News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Gregory Parker, 51, of Laurel, Mississippi and Brantley Paul Nichols, D.M.D., 42, of Oxford, Mississippi were sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Special Agent in Charge Michelle...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - John Benjamin Webb was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 42 months in federal prison on charges he illegally possessed and later sold stolen firearms. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement today following Webb’s sentencing hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rohan Brown, 40, of Kingston, Jamaica, was removed from the United States and returned to Jamaica by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Emergency Removal Operations, (ICE-ERO) after multiple failed litigation attempts to remain in the United States.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich’s Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Charges Against Chinese Hackers.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: On July 21, 2020, the Department of Energy (DOE) opened registration for the 2020 CyberForce Competition™, the sixth iteration of the Department’s collegiate-level cyber defense competition designed to inspire and develop the next generation of energy sector cybersecurity professionals.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Bottom Line: As they have for the past 50+ days, on the evening of Monday, July 20th violent anarchists targeted the Hatfield Federal Courthouse and federal law enforcement officers in Portland.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $15 million in available funding to help socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms. Funding is made through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially ...

By Fed Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its intent to maintain the current schedule of prices for most payment services that the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services) in 2021. This approach recognizes the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the difficulty in applying standard forecasting tools in this environment.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: MEDLEY, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Martinez Truss Co. – a manufacturer based in Medley, Florida – has paid an employee $4,352 in back wages for wrongly denying paid sick leave to an employee who requested time off to care for their child. The child’s school closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: SUMMERFIELD, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Mt. Airy Partners Inc. – a Summerfield, North Carolina-based enterprise operating 12 McDonald’s restaurants in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad Region – has paid a civil money penalty of $17,586 for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC for violating respiratory protection standards following an inspection initiated after the company reported the coronavirus-related hospitalization of seven employees. ...

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC for violating respiratory protection standards following an inspection initiated after the company reported the coronavirus-related hospitalization of seven employees. ...

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: SUMMERFIELD, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Mt. Airy Partners Inc. – a Summerfield, North Carolina-based enterprise operating 12 McDonald’s restaurants in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad Region – has paid a civil money penalty of $17,586 for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: MEDLEY, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Martinez Truss Co. – a manufacturer based in Medley, Florida – has paid an employee $4,352 in back wages for wrongly denying paid sick leave to an employee who requested time off to care for their child. The child’s school closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOE Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2020
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.