News from June 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - During a virtual media roundtable with reporters today, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske joined leaders from three airport and airline industry associations to announce the agency’s “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure." campaign. This campaign represents airport checkpoint modifications to contain the spread of COVID-19, comply with CDC guidelines and support healthy and secure summer travel.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - In remarks on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged Senate Republicans to stop their months-long delay and finally provide relief for students, families, schools, and educators...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Two owners of Guam Medical Transport (GMT) were sentenced to prison terms today for their roles in a health care fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in a loss to the United States of approximately $10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: PROVO, UTAH - The Bureau of Reclamation, on behalf of the Department of the Interior, will host two public meetings on its environmental review of Utah’s proposed Lake Powell Pipeline project. The pipeline project, proposed by the Utah Board of Water Resources, would establish a second source of water...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned six indictments charging nine defendants during the past week. The indictments include charges of drug trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, firearms offenses, obstruction of justice, and carjacking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), ranking member and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: On Wednesday, July 1st, Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf will be traveling with Vice President Mike Pence to Phoenix, Arizona. There, the Acting Secretary and the Vice President will meet with Governor Ducey to discuss DHS efforts to support the state’s response to COVID-19. The Administration looks forward to continuing our partnership with Arizona, as well as our state and local partners across the country, as we mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON— As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ongoing efforts to support state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf today announced final allocations of $385 million for seven Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 DHS competitive preparedness grant programs. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Eric Dreiband reiterated today that cards and other documents bearing the Department of Justice seal and claiming that individuals are exempt from face mask requirements are fraudulent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Two owners of Guam Medical Transport (GMT) were sentenced to prison terms today for their roles in a health care fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in a loss to the United States of approximately $10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact of mergers and whether those mergers comply with U.S. antitrust law. These new Vertical Merger Guidelines mark the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement: “We are pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision today in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Montana’s Blaine Amendment excluded religious schools from state scholarship programs that are open to other educational institutions. It thus prevented parents who send their children to religious schools from receiving scholarship funds that are available to the rest of the community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: In continued effort to fight fraud connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Federal Trade Commission are partnering to alert the public of emerging threats to steal money and sensitive information through contact tracing scams. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: The chief executive officer of Indivior PLC, Shaun Thaxter, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia to a one-count information charging him with causing the introduction into interstate commerce of the opioid drug Suboxone Film, which was misbranded in violation of the Federal Food, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: A Seattle doctor was taken into custody today on allegations that he fraudulently sought over $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: A former Colorado judge pleaded guilty today to obstructing a federal task force investigation of a large-scale drug trafficking organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA was charged for conspiring to fix prices for generic drugs, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Benchmark Community Bank, Kenbridge, Virginia Flood insurance violations civil money penalty, dated June 25, 2020 The Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Peoples Bank, Lawrence, Kansas Consent Order, dated Nov. 28, 2017 (PDF) Terminated June 25, 2020 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that “Increasing Access and Opportunity” is the 2020 theme for October’s annual observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: LODI, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Furst-McNess Corp. – based in Lodi, Wisconsin – for exposing employees to potential grain dust explosions and other hazards at the feed mill facility. OSHA cited the company for one willful and two serious violations and faces $148,431 in penalties.
