News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Pennsylvania Excavation Company  For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards

News Release: PENNSBURG, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Spear Excavating LLC – based in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania – for exposing employees to trenching hazards at a worksite in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The company faces $106,057 in proposed penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor  After Employee’s Fatal Fall at Missouri Jobsite

News Release: BOWLING GREEN, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Franklin County Construction LLC – based in New Haven, Missouri – after an employee suffered fatal fall injuries when a roof truss collapsed. The employee was part of a crew installing prefabricated roof trusses onto a commercial building under construction in Bowling Green, Missouri.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Appointments  to the Administrative Review Board

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced three appointments to the Administrative Review Board (ARB). The three members – William Thomas Barto, James A. Haynes, and Daniel T. Gresh – were appointed for two-year terms.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Multiple Offenses Involving Transportation of a One-Year-Old Child for the Purpose of Sexual Abuse and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on January 8, 2019, United States District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier, District of South Dakota, sentenced Dustin William Kewley, age 36, Fargo, North Dakota, to serve 35 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release...


U.S. Department of Labor Urges Employers and Employees To Remain Vigilant About Possible Winter Hazards

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to stay vigilant when it comes to weather-related hazards that can put employees at risk when temperatures plummet in winter months.


Mastermind of Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The mastermind of a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financially distressed homeowners, investors, and financial institutions of nearly $1.5 million dollars was sentenced today to more than 13 years in federal prison.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating the federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Desiree Morgan, of Paden City, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration for distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Maple Heights Woman Indicted for Robbing the Same Store on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere on Consecutive Days

News Release: A Maple Heights woman was indicted for robbing the same store on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere on consecutive days.


House Chairs Demand Answers on Sanctions Relief for Russian Oligarch

News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin:. We write in response to a December 19th notification to Congress indicating that the Treasury Department intends to terminate sanctions on Rusal, EN+ and EuroSibEnergo, as part of a deal with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch who has abetted the Putin Regime’s malign activity...


USDA Confirms Virulent Newcastle Disease in a Commercial Chicken Flock in California

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed virulent Newcastle disease in a second commercial poultry flock in California. The latest case is in a commercial layer flock in Riverside County. This finding is part of an ...