News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: 7-Year Old Harmony Warfield Shot In Head And Died From Injuries.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Race to 5G and its Potential to Revolutionize American Competitiveness."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Two Executives Plead Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Chavez Spotted Horse, age 40, of Little Eagle, South Dakota, was found guilty of Receipt of Images Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of Minors and Possession of Child Pornography as a result of a federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIO RODOLFO OCHOA-BORJAS, age 31, a citizen of Honduras, was charged yesterday in a one-count Bill of Information with illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: G. F. “Pete" Peterman, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced today a civil settlement with trucking company Mercer Transportation Company, Inc. (Mercer). Mercer has agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Belington, West Virginia man has admitted to his participation in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: MISSOULA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Max Edward Samaniego, 27, of Bozeman, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided over the hearing.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, (202) 254-2296 Washington – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is initiating a series of Biometric Technology Rallies to support industry innovation and advance technologies that support DHS and Homeland ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON –Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke hosted the 2017 Secretary’s Awards Ceremony to honor the work, sacrifice, and professional excellence of employees from components all across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: A federal court entered an order against three Los Angeles area telemarketing companies and two executives, the Department of Justice announced today. That order, entered by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in the Central District of California, permanently bans the companies and one executive from future telemarketing activity and restricts the telemarketing activities of another executive. The order also imposes a civil monetary penalty.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: A four-count indictment was returned today charging a self-described day trader with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and computer intrusions, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: A Colombian citizen was extradited from Colombia to the United States today to face a four-count federal indictment in the Southern District of Florida for his role in a scheme to smuggle illegal aliens from Colombia into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: A federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, has permanently barred Tarralis K. Mack, individually and doing business as Metro Tax Advisors, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Mack previously pleaded guilty to willfully aiding or assisting in, or procuring ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) that will apply for determining exempt consumer credit and lease transactions in 2018. These thresholds are set pursuant ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Billings general contractor and a Rock Springs, Wyoming, subcontractor for exposing workers to numerous safety hazards, causing an employee to suffer severe burns. The companies face $249,516 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: ROLLA, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Anderson Foot and Ankle Clinic for potentially exposing employees to infectious materials, and for violations of the hazard communication standard. The agency proposed penalties totaling $93,074.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: RAYMOND, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Nebraska grain-handling cooperative for failing to protect workers from grain bin entrapment and engulfment hazards. The company faces $373,911 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: BELLEVUE, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bimbo Bakeries USA for exposing workers to multiple hazards at its Bellevue commercial bakery. The company faces $122,625 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 8, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against AEU Holdings LLC and AEU Benefits LLC (collectively “AEU”), and Black Wolf Consulting Inc. The defendants failed to pay more than $26 million for ...
