News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


News Release: BANGOR, Maine - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced Diana Davis, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack." Davis pleaded guilty on Oct. 24, 2018.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Derek Mendoza, 24, of Presque Isle, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of passing counterfeit currency and one count of attempting to pass counterfeit currency.


U.S. Department of Labor and Michigan Pipeline Company Agree To Resolve Citations Issued for Trenching Hazards

News Release: The agreement - approved by Judge Patrick B. Augustine of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Denver, Colorado - resolves three OSHA inspections conducted at Kamphuis Pipeline Company worksites in September and October 2017. Investigators found that the company repeatedly exposed...


News Release: After Committing Murders in a Central Islip Park, Defendant Fled to Virginia and Maryland Where He Continued His Membership in the MS-13.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Larry E. Brown and Jacinta Jo Brown, both of Wintersville, Ohio, have admitted to a false bankruptcy charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: The U.S. Embassy in Nassau is open for emergency visa appointments and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Ports of Entry are prepared, should Bahamians request to temporarily relocate to the United States.


USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters

News Release: Signup Begins Sept. 11 for More Than $3 Billion in Aid WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 9, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Signup for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will begin Sept. 11, 2019.


News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that female tenants of residential rental properties in Worcester were subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. This is the 11th lawsuit alleging a pattern or practice of sexual harassment in housing filed since the launch of the Department’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative in late 2017.


News Release: In Central Islip, New York, a Brentwood, New York, business owner pleaded guilty to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: The Department of Justice today renewed its commitment to reducing violent crime in America, holding its third annual National Public Safety Partnership Symposium. The National Public Safety Partnership provides a framework for enhancing federal support of state, local and tribal law enforcement officials and prosecutors as they investigate and pursue violent criminals, specifically those involved in gun crime, drug trafficking and gang violence.


U.S. Department of Labor and Michigan Pipeline Company Agree  To Resolve Citations Issued for Trenching Hazards

News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Kamphuis Pipeline Company – based in Grand Rapids, Michigan – have reached a settlement agreement that the excavating company will cease business operations and pay penalties of $509,071 for willful and serious violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation standards.


U.S. Department of Labor Forms Alliance to Promote Workplace Safety  For Pennsylvania Employers and Employees

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a two-year alliance with the Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's Bureau of Workers' Compensation to provide employers and employees with information, guidance and access to training resources to promote safe and healthful workplaces.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.