News from March 2019
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen made the following statement today on the situation at the U.S. southern border and how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responding: “Today I report to the American people that we face a cascading crisis at our southern ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 29, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Scott Soles to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Financial Officer. Regarding the announcement, Secretary Perdue issued this statement: “The nomination ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the Northern District of Alabama returned an indictment yesterday charging a Crane Hill, Alabama, husband and wife with five counts of failing to pay over payroll taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town for the Northern District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A Weslaco, Texas man has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and other offenses in connection with a scheme to bribe a city commissioner in exchange for government contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against two corporate executives for their roles in a scheme involving defective and dangerous consumer products, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Fresenius), a German-based provider of medical products and services, has agreed to pay approximately $231 million to resolve investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with Fresenius’s participation in various corrupt schemes to obtain business in multiple foreign countries.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: South Korean authorities extradited to the United States a Ukrainian man in connection with allegations that he conducted an extensive money laundering and fraud campaign that targeted dozens of victims, including a corporation based in the Western District of North Carolina. Assistant Attorney General ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A federal court in Beaumont, Texas, entered a permanent injunction against Sylvia Rodriguez, aka Sylvia Ornelas, barring her from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business, the Justice Department today announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A federal court in Dallas, Texas, permanently enjoined Jhane Broadway, individually and doing business as Jeprofessionalz (aka MaxTaxPros), from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The order, issued by District Judge David C. Godbey, also requires Broadway to mail or email notice of the injunction order to all customers for whom she prepared a federal tax return or claim for refund for tax years 2015 through 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A retired Kansas native, who was residing in Panama, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison, for use of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A Riverdale, Maryland man was sentenced to 312 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in the racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including a murder and attempted murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: Donald Washington was sworn in as the director of the U.S. Marshals Service today in a ceremony at the Tom Stagg U.S. District Court in Shreveport, Louisiana, with Chief Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. presiding and Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals administering the oath of office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment against two Louisiana residents, charging each with one count of conspiracy to harbor an alien, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 48 counts of failure to withhold and pay over employment tax, and 12 counts ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday announced that they completed their evaluation of the 2017 resolution plans for 14 domestic banking organizations and issued their expectations for the firms' next resolution plan submissions, which are due on or before Dec. 31, 2019.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the appointment of Patrick J. McClanahan as chief operating officer (COO), effective April 29.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: Today, I am honored to be in the beautiful city of Jacksonville while I meet with local business leaders from Duval and Nassau Counties to hear their thoughts on the direction of the nation as well as the local economy. As Secretary of Commerce, I oversee diverse areas from the 2020 Decennial ...
By Commerce News Now | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Laura, for that kind introduction. It is my pleasure to be with all of you here at the Port of Fernandina. Thank you to the kind people of Nassau County for such a warm welcome.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – Tishman Interiors Corp. - the prime contractor for a renovation project at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - has paid $420,335 in back wages to resolve violations of federal wage laws following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – Tishman Interiors Corp. - the prime contractor for a renovation project at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - has paid $420,335 in back wages to resolve violations of federal wage laws following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.
By State News Post | Mar 29, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
