News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A 1st Degree Murder suspect out of Jonesboro, Arkansas (AR) was arrested earlier today by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Multi Agency Gang Unit.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN OTERO, also known as “Jax," 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 154 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for a kidnapping and violent assault he committed with four other members of the Almighty Latin Kings Nation (“Latin Kings").
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A California man was sentenced Dec. 10, 2019, in federal court to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kittrich Corp. - operating as Avenger Products LLC - for exposing employees to amputation, fire, and electrical hazards at the company's Gainesville, Georgia, facility. The pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer faces $90,801 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND - Sharon Ringgenberg was sentenced to 15 months in prison for her role in a scheme to commit wire fraud, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will begin its annual winter restrictions on motorized travel in Grand and Jackson counties beginning Dec. 15, which continue through April 15 in most areas. The restrictions help reduce stress on wintering big game herds and prevent road damage.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Fruita, CO - A portion of Rim Rock Drive will be closed on Dec. 11, 2019 from approximately 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to facilitate the safe removal of a vehicle that went off the road on Oct. 18, 2019. The park has contracted with Girardi’s Towing Inc. to hoist the vehicle back to the road. The use of a crane was chosen to minimize damage to the rock face.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Investments will Help 640 Businesses Boost Their Bottom Line WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2019 – Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $237 million to help farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses lower ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “USMCA is a big win for American ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (HSBC Switzerland), a private bank headquartered in Geneva, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Nihad Rosic, 31, of Utica, New York, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and one count of providing material support to terrorists. Rosic appeared today before Judge Catherine D. Perry who accepted his plea and set his sentencing for Apr. 16, 2020. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: A former civilian employee of the United States Air Force (USAF) pleaded guilty today for making false statements in connection with a federal investigation into the employee’s theft of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: On Tuesday, United States Attorney General William P. Barr and Croatia’s Minister of Justice Dražen Bošnjaković signed an extradition and mutual legal assistance agreement on behalf of their nations at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross issued the following statement upon the announcement of a deal between the White House and House of Representatives on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement: “Thanks to the steadfast leadership of the President, passage of the USMCA continues to gain ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: DEDEDO, GU – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), two Guam bakeries – New Fresh Bread Bakeshop in Dededo and Café Panadero in Yigo – will pay $108,929 in back wages and liquidated damages to 20 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime requirements. WHD has also assessed $7,535 in civil penalties against the employer.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Simpson Mechanical Inc. – an air conditioning maintenance and installation company based in Tampa, Florida – has paid $57,018 in back wages to 35 employees for violating the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), The Arlington Resorts LLC and Birch Bar & Bistro LLC – a hotel and restaurant in Bethlehem, New Hampshire – have paid $87,771 in back wages and liquidated damages to 78 employees to resolve minimum ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kittrich Corp. – operating as Avenger Products LLC – for exposing employees to amputation, fire, and electrical hazards at the company’s Gainesville, Georgia, facility. The pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer faces $90,801 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement: “We are very encouraged to see the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) move closer to passage. This deal is a victory for the American workforce. After ...
By DOE Gazette | Dec 10, 2019
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
