News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Louis Farmer, Jr. (24, Orlando) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Farmer had been found guilty on Nov. 13, 2020, following a bench trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Today, the Director of the Department of Justice Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) recognized Jason Corprew, a task force officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Kevin Perry, a task force officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: USDA Deploys 127 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Female genital mutilation (FGM) has broad implications for the health and human rights of women and girls, as well as societies at large.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Lucia Andrea Gatta, a former resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, with tax evasion and failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs), among other offenses, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Two Louisiana tax preparers pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: A Florida man pleaded guilty today for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a $318,000 Lamborghini sports car for himself.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: The United States again calls on Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala from detention. The specious charges against Kavala, his ongoing detention, and the continuing delays in the conclusion of his trial, including through the merger of cases against him, undermine respect for the rule of law and ...
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke again today with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. During the call, the Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with allies and partners to address the military ...
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: We are deeply concerned about declining media pluralism in Hungary. The imminent loss of the broadcasting license of one of the country’s most popular radio stations, Klubradio, threatens the departure of yet another independent voice from Hungary’s airwaves. The United States shares the concerns of international press freedom advocates and many Hungarians over the decline of media pluralism in Hungary.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Secretary Blinken condemned the Houthi attacks against the Abha International Airport, which struck a civilian airliner. ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: HUGO, OK – A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found a Hugo rail car products and services provider did not follow federal safety standards for working in confined spaces after two workers died from inhaling toxic fumes.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A Fort Lauderdale heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor has paid $20,547 in back wages to 18 employees after a federal investigation found the employer failed to pay workers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A Fort Lauderdale heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor has paid $20,547 in back wages to 18 employees after a federal investigation found the employer failed to pay workers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: HUGO, OK – A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found a Hugo rail car products and services provider did not follow federal safety standards for working in confined spaces after two workers died from inhaling toxic fumes.
By State News Post | Feb 10, 2021
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 10, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 10, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 10, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
