News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A federal jury found a New Orleans woman guilty today for her role in an approximately $3.2 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging that Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. (Northwest) violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The complaint alleges that since 2010, Northwest completed foreclosures on at least 28 homes owned by servicemembers without obtaining the required court orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Arongkron “Paul” Malasukum, a resident of Woodside, New York, pleaded guilty today to illegally trafficking parts from endangered African lions and tigers. The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Wood for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A business owner was charged by a federal grand jury in Boston, Massachusetts, with attempting to obstruct the internal revenue laws, aiding and assisting in the filing of fraudulent corporate, personal, and employment tax returns, tax evasion, and structuring financial transactions, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Two former executives at a Dutch oil and gas services company (the “Oil Services Company”), Anthony “Tony” Mace and Robert Zubiate, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for their roles in a scheme to bribe foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A Phenix City, Alabama resident was convicted today by a federal jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama in two stolen identity refund fraud schemes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. for the Middle District of Alabama.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Today, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative final determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: BOSTON, MA – A Chestnut Hill restaurant and its owner will pay $141,132 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 15 employees in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor. Café Misono Inc. and owner Kenneth Lee have also amended their pay practices to comply with federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements. They will also pay a $7,000 civil money penalty to the Department.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Lynnway Auto Auction Inc. for electrical, struck-by, and other hazards at its auto auction facility in Billerica.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Trade Fair Supermarkets for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at three of its locations in Queens, New York. The company faces $505,929 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Final Rule for the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing (HIRE) American Military Veterans Act. The law, signed by President Trump in May, creates the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, which will recognize companies and organizations for their efforts to recruit and retain America’s military service veterans.
By State News Post | Nov 9, 2017
The US State Department published a three page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 9, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
