News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Eight people have been charged in a 13-count federal indictment in a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought large amounts of narcotics from Atlanta for distribution in the Augusta area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today an $8.5 million civil settlement to resolve two False Claims Act cases, United States et al. ex rel. Ravi Srivastava v. Trident USA Health Services LLC, Symphony Diagnostic Services No. 1, Inc. dba MobilexUSA...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: For Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan is traveling to New York to meet with international partners from Honduras and El Salvador to discuss further collaboration in confronting irregular migration and combating transnational ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan signed an agreement with the Government of Honduras to expand bilateral initiatives to confront irregular migration through Central America. The signing, which took place during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, will further pave the way to increase collaboration between the two countries on key issues.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Japan Trade Agreement: “This agreement between the United States and Japan is a better deal for the entire U.S. economy, but is a particularly ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced a new online system for filing, storing, and searching registrations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA). This enhanced system (known as eFile) will increase public transparency and allow for better analysis of new filings. The system will ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: A jury in Brooklyn returned a verdict yesterday finding Dilkhayot Kasimov, 31, a citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of Brooklyn, New York, guilty of conspiracy and of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The verdict followed a one-week trial before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. When sentenced, Kasimov faces up to 30 years’ imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a report on the effectiveness of a new technology used to block illegal cellphone signals in correctional institutions. Department officials are encouraged by the promising results and the potential for the technology ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today an expansive health care fraud enforcement operation across the Gulf Coast, involving charges against a total of 11 individuals across four federal districts for their alleged involvement in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 against Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC (LRMC); Surgical Development Partners, LLC (SDP); G. Edward Alexander; Frank Sossi; and John Prater for improperly ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: A Texas state district judge has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison following his multiple convictions of conspiracy, bribery and obstructing justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department announced today a significant health care fraud enforcement operation across Florida and Georgia, involving charges against a total of 67 individuals across four federal districts for their alleged involvement in various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The conduct allegedly ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced his determination that commercial fishery failures occurred for multiple fisheries between 2017 and 2019 in Alaska, California, Georgia, and South Carolina, while further finding that a catastrophic regional fishery disaster occurred for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama due to extreme flooding events in the Gulf of Mexico.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime, minimum wage and record-keeping requirements at 15 restaurants in Minneapolis' "Eat Street" district during an education and enforcement initiative. The effort will recover $367,359 in back wages and liquidated damages for 162 employees.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ocean State Job Lot for repeat and serious violations at a Stratham, New Hampshire, store. The retailer – based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island – faces a total of $154,199 in penalties for ineffective sanitation and respirator protections for store employees.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rex Harper – doing business as REH Property Maintenance – for improper asbestos removal and disposal at Superior Steel Door & Trim Co. Inc. in Jamestown, New York. Harper faces a total of $168,772 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Central Ohio Chapter, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals #683 and #1105, have established a strategic partnership to promote employee safety and health at Central Ohio work sites.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella today announced the designation of Jonathan Wolfson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, as the Department’s Regulatory Reform Officer. The Regulatory Reform Officer has the responsibility to oversee implementation of the Department’s ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant of $3,000,000 to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to assess workforce needs in response to Hurricane Dorian.
