News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: A tax return preparer in the Wichita, Kansas, area prepares fraudulent tax returns for her customers, according to a new civil lawsuit filed by the Justice Department today. The suit, filed in federal court in Wichita, Kansas, asks the court to permanently bar Ma Guadalupe Valenzuela (a/k/a Maria Guadalupe...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Richard J. Hall, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on a bank robbery charge.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Southern Illinois Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program (CJAP) have signed an alliance to provide members of the St. Louis - Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council (CRC) with training and resources to prevent common construction injuries.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2018
News Release: Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez is happy to share news about some of the recently completed, ongoing, and upcoming projects staff are engaged in to enhance visitor experiences at Chamizal National Memorial. “There is so much behind-the-scenes work that takes place in national parks to keep them running...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board. Members newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: Matthew Kaplan, North Brook, Ill. (South Region) Jennifer L. Miller, Boston, Mass. (Northeast ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five producers and one importer to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms ending on Dec. 31, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today introduced five new leaders within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Departmental Administration. The key personnel named are: Donald Bice, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration; Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer; Mary Pletcher, Chief Human Capital Officer; George Cabaniss, Senior Procurement Executive; and Joseph Doyle, Customer Service Coordinator.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: A Chinese national living in the United States on a student visa pleaded guilty today for his role as a counterfeit distributor in a scheme to traffic and smuggle counterfeit electronics purporting to be Apple iPhones and iPads, from China into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: A Russian national has been extradited from Spain and will be arraigned later today in Connecticut on charges stemming from his alleged operation of the Kelihos botnet – a global network of tens of thousands of infected computers, which he allegedly used to facilitate malicious activities including harvesting login credentials, distributing bulk spam e-mails, and installing ransomware and other malicious software, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: A former Vienna, Virginia attorney was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for conspiring to launder over $2 million dollars derived from a business email compromise scheme and for attempting to launder funds he believed to be the proceeds of smuggling illegal aliens into the United States and trafficking firearms in Africa.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, Laura and Carole Nobis – owners of Nobis Care Homes – have paid $194,275 in back wages to 13 caregivers and cooks to resolve Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations. Investigators with the Department’s Wage and Hour Division found ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: LANSDOWNE, PA – Following a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation, a U.S. District Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Lansdowne-based Central Laundry Inc. from transporting, shipping, or delivering goods across state lines that were produced by ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two Omaha-based roofing contractors for exposing employees to fall hazards at a residential site. Aspen Contractors faces $129,336 in proposed penalties, and Torres Roofing faces proposed penalties totaling $15,447.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding the January 2018 Employment Situation report: “Our strong economy continues to grow, as 200,000 new jobs were added in January 2018. Since Election Day 2016, American job creators have added 2,553,000 new ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) participated in a multi-agency investigation related to pension fund theft that has resulted in a criminal conviction. John M. Hairabet, Jr., a former business associate and office manager of New England ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 2, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 2, 2018
The US State Department published a four page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
