News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: Shan Shi, 53, of Houston, and Gang Liu, 32, a Chinese national, were charged yesterday by superseding indictment with conspiracy to commit economic espionage for the benefit of CBM-Future New Material Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (CBMF), a Chinese company based in Taizhou. Both businessmen were previously ...


News Release: Na Chu, 37; Yeyou Chu, 36; Cuiying Liu, 62; and Keping Zhang, 62, all Chinese nationals, were charged by a superseding indictment returned on Jan. 18, with international money laundering conspiracy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers for the District of North Dakota and Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today.


News Release: Lured Relatives to U.S. with Promises of a Better Life, But Instead Subjected them to Forced Labor, Increasing Debt, and Threats of Deportation Two Guatemalan nationals were today sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, for their scheme to exploit other Guatemalan nationals for their ...


U.S. Department of Labor Enforcement Initiative Results in New Jersey Gas Station Owners Paying $2,088,572 in Back Wages, Damages and Penalties

News Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – An education and enforcement initiative conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has recovered $2,079,596 in back wages and liquidated damages for 87 attendants working at 25 southern New Jersey gas stations since January 2017. This payment resolves violations found during a series of investigations by the WHD.


U.S. Department of Labor and Association of Energy Service Companies Renew Alliance to Keep Texas Oil and Gas Employees Safe

News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC) have renewed an alliance designed to help protect oil and gas well servicing industry employees.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites West Virginia Roofing Contractor For Fall, Electrical, and Other Safety Hazards

News Release: MOUNT HOPE, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited West Virginia roofing contractor Master Roofers and Builders Inc. for exposing employees to fall, electrical, and other safety hazards as they installed a church roof in Mount Hope. OSHA has proposed penalties of $57,646.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Buffalo U-Haul Facility for Exposing Employees to Asbestos and Silica During Building Renovation

News Release: BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited U-Haul Company of New York & Vermont, doing business as U-Haul Moving & Storage at Larkin District, for exposing its employees to asbestos and silica hazards while performing renovation work at its 665 Perry St. storage facility in Buffalo. The company faces $108,095 in proposed fines.


U.S. Department of Labor and Syracuse Roofing Contractor Reach Agreement to Resolve Citations and Penalties

News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Syracuse-based roofing contractor The Roofing Guys Inc. have reached a settlement to resolve citations and penalties issued by OSHA. This settlement resolves four separate citations for fall protection violations issued to the company in 2016 and 2017.


Florida Healthcare Center Administrative Assistant Sentenced to Prison After Obstructing U.S. Department of Labor Healthcare Fraud Investigation

News Release: BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Jeffrey Adedoyin Williams – an employee at a Florida addiction treatment center – to 12 months and one day in prison, one year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment after Williams pleaded guilty to obstruction of a criminal healthcare investigation.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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