News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of 37 months to be followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, being...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) recently completed new permanent exhibits that were universally designed to enhance site orientation and visitor understanding. The exhibits, located in the Visitor Center and Technology Museum, were funded through the National Park Service’s Targeted Accessibility Improvement Program (TAIP) and took several years to design, produce, and install.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Investments will benefit 5.4 Million Rural Residents in 37 States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Three people are now in custody in relation to the fatal raid that occurred in January 2019 on Harding Street in Houston, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: A federal jury in Denver, Colorado, found Martin Fields guilty yesterday of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit money laundering, making false claims against the United States, and money laundering, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc., doing business as Pharmacy Plus and Pharmacy Plus Specialty (collectively, Jewish Hospital), of Louisville, Kentucky, have agreed to pay $10,101,132 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims to the Medicare program, the Department of Justice has announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging a former chief executive officer (CEO) of Braskem S.A. (Braskem), a publicly traded Brazilian petrochemical company, for his role in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Braskem and its parent company, Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), that resulted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: Cadie McAlister, 21, pleaded guilty to a federal offense and admitted concealing other correctional officers’ assault of an inmate while McAlister was serving as an officer with the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: A former currency trader was convicted today in New York for his participation in an antitrust conspiracy to manipulate prices for emerging market currencies in the global foreign currency exchange (FX) market, the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and the low reserve tranche. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements for depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of nonexempt deposit cutoff and the reduced reporting limit.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on October 29-30, 2019 and of the conference call held on October 4, 2019.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: It is my honor to be here today at the 34th Annual Briefing of OSAC. Your efforts over the decades have been instrumental in assuring the safety of Americans overseas, and contributing to the economic and cultural vitality of the United States and countries of throughout the world. I am a direct beneficiary of the Diplomatic Security Service run by the Department of State, having traveled extensively as Secretary of Commerce and previously as a businessman.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LAKE PLACID, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Red Harvesting Inc. – a farm labor contractor based in Lake Placid, Florida – has paid $39,527 in wages to 119 employees for violating requirements of the H-2A visa program. The contractor also paid a $1,214 civil penalty, assessed by the Department.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Gandy SNF LLC – a nursing facility based in Tampa, Florida – has paid $53,018 in back wages to 105 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: DAYTON, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a consent order and judgment requiring the fiduciaries of Day-Mont Behavioral Health Care Inc. to restore $141,666 to the defunct Dayton, Ohio-based company’s employee benefit health and annuity plans. The mental health services provider ceased operations in 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Erica Carey – former owner of Long Beach Medi-Spa in Long Beach, California – to three years' probation and ordered her to pay $366,740 in restitution for defrauding a maritime union welfare plan.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 20, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 20, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 20, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2019
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
