News published on Federal Newswire in August 2018

News from August 2018


Insider Bank Robbery Leads to 46 Months in Prison

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - CAMRY CORTEZ WILSON, 21, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for bank robbery, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Jamaar Danglo Hayes (34, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm. Hayes pleaded guilty on April 25, 2018.



News Release: The Department of Justice is pleased to announce expansion of the Tribal Access Program (TAP), a program providing federally recognized Tribes the ability to access and exchange data with the national crime information databases for both civil and criminal purposes. The department will accept applications ...


News Release: As part of The Department of Justice’s review of nearly 1,300 legacy antitrust judgments, the Antitrust Division today announced that it has opened a review of the Paramount Consent Decrees, which for over seventy years have regulated how certain movie studios distribute films to movie theatres. The ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – William Beaumont Hospital, a regional hospital system based in the Detroit, Michigan area, will pay $84.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with eight referring physicians, resulting in the submission of false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid ...


News Release: By Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Senator Chris Coons The African continent offers real opportunities thanks to some of the world's fastest growing economies and an expanding labor force.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada.


Twelve Members Appointed to Advisory Board  Focused on Health of Nuclear Weapons Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced 12 appointees to the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).


U.S. Department of Labor Secures Judgment to Enhance Farmworker Transportation Safety in California’s Imperial Valley

News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent judgment ordering Fisher Ranch LLC to pay $21,168 in back wages and $49,104 in civil money penalties for violations of the Migrant Seasonal Workers Protection Act (MSPA) following a 2017 work-related motor ...


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Recycling Company for Safety Violations

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Sewing Collection Inc. – a coat hanger recycling company – for serious and repeat safety violations. The Columbus, Ohio-based company faces proposed penalties totaling $190,247.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Excessive Noise and Other Hazards

News Release: STOW, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Polystar Inc. – doing business as Polystar Containment – for exposing employees to excessive noise after 12 employees' audiograms indicated mild to moderate hearing loss at its manufacturing plant in Stow, Ohio. The company faces penalties totaling $331,490.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces $10.5 Million in Funding Opportunities for Susan Harwood Training Grants to Support Worker Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will publish in tomorrow's Federal Register three Susan Harwood Training Grants funding opportunity announcements for Targeted Topic Training Grants, Training and Educational Materials Development Grants, and ...


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Idaho Lumber Company For Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards

News Release: ATHOL, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Merritt Bros. Lumber Company Inc. for exposing employees to multiple workplace safety hazards at its Athol facility. The Athol, Idaho-based company is facing $189,221 in proposed penalties.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.