News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Scott Collier, Diversion Program Manager of the St. Louis Division, today announced that Phillip Dean, M.D., 62, of Warrenton, Missouri, was indicted on eight felony charges pertaining to illegally prescribing fentanyl, hydrocodone, and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical...


Delaware Man Pleads Guilty in Enticement of a Minor Case

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Joshua Rutherford pled guilty to one count of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss of the District of Delaware.


News Release: Susan “Sue" Fritzke, deputy superintendent of four National Park Service (NPS) sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been named superintendent of Capitol Reef NP in Utah by NPS Intermountain Region Director Sue Masica.


News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement with two St. Louis landlords, Hezekiah and Jameseva Webb, to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting fifteen female tenants in their rental properties to sexual harassment over the course of two decades.


News Release: Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions released the following statement on President Trump’s plan to end the devastating opioid epidemic: “Drug dealers show no respect for human dignity and put their own greed ahead of the safety and even the lives of others. Drug trafficking is an inherently violent and ...


News Release: Four defendants were sentenced this month in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, as a result of their roles in a multi-state dog fighting conspiracy that extended to New Mexico and Indiana. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey made the announcement.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its procedures for excluding products from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. As directed by President Trump, the Department will publish the procedures in the Federal Register and will start accepting exclusion requests from U.S. industry on Monday, March 19, 2018, at 8:45 AM.


News Release: “We had a very constructive preliminary exchange on all relevant matters in our economic relationships with an eye toward relaxing trade tensions. We anticipate further discussions over the next few days.”


U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Evaluation Results in Agreement With Humana to Pay $2.5 Million in Back Wages and Interest To 753 Women to Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Humana Inc. has agreed to pay $2.5 million in back wages and interest as part of a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations of pay discrimination against 753 women at the health insurance company’s headquarters in Louisville.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.