News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Mexican National Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Immigration Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national man pled guilty to the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Eduardo Rios-Rios, 26, was immediately sentenced to a “time served" sentence, having served nearly four months in federal custody. He was remanded...


News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - The National Park Service (NPS) is soliciting proposals for a concession contract to provide ferry transportation service for visitors from Michigan to Isle Royale National Park. The Prospectus (CC-ISRO001-20) explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 21-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for producing child pornography after exchanges on a social media site, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Thomas Anthony Garrett pleaded guilty April 3, 2019.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man from Mexico was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison after a state trooper found 15 pounds of crystal methamphetamine hidden in child booster seats and other locations in his car, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Today, an Ohio man admitted in federal court that he collectively defrauded a Kentucky bank and seventeen individuals and businesses in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin of more than $4.6 million.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...


Massachusetts man charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Massachusetts man was charged today with conspiring to sell five kilograms of heroin at the Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth, New Jersey.


News Release: Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan is traveling to Huntington, West Virginia on July 8 to speak with law enforcement, community and political leaders about Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts to interdict dangerous, illicit opioids at or before reaching U.S. borders.


News Release: A 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston, Texas, has entered a guilty plea to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas made the announcement.


News Release: A computer software development company owner pleaded guilty today to failing to account for and pay over employment taxes withheld from his employees’ wages announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney R. Trent ...


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico. In the China and Mexico investigations, Commerce made affirmative determinations, finding that exporters ...


Central Florida Roofing Company Pays $75,710 in Wages  After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: TARPON SPRINGS, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Arry's Roofing Services Inc. – a roofing company based in Tarpon Springs, Florida – has paid $75,710 in back wages to 144 employees for violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results  In Florida Hotel Paying $64,786 in Back Wages

News Release: KISSIMMEE, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Brooks Hospitality Corp. – operator of the Comfort Suites Maingate East in Kissimmee, Florida, and Gemini Global, a Kissimmee-based hotel staffing agency – has paid $64,786 in back wages to 100 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Will Help Current and Former Nuclear Weapons Workers File Claims in Erwin, Tennessee, on August 29

News Release: ERWIN, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor will provide information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and help current and former nuclear weapons workers file claims on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Erwin, Tennessee.


U.S. Department of Labor Will Help Current and Former Nuclear Weapons Workers File Claims in Largo, Florida, on August 6

News Release: LARGO, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor will provide information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and help current and former nuclear weapons workers file claims on August 6, 2019, in Largo, Florida.


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


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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