News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today returned a federal gun charge against the Irondale man who last month crashed a stolen car in Mountain Brook after fleeing police there.


USDA Announces National Mango Board Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve three-year terms on the National Mango Board.


News Release: A federal court today unsealed charges against a fourth defendant for participating in a labor-trafficking scheme that forced minors to work at egg farms in central Ohio. The defendant, Pablo Duran Ramirez, was apprehended Saturday by Border Patrol while attempting to cross the border between Mexico and the United States. Three other defendants have previously been convicted for participating in the scheme.


News Release: A Lauderhill, Florida, resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting United States Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg of the Southern District of Florida.


U.S. Department of Labor Recovered $1.6 Million in Back Wages  and Damages for Area Garment Industry Employees This Year

News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Investigations in Southern California by the U.S. Department of Labor have found $1.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages due to 1,377 garment industry employees since January. Those amounts resulted from violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in 94 percent of 129 Wage and Hour Division investigations of garment facilities in the region during that period.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Three Companies for Exposing Employees  To Lead, Other Hazards, During Renovation of Chicago’s Old Post Office

News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited three Chicago area companies that worked on the renovation of Chicago’s Old Post Office for failing to protect employees from lead and cadmium exposure. The companies face a total of 31 citations and proposed penalties of $220,497.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.