News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: A former American Parking employee pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday to bank fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Al T. Hughes, age 60, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James M. Munley to 15 months’ imprisonment followed by a three-year term of supervised release and a $4,000 fine, for tax evasion.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order focused on advancing American kidney health...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Government recognizes researchers displaying “exceptional promise” WASHINGTON, July 25, 2019 – Seven USDA scientists and engineers, and grantees were honored at the White House today as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 25, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to adopt a proposed Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol—clearing the way for the federal government to resume capital punishment after a nearly two decade lapse, and bringing justice to victims of the most horrific ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: A former precious metals trader at the New York offices of a U.S. bank and a Canadian bank pleaded guilty today to attempted price manipulation of precious metals futures contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. of the FBI’s New York Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Detloff Marketing and Asset Management Inc. (Detloff Marketing), a real estate company based in Hopkins, Minnesota; its owner, Jeffery J. Detloff; and its accountant, Lori K. Detloff, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota, for their participation in a long-running fraudulent bidding and kickback scheme in connection with foreclosed properties, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Two Colombian businessmen were charged in an indictment returned today for their alleged roles in laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to take advantage of Venezuela’s government-controlled exchange rate. Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: A former Washington, D.C. Metro Transit Police Officer, Andra Vance, 45, was indicted today on charges that he used unreasonable force on an individual, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jessie K. Liu, and Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald A. Pavlik.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Mesaba Bancshares, Inc., Grand Rapids, Minnesota Written Agreement dated Aug. 3, 2011 Terminated July 19, 2019 First National Financial Services, Inc., Elk River, Minnesota Written Agreement dated April 12, 2010 Terminated July 19, 2019 Enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping (AD) countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of vertical metal file cabinets from China, finding that exporters received antidumping duty rates of 198.50 percent and countervailable subsidies of 227.10 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: INDIANA, PA – Indiana Country Club – based in Indiana, Pennsylvania – will pay $52,843 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages, following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation that found minimum wage violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will offer a compliance seminar in Indianapolis, Indiana, for contractors, unions, workers, and other interested parties to provide information on the rules governing federal prevailing wage requirements. The event will offer training on labor standards for federally funded construction and federal service contracts.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: ARBOR VITAE, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Pukall Lumber Company Inc. – a lumber mill in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin – for exposing employees to multiple safety hazards following a worker fatality. The company faces penalties of $348,467. ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella joined President Donald J. Trump, members of the Cabinet and senior officials at a White House event today recognizing the first anniversary of the Administration’s Pledge to America’s Workers.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: PASCAGOULA, MS – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. – a military shipbuilder and federal contactor based in Newport News, Virginia – has agreed to pay $159,050 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination violations found in a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. ...
By DOT News Wire | Jul 25, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 25, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 25, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
