News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Joseph P. Gray, Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison for leading a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, crack cocaine, and other drugs, as well as firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Five former VA employees pleaded guilty theft charges from the Department of Veterans Affairs in Federal Court.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: HAMILTON, Ala., Dec. 5, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $62.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 8,000 rural households, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: A Waco, Texas, tax return preparer was sentenced to 27 months in prison today for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice announced the indictment of Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 30, of Roanoke, Virginia, who has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Langhorne was arrested in Roanoke, Virginia, on Nov. 15, 2019, pursuant to a criminal complaint, and he has been ordered detained pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: The former chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of Celadon Group Inc. (Celadon), a publicly traded transportation and trucking company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged role in a complex securities and accounting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: A former Brockton, Massachusetts, man was indicted today by a federal jury in Boston on sex trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Tavoris Bottley, 34, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty in court today to assaulting a federal inmate housed at the facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr traveled to Mexico. Together with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau, Attorney General Barr met with Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Minister of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, Secretary of Defense Luis Crescencio Sandoval ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: This week, the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board is holding its quarterly meeting in Indianapolis, thanks to a kind invitation from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, a champion of Indiana’s workers and an important member of the Workforce Advisory Board.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Global Elevators Sales and Service Inc. – an elevator installation and maintenance contractor based in Hialeah, Florida – has paid $115,839 in back wages to four employees for violating requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: CENTER, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), JML Management Inc. – a construction company based in Center, Texas – has paid $141,141 in back wages to 21 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WEST PALM BEACH, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Absolute Plumbing LLC – a residential and commercial plumbing company based in West Palm Beach, Florida – has paid $145,297 in back wages and liquidated damages to 46 employees for violating the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Garabar Inc. – based in Lake Worth, Florida – for exposing employees to safety hazards at a worksite in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The roofing contractor faces $64,974 in penalties.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 5, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
