News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


News Release: Gregory Hubbard, aka Jibreel, 54, of West Palm Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on Feb. 8, to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Edward O’Callaghan, ...


News Release: A federal jury convicted an Alabama man of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama.


News Release: Charges were unsealed today in Houston, Texas, against six individuals for their alleged participation in an elaborate international advance fee and money laundering scheme. The scheme allegedly involved the impersonation of Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) and JPMorgan Chase (Chase) executives, the fabrication ...


News Release: A grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment on Jan. 24, which was unsealed today, charging a health care products business owner and landlord with tax evasion and failing to file personal tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice ...


News Release: Today the Department of Justice announced that Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand will leave the Department of Justice in the coming weeks to take a position in the private sector.


News Release: Today, in conjunction with the requests put forward by the Governors of Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross determined catastrophic fishery disasters occurred in the areas because of impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria that made landfall in August and September of 2017.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Restaurant Chain  Paying $135,844 in Back Wages

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Taziki’s Restaurants LLC – which operates 14 restaurants in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia – has paid $135,844 to 26 employees to resolve violations of overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results In Back Wages and Damages for Restaurant Workers

News Release: JENKINTOWN, PA – Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent judgment ordering Jenkintown-based Metro Kitchen Bar Inc. and its owner to pay $25,902 in back wages and an equal ...


U.S. Department of Labor Investigations Help Retirement Plans Recover Nearly $16 Million After Losses from Fraudulent Loans

News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with U.S. Fiduciary Services and three of its subsidiaries that provides for payment of more than $7 million to 42 retirement plans that suffered losses as a result of investments in fictitious loans made by Florida-based First Farmers Financial LLC (FFF).


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Sentencing Of Former Connecticut Resident for Theft of Benefit Checks

News Release: HARTFORD, CT – After an investigation by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG), Yolanda Silverio, a former eligibility coordinator for a Connecticut company that administers trust funds for public and private sector health benefit ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.