News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman is marshalling federal resources in concert with state and local law enforcement partners to take violent offenders off the streets of Louisville; today he announced a federal grand jury seated in Louisville indicted 20 defendants with numerous counts of firearms violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 53-year-old former bailiff with the Hidalgo County Court at Law #6 has been ordered to federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Status of the Boeing 737 MAX: Stakeholder Perspectives":
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika sentenced a Wilmington drug trafficker to 130 months in federal prison for gun and drug offenses committed in Delaware.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Today we welcome Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative to discuss the 2019 Trade Policy Agenda, including negotiations with China, Japan, the EU, and UK; the new NAFTA/USMCA; and U.S. Participation in the WTO.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 – USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson has announced the departure of USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Dr. Seth Meyer, effective July 13, along with the appointment of Deputy Board Chair Dr. Mark Jekanowski as acting board chair.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: On June 19, 2019, the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to take stock of their long-standing cooperation in this area and to reaffirm their ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: A Covington, Louisiana, couple and their company pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to create, market and operate a fraudulent medical reimbursement program that defrauded the IRS and program participants out of over $48 million. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced to 60 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to unlawfully distribute more than 23,000 pills of oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: In a criminal complaint unsealed today, a citizen of Sweden and his company were charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to defraud potential investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was arrested today based on a federal complaint charging him with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and two counts of distributing information relating to an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction in relation to his plan to attack a church in Pittsburgh.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the June 18-19 meeting.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Good morning, and thank you, Florie, for your kind introduction. I’d also like to thank President Nyusi for hosting.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2019
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 steel propane cylinders from China and Thailand (AD only), determining that exporters from China and Thailand have sold steel propane ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: MANCHESTER, N.H. – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), H.B. Provisions Inc. – a grocery store based in Kennebunk, Maine – has paid $92,055 in back wages and liquidated damages to 69 employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer has also paid $20,752 in civil money penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: NAPOLEON, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. after an employee suffered a broken arm while servicing a machine at its Napoleon, Ohio, facility. The company faces proposed penalties of $106,080 for one repeat and three serious safety violations.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited national discount retailer Dollar Tree Store Inc. for exposing employees to safety hazards at its store on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company faces $104,192 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: JACKSON, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent order and judgment requiring the fiduciaries of the DJI & Associates Inc. Simple Plan to restore $68,539 to the Jackson, Michigan-based employee benefit plan.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: YOUNGSTOWN, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and Office of Inspector General, U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division in Youngstown, Ohio, has sentenced former union official ...
