News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTINE MILES, 59, of Windsor Locks, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and money laundering offenses related to the distribution of heroin and various prescription medications.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - A Hazleton, Pennsylvania man, was charged Monday in a criminal information with defrauding the United States, and with the unlawful procurement of naturalization, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. The charges were filed on Feb. 1, 2017, but remained under seal until Sept. 27, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ARIZONA - 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...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - On the first day of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, the Department of Justice announced it is awarding almost $320 million to combat the opioid crisis in America. The unprecedented funding will directly help those most impacted by the deadliest drug crisis in American history, including crime victims, children, families, and first responders.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Somerset County resident has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 72 months in prison and 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida- U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Carl L. Lawson (46, Jacksonville) to 16 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for violating the conditions of supervised release that Lawson was serving in connection with a prior federal ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Join the staff of Tumacácori National Historical Park and the Western National Parks Association (WNPA) in honoring the contributions of some of our favorite authors - historians and folklorists who bring the culture, nature, and community of Tumacácori to life. On Friday, Oct. 12, from 4:00 to 6:00...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing awards of up to $28 million to support the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of next-generation tools and technologies to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of the Nation's critical energy infrastructure...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - On the first day of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph and the Department of Justice announced that a half a million-dollar grant has been awarded to the St. Mary Parish government drug court to aid in the battle against opioid abuse.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “The great news of a new USMCA deal is important for our economy as a whole, including the agricultural ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: HealthCare Partners Holdings LLC, doing business as DaVita Medical Holdings LLC (DaVita), has agreed to pay $270 million to resolve its False Claims Act liability for providing inaccurate information that caused Medicare Advantage Plans to receive inflated Medicare payments, the Justice Department announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that AmerisourceBergen Corporation and its subsidiaries AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group (ABSG), AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (ABDC), Oncology Supply Company (OSC), and Medical Initiatives Inc. (MII) (collectively, “ABC”) have agreed to pay $625 million ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: On the first day of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, the Department of Justice announced it is awarding almost $320 million to combat the opioid crisis in America. The unprecedented funding will directly help those most impacted by the deadliest drug crisis in American history, including crime victims, children, families, and first responders.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to divest two businesses critical to the safe operation of aircraft to proceed with its acquisition of Rockwell Collins. First, UTC will divest Rockwell Collins’s pneumatic ice protection systems business. ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application by Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A., Betanzos, La Coruña, Spain, to establish a state-licensed branch in Miami, Florida.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has entered a consent judgment requiring Bulletproof Securities Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona, to pay $39,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 151 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that identified minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: MILAN, TN – American Ordnance LLC – based in Middletown, Iowa – has paid $678,296 in back wages, overtime, and fringe benefits to 63 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NAPLES, FL – Fish Ristorante LLC has paid $50,391 in back wages and liquidated damages to 57 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the Naples, Florida, restaurant violated the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: PORT WENTWORTH, GA – Evicore Healthcare – a medical benefits management company based in Bluffton, South Carolina – has paid a former employee $17,760 in lost wages after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation determined the company violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NORWALK, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Excelsior Company – based in Norwalk, Ohio – for machine guarding hazards after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a crushed arm. Proposed penalties total $213,411.
