News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News Release: On Feb. 14, 2020, a federal court in Ocala, Florida, entered a permanent injunction against Philip Mott Harris II and his business, 24/7 Tax Services LLC, barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business, the Justice Department announced today. ...

Justice Department Settles with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it reached a settlement with Chancery Staffing Solutions LLC (Chancery Staffing), a legal staffing company headquartered in New York, New York, also known as TransPerfect Staffing Solutions (TransPerfect Staffing). The settlement is intended to resolve the ...

Federal Court in Hammond, Indiana, Enters Permanent Injunction Barring Tax Preparer from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others

News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has issued an order permanently barring Daniel Bewley, a former Hobart and Lake Station, Indiana, tax preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Bewley consented to the civil injunction order.

Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: A Birmingham man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town for the Northern District of Alabama. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2011, ...

Former Michigan Health Care Consultant Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Evasion

News Release: A former health care consultant pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and tax evasion relating to her scheme to be employed under false pretenses as a highly paid health care consultant, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Former Alstom Executives and Marubeni Executive Charged with Bribing Indonesian Officials

News Release: Two former executives of the Indonesian subsidiary of the French power and transportation company Alstom S.A. and a former executive of the Japanese trading company Marubeni Corporation have been charged in a superseding indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in Indonesia.

Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Conspiring to Steal Reports From City Police Department

News Release: A Metamora, Michigan, business owner pleaded guilty today to tax evasion and conspiring to steal from an organization receiving federal funds, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Individual Arrested for Acting Within the U.S. on Behalf of the Russian Government Without Notifying the Attorney General

News Release: Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, a Mexican citizen residing in Singapore, was arrested based on a Complaint charging him with acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government (Russia), without notifying the Attorney General, and conspiracy to do the same.

Former U.S. Taxpayer Pleads Guilty in Panama Papers Investigation

News Release: A former U.S. resident and taxpayer who was charged along with three others in connection with a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Mossack Fonseca & Co. (Mossack Fonseca), a Panamanian-based global law firm, and its related entities, pleaded guilty today to wire and tax fraud, money laundering, ...

U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Slidell, Louisiana Contractor Paying $78,038 to 12 Employees

News Release: SLIDELL, LA – After an investigation by the a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Superior Air Conditioning and Heating LLC – based in Slidell, Louisiana – has paid $78,038 in back wages and fringe benefits to 12 employees for violating requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related ...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Contractor For Continuing to Expose Roofers to Fall Hazards

News Release: NAPERVILLE, IL ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited DB Custom Carpentry LLC – based in Aurora, Illinois – for exposing employees to falls. The homebuilder faces penalties of $333,968 for three willful and one repeat safety violations.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Nearly $100 Million In Apprenticeship Grants to Close the Skills Gap

News Release: RALEIGH, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the awarding of grants to 28 public-private apprenticeship partnerships totaling nearly $100 million through the Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. These grants will support large-scale expansions of apprenticeship in industries including advanced manufacturing, healthcare and information technology.

U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Slidell, Louisiana Contractor Paying $78,038 to 12 Employees

News Release: SLIDELL, LA – After an investigation by the a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Superior Air Conditioning and Heating LLC – based in Slidell, Louisiana – has paid $78,038 in back wages and fringe benefits to 12 employees for violating requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related ...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Contractor For Continuing to Expose Roofers to Fall Hazards

News Release: NAPERVILLE, IL ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited DB Custom Carpentry LLC – based in Aurora, Illinois – for exposing employees to falls. The homebuilder faces penalties of $333,968 for three willful and one repeat safety violations.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Nearly $100 Million In Apprenticeship Grants to Close the Skills Gap

News Release: RALEIGH, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the awarding of grants to 28 public-private apprenticeship partnerships totaling nearly $100 million through the Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. These grants will support large-scale expansions of apprenticeship in industries including advanced manufacturing, healthcare and information technology.

Notice published on Feb. 18 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 18?

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Interior Department on Feb. 18

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 18

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Feb. 18 by Interior Department