News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man and his long-time girlfriend have been found guilty of racketeering conspiracy for collecting and storing extortionate “taxes" for the man’s brother, an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member, and for acting as the brother’s eyes and ears on the street, delivering coded messages to him, including one message that resulted in an individual being marked for death.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who was convicted by a jury for using his car as a dangerous weapon as he attempted to flee from law enforcement officers was sentenced today to 92 months in prison and three years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that the District of Oregon collected $6,996,187 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2018. Of this amount, $5,085,876 was collected in criminal actions and $1,910,310 in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: On Mar. 1, Judge Marco A. Hernandez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered an order revoking the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted war criminal. The court held that defendant Sammy Rasema Yetisen aka Rasema Handanovic aka Zolja, a native of the former Yugoslavia, illegally ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture case against assets owned by Hikmatullah Shadman that he wrongfully acquired as a government contractor in Afghanistan. Under the terms of the settlement, approximately $25 million will be forfeited to the United States. The civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: "I was pleased to recommend Jessie Liu to President Trump for the position of Associate Attorney General and am grateful that he has nominated her. Jessie has distinguished herself as a first-class attorney in private practice, in the Treasury ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: A Springfield Gardens, New York, resident was convicted yesterday by a federal jury for conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and for two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Cogent Bancorporation, Inc., f/k/a Pinnacle Bank Holding Company, Inc., Orange City, Florida Written Agreement dated Aug. 29, 2011 (PDF) Terminated March 1, 2019 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: On Tuesday, the Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) celebrates its 50th anniversary.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Kevin, for that kind introduction. Good morning everyone, and welcome to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Henry, for that kind introduction.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Andrei. And congratulations to the whole USPTO team on your achievement in moving from 12th place to a 2nd place tie in the U.S. Chamber’s 2019 patent rights rankings.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, issued an opinion affirming the Department's assertion that Off Duty Police Services Inc. – a security and traffic control services provider based in Louisville, Kentucky – violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: MYRTLE BEACH, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Monarch Co. – based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and operating as Monarch Roofing – will pay $156,346 in back wages to 84 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: ST. PETERSBURG, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Fast Frontier LLC – based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and operating as Cricket Wireless – has paid $41,677 in back wages to 111 employees for violating the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at 54 locations in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: WARMINSTER, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Etna Construction Inc. – based in Warminster, Pennsylvania – for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a worksite in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company faces $208,560 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited TarHeel Corp. for exposing employees to safety hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries as a result of a fall at the Forest Glen Community in Naples, Florida.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta, Georgia, will host an education and outreach event to assist federal contractors in recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and protecting those in the workforce from discrimination.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta, Georgia, will host an education and outreach event to assist federal contractors in recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and protecting those in the workforce from discrimination.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2019
News Release: ST. PETERSBURG, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Fast Frontier LLC – based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and operating as Cricket Wireless – has paid $41,677 in back wages to 111 employees for violating the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at 54 locations in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
