News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was arraigned in federal court today for extorting $100,000 from another person who was visiting Las Vegas, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan will travel to El Paso, TX to attend a memorial service for victims of the mass shooting attack on August 3. The Community Memorial Service, hosted by the City of El Paso, seeks to provide the community with a chance to reflect and remember the victims of the mass shooting.

By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today met with a host of Ministers from Guatemala to discuss implementation of the recently signed agreement between the United States and Guatemala to improve H-2A visa program operations. Following the meeting, Secretary ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: A Portland, Maine tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank of the District of Maine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: Chairman Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission announced today that his office has circulated a draft order approving the combination of T-Mobile and Sprint along with the divestiture of Sprint’s prepaid business to Dish Network Corp. Just as the Department determined last month, the FCC’s ...

By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: ST. PETERSBURG, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Michael Andoniades – the owner of five St. Petersburg, Florida, hotels – has paid $23,368 in back wages and liquidated damages to 30 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: MIAMI LAKES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Point Blank Enterprises Inc. – operating as The Protective Group in Miami Lakes, Florida – for exposing employees to amputation and other safety hazards. The company faces $92,820 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intended to clarify the civil rights protections afforded to religious organizations that contract with the federal government. The proposed rule ensures that ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 14, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Aug 14, 2019
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 14, 2019
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.