News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging six defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. Named in the indictment are Eduardo...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Two men from Northeast Ohio were indicted on federal firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: Defendants Preyed on Faith Communities to Fund Lavish Lifestyle.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Devon Davis, 28, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today for his role in the armed robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store, located on the St. Thomas waterfront, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: A Lima man was indicted on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking and for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported three times.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to waive certain laws to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads near the international border in the state of Texas, in the county of Hidalgo. The waiver was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 11, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2018) – Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue were briefed today on the potential impacts of Hurricane Michael as it relates to agriculture and rural communities in the storm’s path. Participating in the briefing via conference line were ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the American Lamb Board.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: Evidence based forensic tool to help solve violent crime The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced the deployment of ballistic imaging equipment used by ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to 22 state and local law enforcement agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: A Manassas Park, Virginia man was sentenced today to 35 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing and distributing child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, and Assistant Director in Charge Nancy McNamara of the FBI’s Washington Field Office announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions welcomed the confirmation of Jeffrey Bossert Clark as the Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today welcomed the confirmation of Eric Dreiband as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: Thank you, Brian, for that kind introduction, and thank you to the team of our National Travel and Tourism Office for making this Advisory Board such a success.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: MILWAUKEE, WI – To ensure compliance with federal wage laws, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting an education and enforcement initiative focusing on restaurants in Wisconsin's Fox Cities region and Milwaukee's East Side neighborhoods. The initiative includes providing compliance assistance tools and information to employers and industry stakeholders through educational outreach events.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A total of 101 current and former employees of Luciana's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina at three Indiana locations will receive $54,638 in back wages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that disclosed overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jordan Foster Construction recently signed a partnership to help protect construction workers during construction of the Plaza Hotel and Parking Garage in El Paso, Texas.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of its commitment to state and local partners facing a serious impact by Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced it is ready to make available National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) funding to help Georgia assess its workforce needs.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: DES PLAINES, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Omnicare of Northern Illinois that requires the company to pay $300,000 in back pay and interest to 132 pharmacy technicians of Asian heritage to remedy pay discrimination violations identified at its Des Plaines, Illinois, facility.
