News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, “the Departments”) today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend their respective regulations in order to prevent certain categories of criminal aliens from obtaining asylum in the United States. Upon finalization of the rulemaking process, the Departments will be able to devote more resources to the adjudication of asylum cases filed by non-criminal aliens.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the naturalized United States citizenship of Abdul Jabbar Naji Shalabi, who allegedly concealed from U.S. immigration authorities his provision of material support to the terrorist organization Hamas by twice concealing bomb-making materials ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: On Dec. 17, 2019, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of Captain and Judge Advocate Derrick Strong against the City of Chicago Fire Department (CFD), alleging that the City violated the Uniformed Services Employment and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: A Florida man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conducting an extensive cyberstalking campaign that targeted his former schoolmate, a 31-year-old woman who lived in Massachusetts at the time. The victim’s name is being withheld to protect her privacy.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: A United Kingdom national appeared today in federal court on charges of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiring to commit those and other computer fraud offenses, related to his role in a computer hacking collective known as “The Dark Overlord,” which targeted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit, an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America’s most violent cities through a surge in federal resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: In the Dec. 18, 2019 memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General, and the FBI, the Deputy Attorney General extended the grace period until June 30, 2020, on implementing the Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) 2018 opinion finding that all but one of the prohibitions of the Wire Act, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: A U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were arrested today for their role in an international conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the appointment of Beth Anne Wilson as director of the Division of International Finance, effective February 1. Wilson, currently a deputy director of the division, will succeed Steven B. Kamin, who will serve as a senior adviser to the division before retiring at the end of April.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday launched a new Twitter account aimed at increasing access to the research done by the more than 400 economists and other research staff at the Board. The new account—@FedResearch —will highlight research published in the Board's working papers and notes series, other staff articles, and conferences.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Ambassador Morningstar for recognizing the need to create the Global Energy Center. We are all beneficiaries of all your hard work in promoting the great partnership that exists between the United States and Japan.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), The NASWA Motor Inn Inc. – doing business as The NASWA Resort in Laconia, New Hampshire – has paid a total of $64,449 in back wages to 64 employees and $60,550 in civil money penalties to resolve violations of the H-2B non-immigrant visa program.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that Bouchard Transportation Company Inc., B. No. 272 Corp – a petroleum barge company based in Melville, New York – and its officers violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Seaman’s Protection Act (SPA) when it retaliated against a seaman who cooperated with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Action Roofing Services Inc. – based in Pompano Beach, Florida – for exposing employees to safety hazards at Palm Beach Gardens and Port Saint Lucie, Florida, worksites. The roofing contractor faces $146,280 in penalties.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
