News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man was sentenced today to nearly four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ALEXANDER JOSUE REYES-RAMIREZ, age 33, a native of Nicaragua, was charged Thursday, March 14, 2019 in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Canada: Arctic Opportunities. Canada: Ontario Tech Sector. Canada: Supply Chain Supercluster. Costa Rica: Water Treatment. Resource Links.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: On Saturday, March 30, the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained wild horse adoption at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, south of Carson City, Nevada. Public viewing begins at 9 a.m. and a competitive-bid adoption event, conducted by an auctioneer, follows at 10 a.m. The starting bid for all the animals offered is $150.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Provides New Resources to Raise Awareness of the Deadly Disease WASHINGTON, March 19, 2019 – Last week, USDA-trained detector dogs played a major role in the seizure of smuggled pork from China where there is an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The highly contagious and deadly disease affects both domestic and feral (wild) pigs and there is no treatment or vaccine available for it.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 19, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the 2019 scholarship application cycle for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program. The program aims to increase the number of minority students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and other agriculture-related disciplines. The program is available through the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Meeting Kicks Off at USDA on March 28, 29, Chair and Vice Chair Named WASHINGTON, March 19, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), invites the public to register to attend the first meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a Statement of Interest in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan supporting a church’s claims that the City of St. Ignace, Michigan, violated its rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by barring it from locating a church and coffee shop in the City’s downtown zoning district.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: A Louisiana-based licensed clinical social worker pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin of the Middle District of Louisiana, Special Agent in Charge ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty today to producing and possessing child pornography in 2015 and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place between 2014 and 2015, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: A Yeadon, Pennsylvania, resident was sentenced today to 12 months and 1 day in prison for filing false tax returns and conspiring to defraud the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, United States Attorney William M. McSwain, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Guy Ficco.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Xu Jia Bao (aka Fred Xu), of Shanghai, China, was sentenced in Dallas yesterday to 18 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release in connection with a scheme to sell mislabeled dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today. Xu, 48, is the principal of Shanghai Waseta International ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: A Florida pharmacist was sentenced to 120 months in prison today followed by three years supervised release. He was also orderd to pay $3.2 million in restitution and $1.4 million in forfeiture for his role in a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: I'm deeply saddened by the death of Alan Krueger of Princeton University, whom I have known since graduate school more than 30 years ago. As an economist, he inspired his colleagues by combining a zeal for academic rigor with a passion for public service. Alan made a difference and inspired everyone ...
By Commerce News Now | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Governor Kemp, for your kind introduction, and congratulations to you on this being one of the most important days in your new governorship. It is also — I might add — one of the more important days in my tenure as Commerce Secretary.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: ATHENS, AL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Limestone County Sheriff's Department – based in Athens, Alabama – will pay $49,968 in back wages to 126 employees for violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: GREENVILLE, SC – After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Whiteford's Inc. – operator of 30 Kentucky Fried Chicken and Arby's fast food locations in South Carolina and Georgia, and based in Greenville, South Carolina – has paid $32,797 in back wages to 298 employees for violating the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, WV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a federal appeals court affirmed a district court judgment requiring Fire & Safety Investigation Consulting Services LLC – based in Bridgeport, West Virginia – to pay $817,902 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 70 employees.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: GREEN BAY, WI – Following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, a Green Bay, Wisconsin, restaurant and its owner have paid $106,856 in back wages to 109 current and former employees, and an additional $6,591 in civil money penalties for child labor violations and willful overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: PERRY, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ammunition manufacturer AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc. for exposing employees to explosive hazards after an explosion fatally injured two workers at the company's Perry, Florida, facility. The company faces $188,290 in penalties for multiple serious violations, and a willful violation that carries the maximum penalty allowed.
