News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: A federal jury found two home health owners and two employees guilty today for their roles in a scheme to bill Medicare and Medicaid for over $3.7 million in charges when the owners had previously been excluded from participating in federal health care benefit programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: A businessman was charged in a superseding indictment filed today for his alleged participation in a scheme to bribe senior government officials of the Republic of Haiti in connection with a planned $84 million port development project, and to launder funds in order to promote the bribery. An alleged co-conspirator was previously charged in the original indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty today for his role in an international money laundering scheme involving bribes paid by the owners of U.S.-based companies to Venezeulan government officials in exchange for securing additional business with PDVSA and payment priority on outstanding invoices.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Three federal banking agencies on Tuesday invited public comment on a proposal to update their standards for how firms measure counterparty credit risk posed by derivative contracts under the agencies' regulatory capital rules. The proposed changes are designed to better reflect the current derivatives market and incorporate risks observed during the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Charleston knows all too well the hazards that hurricanes can pose to life, property and commerce. But the place that three-quarters of a million people call home, and the site of the fourth-largest port on the East Coast, does not face this threat alone. The Department of Commerce and our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stand ready before, during and after any storm to help the city stay on its feet and open for business.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Thank you very much for that kind introduction. And thank you, all of you, for your hospitality.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Panama City Framing LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards at a worksite in Panama City, Florida. The company faces $113,816 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – Arrow Plumbing LLC has admitted to willfully violating the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards by failing to require and enforce the use of trench boxes or other trench protection techniques at a home construction site in Belton, Missouri. An employee suffered fatal injuries when an unprotected trench collapsed on him as he worked.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Venture Metals LLC – based in Dallas, Texas – for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization. The company faces penalties of $311,580 for repeated and serious safety and health violations.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Department of Labor continues efforts to confront visa program fraud and abuse, the Department announced that it will publish updates to the H-1B Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035) and worker complaint form (Form WH-4). These changes are intended to improve H-1B program compliance and promote greater transparency regarding the employment of foreign temporary workers.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 30, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
