News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The leader of a Sinaloan drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine and 1000 kilograms of marijuana. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The former treasurer of Jackson County, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 45 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice announced that it filed a complaint yesterday in federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi against Coahoma County, Mississippi (Coahoma County), to protect the employment rights of an Army Reservist, Staff Sergeant First Class (SSG) Jason Sims Sr. According to the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: An Irish national who was extradited to the United States in August pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for his role in trafficking a libation cup made from the horn of a protected rhinoceros.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG) and the Department of Justice today announced the establishment of the VA Health Care Fraud Task Force to combat fraud in VA’s expanding health care programs. The Task Force combines VA-OIG’s substantial experience investigating ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition against Timothy McMillian, former employee of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, for using confidential customer account information for personal gain.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application by Absa Bank Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa, to establish a representative office in New York, New York.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of strontium chromate from Austria and France, finding that exporters from Austria and France have sold strontium chromate at less than fair value in the United ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: ODESSA, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Juan Vizcaino – doing business as Vizcaino LP in Odessa, Texas – has paid $45,945 in back wages to 22 employees hired under the H-2B temporary visa program and two U.S. workers hired during the recruitment period for guest workers. The employer also has paid $24,120 in civil money penalties to settle the H-2B violations.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald J. Trump today issued a proclamation recognizing October 2019 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), initiating a series of coast-to-coast events and activities to honor the contributions workers with disabilities make to America's workplaces and ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 1, 2019
News Release: SHELBYVILLE, TN – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor and Big G Express Inc., Stephen Thompson, and David Nolan involving the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
By DOT News Wire | Oct 1, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 1, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 1, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
