News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and an Immigration Offense

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Jose Jesus Navarro-Rios, a.k.a. “La Daga," a Mexican National illegally residing in Lancaster, Ky., has pled guilty to three counts of distributing more than 500 grams of Methamphetamine and to unlawfully reentering the United States after previously being deported.


News Release: On July 10, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, in coordination with the State Department, the implementation of visa sanctions on Burma and Laos due to lack of cooperation in accepting their citizens who have been ordered removed the United States.


News Release: How Are Families Being Reunified? Under order of the U.S. Federal District Court, Southern District of California, on July 10, 2018, HHS and DHS will facilitate the reunification of alien minors under 5 years old who are currently in the custody of HHS with parents in the custody of DHS.


USDA to Ensure All Have Equal Access to Crop & Livestock Reports

News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new procedures for the release of market-affecting crop and livestock reports from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) to ensure that all members of ...


USDA Applauds Housing Eligibility for Temporary Farm Workers

News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released internal guidance on changes made to farm labor housing eligibility. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 amended a section of the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the Farm Labor Housing tenant eligibility ...


News Release: A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut yesterday returned guilty verdicts against a man for his conduct related to a scheme to convert trade secrets belonging to a defense contractor based in Groton, Connecticut, related to, among others, an innovative naval prototype being developed for the U.S. Navy, ...


News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Philadelphia indicted David Sommers, 62, of Levittown, Pennsylvania for trafficking in protected diamondback terrapins. The indictment charges Sommers with smuggling turtles and submitting false records for a package shipped to Canada and four violations of the Lacey Act ...


News Release: A Cypriot national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for money laundering.


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from June 4 and June 13, 2018

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from June 4 and June 13, 2018.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Award of $47,600,000 In Training Grants to Help Homeless Veterans Re-enter the Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the award of 163 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants totaling $47,600,000. This funding will provide workforce reintegration services to more than 18,000 homeless veterans.


Boston-Area Restaurant Operator Pays $79,338 in Back Wages and Liquidated Damages After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: BOSTON, MA – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has led Clover Fast Food, Inc. – based in Cambridge, Massachusetts – and owner Ayr Muir to pay $79,338 in back wages and liquidated damages to 65 employees to resolve violations of overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Seeks to Stop Increase in Worker Fatalities  In Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking to stem a recent increase in workplace fatalities in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The Agency has seen an increase in fatalities associated with falls , struck-by objects and vehicles , machine hazards , grain bin engulfment , and burns.


U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety  During Omaha Construction Project

News Release: OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and McCarthy Building Companies Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska, have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Veterans Ambulatory Care Center - an addition to the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center.


Federal Court Sentences Brentwood, Tennessee, Resident to 66 Months in Prison after U.S. Department of Labor Investigators Uncover Health Insurance Scam

News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – After a U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville has sentenced Timothy Wayne Thomas of Brentwood, Tennessee, to serve 66 months in prison for his criminal conduct ...


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.