News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: A Penn Hills, Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of income tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: An illegal alien and MS-13 gang member from El Salvador was convicted today by a federal jury of using physical force to tamper with a witness; being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm; illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported; multiple counts of cocaine distribution; ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: On Sept. 14, a federal jury in North Dakota convicted a Providence, Rhode Island woman after a week-long trial, on all 15 counts for her participation in a Jamaican lottery fraud scheme, which has affected about 100 identified victims with reported losses totaling more than $6.7 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Jose Rivera, 58, former Branch Manager of TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL USVI LLC (TERMINIX USVI), pleaded guilty today to four counts of an indictment charging violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for illegally applying fumigants containing methyl bromide in multiple ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Pablo Duran Ramirez, 50, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Ohio, to encouraging the illegal entry of Guatemalan nationals, including unaccompanied minors, into the United States for financial gain, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Richard H. Clarida took the oath of office on Monday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and as Vice Chairman. The oath of office was administered by Chairman Jerome H. Powell in the Board Room.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Thank you, Ivanka, for your work on this initiative. Your leadership is helping rebuild the American economy and creating good jobs for millions of Americans. I am honored that you asked me to co-chair both the National Council for the American Worker, and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of quartz surface products from the People’s Republic of China, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 34.38 to 178.45 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: RUTHERFORDTON, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has assessed D&M Logging Inc. a civil penalty of $9,112 for violating Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) child labor requirements after a minor suffered a hand injury while employed at the company’s sawmill in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. D&M Logging Inc. paid the civil money penalty. Additionally, D&M Logging Inc. paid $12,692 to 11 employees to correct the overtime violations.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI – On Sept. 24, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public listening session in Providence, Rhode Island, to gather views on the Part 541 white-collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the "Overtime ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: ARCHBOLD, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Napoleon Spring Works Inc. for willful and serious safety violations after a temporary employee's arm was amputated. The Archbold, Ohio, garage door hardware manufacturer faces proposed penalties totaling $284,540.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: UTICA, MS – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Midway Tower Service Inc. and Bracken Equipment Holdings LLC for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a Utica, Mississippi, worksite.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta released the following statement today regarding the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month: "National Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity for all Americans to celebrate Hispanic-Americans' vibrant and rich traditions that are passed ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: GREENBELT, MD – The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, has sentenced a Maryland business owner to one year and one day of imprisonment, and $354,175 in restitution for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Nathan G. Williams pleaded guilty to one count of theft or embezzlement from his company's employee benefit plan in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 664.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 17, 2018
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
