News published on Federal Newswire in February 2019

News from February 2019


News Release: An indictment against Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, charging them with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States was unsealed last week. The Guzman Lopez brothers, believed to currently reside in Mexico, are the sons of Joaquin Guzman Loera, aka “El Chapo,” who was convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of New York for his role as the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.


Federal Reserve Board permanently bars former employee of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. from the banking industry

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday permanently barred from the banking industry Timothy Fletcher, a former managing director at a non-bank subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter from China, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 58.30 to 293.27 percent.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of large diameter welded pipe from Canada (AD only), Greece (AD only), Korea (AD and CVD), and Turkey (AD and CVD), determining that ...


U.S. Department of Labor Issues $164,802 in Penalties to Wholesaler  After Employee Injury at Georgia Distribution Center

News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hilti Inc. – a hardware merchant wholesaler – for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee was injured while operating a forklift at a distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia. The Plano, Texas-based company faces penalties of $164,802.


U.S. Department of Labor Renews Alliance to Improve Workplace Safety For Southwest Illinois Industrial and Utility Employees

News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed an alliance with Teksolv-American Allied Safety Council (AASC), Southwestern Illinois Building Trades Council (SIBTC), and the Council of Owners and Construction Associates Inc. (COCA) to prevent exposures to hazards in the industrial and utility sectors.


U.S. Department of Labor Renews Alliance to Improve Workplace Safety For Southwest Illinois Industrial and Utility Employees

News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed an alliance with Teksolv-American Allied Safety Council (AASC), Southwestern Illinois Building Trades Council (SIBTC), and the Council of Owners and Construction Associates Inc. (COCA) to prevent exposures to hazards in the industrial and utility sectors.


U.S. Department of Labor Issues $164,802 in Penalties to Wholesaler  After Employee Injury at Georgia Distribution Center

News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hilti Inc. – a hardware merchant wholesaler – for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee was injured while operating a forklift at a distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia. The Plano, Texas-based company faces penalties of $164,802.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.