News from November 2019
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: The holidays are a prime time for hackers, scammers, and online thieves looking to take advantage of unsuspecting online shoppers. Before starting your online shopping this holiday season, follow these simple steps to stay safe online.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence participated in a roundtable discussion at the North Carolina State House in Raleigh regarding the law enforcement and public safety threats created by sanctuary policies.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 26, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe announced USDA has invested $4.79 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity in the county of Sweetwater. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Laboratory Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (Boston Heart), of Framingham, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $26.67 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving payments for patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, as well as claims otherwise improperly billed to federal healthcare programs for laboratory testing, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: “American Indian and Alaska Native people suffer from unacceptable and disproportionately high levels of violence, which can have lasting impacts on families and communities. Native American women face particularly high rates of violence, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Steven Powers, 35, a former probation and parole officer with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections was sentenced today in federal court in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to two years in prison for subjecting two female probationers to unwanted sexual contact.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education today filed a Statement of Interest in federal court in Maryland, explaining that the Maryland State Department of Education discriminated against Bethel Christian Academy when it excluded the school from its BOOST Scholarship program due ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced former Ashley Borough Police Officer, Mark Icker, 30, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to violating the civil rights of two females in his custody whom he sexually assaulted. The criminal information alleges that Icker ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Samantha Marie Elhassani, aka Samantha Sally, 34, formerly of Elkhart, Indiana, pleaded guilty yesterday to a one-count Information charging her with concealment of terrorism financing in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339C. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Today, a federal jury convicted Brett Palkowitsch, 32, an officer with the St. Paul Police Department, of using excessive force against an unarmed civilian, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division and FBI Minneapolis Special Agent in Charge Jill Sanborn.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from October 7 through Oct. 30, 2019.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and requested comment on the implementation of Executive Order 13873 , Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain. The proposed rule sets out the procedures the Secretary of Commerce ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recovered payment of $442,000 in penalties and interest from Washington Township, New Jersey-based construction company Altor Inc. and its president Vasilios Saites, after years-long efforts by the Department to collect unpaid penalties for the company's safety violations.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 26, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Frazer & Jones Company Inc. for 33 workplace health and safety violations at the manufacturer’s Solvay, New York, iron foundry. The company faces $460,316 in penalties.
By State News Post | Nov 26, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.