News from August 2019
By USDA Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2019 – A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse raw poultry.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Luke Hillier, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $20 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining federal set-aside contracts reserved for small businesses ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A former Kansas bank executive was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday for his participation in a bank fraud scheme to obtain a $15 million construction loan for certain bank customers based upon false and fraudulent representations. The loan was shared among 26 Kansas banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between United States and Brazilian law enforcement and prosecution authorities culminated in the Brazil Federal Police (DPF) conducting a significant enforcement operation to disrupt and dismantle a transnational criminal organization. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Sabre Corporation’s $360 million acquisition of Farelogix, Inc. The Department said that Sabre and Farelogix compete head-to-head to provide booking services to airlines. Booking services are IT solutions that allow airlines ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A former precious metals trader at the London, Singapore and New York offices of a U.S. bank (Bank A) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and spoofing charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge William ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that American Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay approximately $22.1 million to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting the times it transferred possession of United States mail to foreign postal administrations or other intended recipients under contracts with the United States Postal Service (USPS). American Airlines is an international airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A black-market arms dealer with a long history of brokering machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank armaments – and who was found guilty last year in a scheme to sell and use surface-to-air missiles – was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A telemarketer was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for his role in a $10 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call centers in Costa Rica. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted a Washington woman for false declarations before the grand jury and obstruction of justice.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement actions listed below: First Ipswich Bank, Ipswich, Massachusetts Flood insurance violation civil money penalty, dated Aug. 14, 2019 Brookline Bank, Brookline, Massachusetts Flood insurance violation civil money penalty, ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Vice President Pence, for the opportunity to update the National Space Council on commercial space activities at the Department of Commerce.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, Xperts Inc. – a San Juan, Puerto Rico, disaster response contractor – has paid $1,341,829 in back wages to 1,853 employees to resolve violations of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Midwest Excavating LLC for exposing employees to trench cave-in hazards at a jobsite in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The company faces penalties of $58,343.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited J.H. Berra Construction Co. – based in St. Louis, Missouri – for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a residential construction site in Saint Charles, Missouri. The company faces penalties of $143,206.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LAKE BARRINGTON, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Five Star Roofing Systems Inc. – based in Hartford City, Indiana – for exposing employees to fall hazards while performing roofing work at a commercial building site in Lake Barrington, Illinois. The company faces $220,249 in penalties for repeated fall protection violations.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L N Framing Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jacksonville, Florida, worksite. The residential and commercial framing contractor faces $58,343 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Hall of Honor ceremony, which will include the inductions of former U.S. Senator Robert Griffin and former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Howard Jenkins, Jr. based on their work on the landmark Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), will take place on Thursday, September 26 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, at the Department's Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
