News published on Federal Newswire in September 2018

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Maria Mascio, 62, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution for executing a decade-long health care fraud scheme.

Former Crop Insurance Agent Sentenced To 60 Months For Crop Insurance Fraud

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Debra Muse, 63, of Wallingford, Ky., was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Joseph M. Hood, for conspiracy to commit crop insurance fraud and crop insurance fraud. Muse was also ordered to pay $1,656,275 in restitution.

50th Anniversary of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” to be Celebrated at the LBJ Ranch in “Movies Under the Stars” Series

By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2018

News Release: Johnson City, Texas -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park concludes this year's popular outdoor “Movies Under the Stars" series on Saturday, Sept. 22, with the screening of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." A fun and whimsical film, the movie was advertised as the “most fantasmagorical musical entertainment...

Former East Chicago Councilman Sentenced To 20 Years in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND -Robert Battle, age 45, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his guilty plea of discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, causing death of another person, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

CEO of “Penny Stock” Company Sentenced for Stock Manipulation Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - The CEO of a microcap company that claimed to own valuable patented drug delivery technology was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to manipulate the market for his company’s publicly traded stock.

Two More Key Players in Ring that Conducted Series of Jewelry Store Armed Robberies Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Two key figures in a ring that conducted a string of violent smash-and-grab robberies at Southland jewelry stores that resulted in the theft of approximately $6 million worth of high-end watches each have been sentenced to over two decades in federal prison.

Top Democratic Priorities in FY 2019 Energy and Water Development, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Minibus

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2018

News Release: This week, the House is expected to consider the conference report on a three-bill "minibus" that includes the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. A summary of Democratic priorities and successes in the minibus is included below. A PDF copy is available. A full summary of the legislation is available.

Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Scholarship Fraud

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Scholarship Fraud.

Baltimore County Tax Preparer Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Filing False Tax Returns and for Identity Theft

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Dawn Chapelle Cottman, age 45, of Owings Mills, Maryland today to seven years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for fourteen counts of filing false tax returns, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Cottman owned a tax preparation business called 40 AM Tax Service, which she operated from her residence in Owings Mills. A federal jury convicted Cottman on May 22, 2018.

Cuban Man Sentenced For Human Smuggling

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Carlos Manuel Legra-Ramirez, 43, a citizen of Cuba and a Legal Permanent Resident of the United States living in Georgia, was sentenced Friday by U.S District Court Judge Sul Ozerden to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to transport...

USDA Partners with Communities to Support Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Opportunities in Rural America

By USDA Newswire | Sep 10, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with rural communities in 22 states to support opportunities for opioid prevention, treatment and recovery.

USDA and FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology to Develop Products Derived from Livestock and Poultry

By USDA Newswire | Sep 10, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, DVM and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. today announced a joint public meeting to be held on Oct. 23-24, 2018 to discuss the use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry.

Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign

News Release: A Seattle, Washington man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington residents. The victims’ names are being withheld to protect their privacy. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Introduces a New Tool to Deliver Access to Global Steel Trade Statistics

By Commerce News Now | Sep 10, 2018

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the release of the new interactive Global Steel Trade Monitor. The monitor, developed by the Department of Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration, provides extensive and timely steel trade data for the top 20 global steel importing countries and top 20 global steel exporting countries.

CORRECTED: U.S. Department of Labor Investigations Result in San Diego-Area Massage Parlors Paying $61,317 to Resolve Wage Violations

News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA – Two San Diego-area massage parlor companies – Yuanjun International Inc. and Rama Thai Massage – will pay 17 employees a collective $61,317 after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigations found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Uncovers Wage and Child Labor Violations at Mississippi Slaughterhouse

News Release: SUMMIT, MS – Kased Brothers Halal Meat Inc. – a slaughterhouse based in Summit, Mississippi – paid $14,768 in back wages to 12 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the company violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company was assessed and paid a civil penalty of $8,368 for child labor violations.

U.S. Department of Labor to Host Listening Session About Proposed Overtime Rule in Denver, Colorado

News Release: DENVER, CO – On Sept. 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public listening session in Denver, Colorado, to gather views on the Part 541 white-collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the "Overtime Rule." Issued ...

U.S. Department of Labor to Host Listening Session About Proposed Overtime Rule in Kansas City, Missouri

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – On Sept. 13, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public listening session in Kansas City, Missouri, to gather views on the Part 541 white-collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the “Overtime ...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Woodworking Company For Exposing Employees to Fire and Explosion Hazards