News from September 2016
Justice Department Announces Nine Studies Focused on Approaches to Life-Saving Work Authorized by the Violence Against Women Act
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: Today the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced nine new research projects—the first in its Research and Evaluation Initiative launched earlier this year. All nine awards focus on learning more about effective approaches for doing the life-saving work authorized through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and examine specific issues related to victims from underserved and marginalized populations.
Florida Business Owner Charged in Telemarketing-Related Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: A Florida business owner was charged in an indictment unsealed today with participating in a scheme that sold the personal information of tens of thousands of individuals to fraudulent telemarketers, who in turn used the information to target potential victims for various fraudulent telemarketing schemes.
Southern Coal Corporation to Make System-Wide Upgrades to Reduce Water Pollution from Mining Operations in Appalachia
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Southern Coal Corporation and 26 affiliated mining companies that requires the companies to make comprehensive upgrades to their coal mining and processing operations to prevent discharges of polluted wastewater from their mines in Appalachia. The estimated cost of these measures is $5 million.
Chief Executive Officer of Pharmaceutical Company Charged in $100 Million Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: Scheme Caused the Collapse and Failure of One of Puerto Rico’s Largest Banks The former chairman and CEO of a multinational pharmaceutical company was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a fraud scheme that caused over $100 million in losses and led to the collapse and failure ...
Justice Department Announces Fair Housing Settlement with Montana Developers
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the developers and designers of 31 apartment buildings in or near Helena, Montana, have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that the buildings were not built to be accessible to people with disabilities, as required by the Fair Housing Act. The department’s ...
Justice Department Files Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Owner and Managers of Florida Mobile Home Park
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: This Case is the Third Mobile Home Park Race Discrimination Case the Justice Department Has Filed in the Middle District of Florida in the Last Year The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against James C. Goss, the owner, and Cathy Plante and Joey Gwozdz, the managers, of ...
Bossier City, Louisiana, Housing Authority Agrees to Pay $120,000 and Implement Reforms to Settle Justice Department Lawsuit
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Bossier City, Louisiana, Housing Authority (BCHA) has agreed to pay $120,000 and adopt new policies and practices to settle a lawsuit alleging that it discriminated on the basis of race and disability, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The settlement must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Two Maryland MS-13 Members Convicted in Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: A federal jury today convicted two Hyattsville, Maryland, men on charges related to the racketeering enterprise activity of a gang known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.
Measuring the Value of Cross-Border Data Flows
By Commerce News Now | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: The internet has transformed how Americans live, work and play. It has connected people around the world in new ways through data that flows seamlessly across borders. Businesses rely on cross-border data flows to access markets and interact with customers across the globe, find new suppliers and communicate ...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Addresses Digital Economy Board of Advisors Meeting
By Commerce News Now | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered opening remarks at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors (DEBA) meeting in Mountain View, California. Established by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker earlier this year, the DEBA serves as a centralized ...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Issue Joint Statement on Economic Cooperation
By Commerce News Now | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman issued the following statement regarding discussions on September 28 in Kyiv to accelerate economic reform, build a better business climate for all companies and increase U.S.-Ukrainian bilateral trade and investment.
OSHA cites Stavis Seafoods Inc. for 20 serious violations following March ammonia leak in which employee died
By Labor Gazette | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: BRAINTREE, Mass. – Brian Caron died on the job on March 23, 2016, when he was fatally overcome by an ammonia leak caused by a burst pipe in the machine shop of his employer, Boston fish and seafood wholesaler Stavis Seafoods Inc. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and ...
US Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs reports 16 countries made significant advancements to combat child labor in 2015
By Labor Gazette | Sep 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – Miguel Hernandez is 12 years old and already an experienced miner. Instead of going to school, he has worked for years –11 hours a day – extracting precious gems in the mines of Bolivia.
Energy Department publishes rule on Sept. 30
By DOE Gazette | Sep 30, 2016
The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by Transportation Department on Sept. 30
By DOT News Wire | Sep 30, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Transportation Department publishes notice on Sept. 30
By DOT News Wire | Sep 30, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on Sept. 30 by Transportation Department
By DOT News Wire | Sep 30, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by State Department on Sept. 30
By State News Post | Sep 30, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
State Department publishes notice on Sept. 30
By State News Post | Sep 30, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did Transportation Department publish on Sept. 30?
By DOT News Wire | Sep 30, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
