News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced DIQUELLE SWEET, 22, of Wilmington to 105 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, 50, of Seattle, Washington, an accused domestic terrorist and 12-year fugitive, has been apprehended and returned to the United States to face federal criminal charges in Oregon, California and Washington State.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation has opened the road across Boca Dam located near Truckee, California. Due to substantial precipitation that filled Boca Reservoir last year, the road has been closed since February 2017 to ensure the facility’s security and the public’s safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, LEROY MOORE, JR., 31, of Whiteville, North Carolina, was sentenced by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 60 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Stevens, 54, of Olean, NY, who was convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion, was sentenced to serve 33 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant was also ordered to pay $512,982.00 in restitution to the victim and the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for Environmental Management Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) Services.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: GLEN JEAN, WV- The National Park Service and Friends of New River Gorge National River are planning a series of projects this fall to show “love" to Bluestone National Scenic River. Community members are invited to sign up for volunteer events that will take place along the popular Bluestone Turnpike...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Dear Director Mulvaney: We applaud the key role that you have played in President Trump’s Administration on developing policies that aim to lower prescription drug costs for the many individuals and families who struggle to afford needed medications. These efforts include the development of the Administration’s...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), intended to improve customer service, strengthen offices and programs, and save taxpayer dollars. The Economic Research Service (ERS), currently ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced awards totaling more than $3.4 billion to fund thousands of local victim assistance programs across the country and to help compensate victims in every state for crime-related losses. Distributed through two grant programs administered by the Office for Victims ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: An Atlanta, Georgia resident pleaded guilty today to one count of aggravated identity theft for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak for the Northern District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Real estate investor Christopher Graeve pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach, in connection with an ongoing investigation into bid rigging at online public foreclosure auctions in Florida, the Department of Justice announced. Graeve is the second real estate investor to plead guilty in this investigation. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Today, a federal court in Miami, Florida permanently enjoined Jean-Philippe Boursiquot and Roberton Boursiquot from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The Court also entered judgments against Jean-Philippe Boursiquot and Roberton Boursiquot and in favor of the United States in the amounts ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Second Time in Department’s History That It Has Obtained Temporary Restraining Order Under the H-2A Visa Program KENNET, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has successfully obtained a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to enjoin defendant ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON, TX – Houston retailer Conn Appliances Inc. – doing business as Conn’s – will pay $540,870 in back wages and liquidated damages to 1,991 employees to settle overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The corporate-wide investigation covered 164 locations of the appliances, furniture, and electronics retailer.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, TX – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has recovered $253,359 in back wages for 410 employees after Walker Drywall Inc. paid the money owed to settle violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: NOLENSVILLE, TN – Elite Wireless Inc., headquartered in Nolensville, Tennessee, will pay $130,781 in back wages and liquidated damages to 102 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD also assessed the retailer a civil money penalty of $41,065 for willful and repeat violations.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: MILWAUKEE, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has joined with Gilbane Building Company and the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council in signing a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Potawatomi Hotel Expansion in Milwaukee.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 9, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 9, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
