News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the Northern District of Ohio returned a three-count indictment charging an Ohio man with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, attempting to commit a hate crime, and possessing firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence stemming from his plan to attack in a synagogue in the Toledo area.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: BOSTON, MA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered P & B Partitions Inc. and its owner Ronald H. Biglin Jr. to pay $158,139 in back wages and liquidated damages to 50 employees, to resolve willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company – based in West Berlin, New Jersey – was also assessed $33,880 in civil money penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: BOSTON, MA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered P & B Partitions Inc. and its owner Ronald H. Biglin Jr. to pay $158,139 in back wages and liquidated damages to 50 employees, to resolve willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company – based in West Berlin, New Jersey – was also assessed $33,880 in civil money penalties.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 29, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 29, 2019
The US Energy Department published a seven page rule on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 29, 2019
The US Justice Department published a five page rule on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 29, 2019
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A former West Warwick man who admitted to assisting the ring-leader of a drug trafficking conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms, dubbed “Operation Panamera," was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that an individual who has used multiple names, including Juan Garcia, Alejandro Villar Dume, and Alberto German Gomez, was sentenced to serve 17 years in prison for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and one count of conspiracy to launder money, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) held the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress. The meeting included the consideration and adoption of Committee Rules and called for the formal appointment of subcommittee leadership and Membership rosters for the 116th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Jennifer J. McCain-Bray, aka JJ McCain, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for committing mail fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme to defraud the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) of over $6.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI, and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS-Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A retired Massachusetts State Police Trooper pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man and woman appeared in court today after being arrested for their roles in a scheme to market and distribute misbranded and unapproved new drugs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in February 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Now in its 11th year, this year’s film festival features fan favorites from years past. Timeless classics will show on a theater-size screen with surround sound. Films will show at 1:30 pm at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham on six consecutive Sundays from February 3 to March 10. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible, and the movies are free, thanks to generous funding from Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Come join us for an adventure!.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Norfolk FBI Selects Director’s Community Leadership Award Recipient.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) completed revegetation this month at the former 618-10 burial ground, the final step in remediation of what was once one of Hanford ’s most hazardous waste sites.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Paid U.S. Citizens to Enter Into Sham Marriages With Foreign Nationals.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Jennifer J. McCain-Bray, aka JJ McCain, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for committing mail fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme to defraud the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) of over $6.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI, and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS-Criminal Investigation.
