News published on Federal Newswire in February 2019

News from February 2019


News Release: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York of being a principal operator of a continuing criminal enterprise – the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel – a charge ...


News Release: Dozens of members of a white supremacist gang allegedly responsible for multiple acts of violence were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed today in the Eastern District of Arkansas. The indictment alleges that the New Aryan Empire (NAE) is a racketeering enterprise, which committed violent acts—attempted murder, kidnapping, and maiming—in support of its organization and its wide-ranging drug-trafficking operation.


News Release: Two owners and an employee of for-profit, non-accredited schools were sentenced during the last two days for bribing a public official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in exchange for the public official’s facilitation of over $2 million in payments that were supposed to be dedicated to ...


News Release: A federal jury in Laredo, Texas found four men and two women guilty for their roles in a two-year multi-million dollar black market peso exchange money-laundering scheme, the Justice Department announced.


News Release: The Justice Department today announced that defendant Benjamin Jaramillo Hernandez, 69, pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime and illegal possession of ammunition charge arising from a series of progressively more threatening and violent actions targeting St. Mary Catholic Church in Eugene in September 2018. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams made the announcement.


Interagency final rule implements flood insurance reform provisions

News Release: WASHINGTON--Five federal regulatory agencies issued a joint final rule to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 requiring regulated institutions to accept certain private flood insurance policies in addition to National Flood Insurance Program policies.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in U.S. District Court Ordering Hotels in Louisiana to Pay Back Wages and Penalties

News Release: SHREVEPORT, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered two Louisiana hotels, Merryton LLC - doing business as Merryton Inn in Shreveport - and Merryton Bossier LLC - doing business ...


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Los Angeles Supported Living Services Provider Paying $301,763 to 67 Employees

News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Golden Life Supported Living Agency Inc. – a service provider for clients with developmental disabilities in Los Angeles, California – will pay 67 employees $301,763 in back wages for violating overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


Former Substance Abuse Recovery Center Director Sentenced to Prison  After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Healthcare Fraud Scheme

News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Tina Marie Barbuto – a former licensed mental health counselor in Margate, Florida – to serve 36 months in ...


Former Substance Abuse Recovery Center Director Sentenced to Prison  After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Healthcare Fraud Scheme

News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Tina Marie Barbuto – a former licensed mental health counselor in Margate, Florida – to serve 36 months in ...


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Los Angeles Supported Living Services Provider Paying $301,763 to 67 Employees

News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Golden Life Supported Living Agency Inc. – a service provider for clients with developmental disabilities in Los Angeles, California – will pay 67 employees $301,763 in back wages for violating overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in U.S. District Court Ordering Hotels in Louisiana to Pay Back Wages and Penalties

News Release: SHREVEPORT, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered two Louisiana hotels, Merryton LLC - doing business as Merryton Inn in Shreveport - and Merryton Bossier LLC - doing business ...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.