News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: David D. Delay, 52, of Lynnwood, Washington, was sentenced today in a U.S. District Court in Seattle to 33 years in prison for his predatory and exploitive scheme to recruit young women and teens to prostitution for his own enrichment, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: A federal jury convicted former U.S. Representative Stephen E. Stockman for orchestrating a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from charitable foundations and the individuals who ran those foundations to illegally finance Stockman’s campaigns for public office and to pay for his and others’ ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad, 38; Asif Ahmed Salim, 38; and Sultane Room Salim, 43, pleaded guilty this week to one count of concealment of financing of terrorism, for their roles in concealing the provision of thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki in an effort to support violent jihad against U.S. military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: A former local probate judge for Hart County, Georgia, was charged in an indictment today for soliciting sexual contact in exchange for favorable action on driving under the influence charges and other traffic offenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Charles E. Peeler of the Middle District of Georgia and Special Agent in Charge David J. Levalley of the FBI’s Atlanta Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Former Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of Ranger American, one of the largest private security companies in Puerto Rico, were each sentenced today to 48 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a bribery scheme involving the passage ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Earlier this week, the Justice Department announced the seizure of Backpage.com , the Internet’s leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children, and the unsealing of a 93-count federal indictment against seven Backpage principals. Today, the Justice Department ...
By Fed Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Porter Bancorp, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky Written Agreement dated Sept. 21, 2011 Terminated April 10, 2018 The enforcement action from September 2011 can be found here and other enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has established a hotline for 1,471 current and former Houlihan’s employees of 17 of the restaurant chain’s New Jersey and New York locations to assist them in recovering back wages and liquidated damages.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that it has issued three new opinion letters.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: GREEN BAY, WI – In an effort to inform employers and employees about federal wage laws, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is engaged in an education and enforcement initiative at Green Bay-area restaurants. WHD is focused on providing compliance assistance information to employers and industry stakeholders through educational outreach events, as well as conducting investigations at individual restaurants.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta’s efforts to assist federal employees in filing 9/11 Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) claims, the U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new webpage that provides information on how to file a claim, the key evidence needed ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PATERSON, NJ - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, New Jersey, facility. OSHA proposed penalties of $435,679.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s ongoing efforts to encourage occupational licensing reform, the Department today announced $7.5 million in funds to help review and streamline occupational licensing rules. Funds will be available to states, and associations of states, to review, ...
By DOE Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 12, 2018
The US State Department published a two page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
