Fraud Charges

News Release: An owner of two fraudulent medical clinics in the Miami area was sentenced to 82 months in prison today for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that caused more than $3 million in losses.

California Man Indicted in Chicago for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Overseas Terrorists

News Release: Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, of Sacramento, California, was indicted today in the Northern District of Illinois for attempting to provide material support to acts of violence overseas. The indictment was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney ...

Justice Department and City of Ferguson, Missouri, Resolve Lawsuit with Agreement to Reform Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court to Ensure Constitutional Policing

News Release: The Justice Department and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, today jointly filed an agreement resolving the United States’ pending lawsuit against Ferguson. The court-enforceable decree, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, aims to remedy the unconstitutional law enforcement ...

OSHA emphasizes need to reduce illness, injury among Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri poultry processors

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Poultry workers are twice as likely to suffer serious injuries and six times more likely to get sick on the job than other private sector workers, facts that are leading federal safety and health inspectors in three Midwestern states to act to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic stressors among at-risk workers.

Over 10K severe worker injuries reported in first year of OSHA requirement

News Release: WASHINGTON – In the first year of a new reporting requirement, employers notified the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of more than 10,000 severe work-related injuries, creating the opportunity for the agency to work with employers to eliminate hazards and protect other workers.

$30M in grants available for organizations to help young adults with juvenile or adult records gain job skills, start new careers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $30 million grant competition to help expand employment opportunities for young people involved in the criminal justice system. The department will award approximately seven grants of up to $4.5 million. Grant recipients may be either rural or urban organizations.

Alexandria, Minnesota SIMPLE IRA Plan Official Agrees To Repay Plan for Delinquent Contributions

News Release: Minneapolis, Minnesota - The president of Double A Electric, Inc. of Alexandria, Minnesota, agreed to repay $8,937.27 to the company’s SIMPLE IRA plan for failure to forward employee contributions, according to a consent order and judgment obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor on March 17.

U.S. Labor Department sues president of Emergency Consultants Inc. to recover 401(k) assets

News Release: Traverse City, Michigan – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the president and fiduciary of the 401(k) plan of Emergency Consultants Inc., Traverse City, for failing to forward contributions to the plan as soon as reasonably feasible, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

What did Transportation Department publish on March 17?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on March 17

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

State Department publishes notice on March 17

By State News Post | Mar 17, 2016

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on March 17

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on March 17 by Transportation Department