News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. (HCEA) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) (collectively known as “Hyundai”) has agreed to pay a $47 million civil penalty for violating Title ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Troy, Michigan, alleging that the City violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by treating places of worship worse than equivalent nonreligious assemblies in its zoning code and denying zoning approval to a Muslim group seeking to establish a place of worship.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The former president of a drug compounding company was sentenced to prison for his convictions for conspiring to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and for multiple counts of distributing adulterated drugs, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that Alexei Saab, 42, of Morristown, New Jersey, also known as Ali Hassan Saab, Alex Saab, or Rachid, was charged today in a nine-count indictment for offenses related to his support for Hizballah and separate marriage-fraud offenses. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The former owner of a marble mining company in Afghanistan was sentenced to 54 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to defraud the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a U.S. government agency, which led to the default on a $15.8 million loan.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Optimumbank Holdings, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Written Agreement, dated June 22, 2010 Terminated Sept. 11, 2019 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved actions on Thursday by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Kansas City, decreasing the discount rate (the primary credit rate) at the Banks from 2‑3/4 percent to 2-1/2 percent, effective immediately.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized an agreement with Mexican tomato growers to suspend the ongoing antidumping duty (AD) investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico, halting the process for imposing antidumping duties on tomatoes from Mexico. “Today’s successful outcome validates the Administration’s ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited RMS Utilities Inc. – based in Alamosa, Colorado – for exposing employees to trenching hazards. The company faces $92,819 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced Scott Gibbons as Chief Data Officer to lead the Department's Data Board and Christina Yancey as Chief Evaluation Officer for the Department.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today approved Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant funding of $975,000 to Workforce West Virginia to assess workforce needs in response to severe storms in June 2019, which brought heavy rainfall that caused extreme flooding and extensive damage to waterways.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 19, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
