News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately $107 million in criminal fines for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to bar three Miami Gardens-area tax return preparers and their businesses and franchises, from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty today for his role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: A Serbian man was charged in an indictment today for his alleged participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency scheme in which he solicited U.S. investors using two fraudulent online investment platforms. Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Pamela Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, James P. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, and Stephen A. Belongia, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Buffalo Field Office, released the following statement: ...
By Fed Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings on January 19 and Jan. 27, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that we will only be ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister highlighted the importance of the strong strategic partnership between the United States and Egypt, particularly in ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. Secretary Blinken emphasized the importance of Polish-American security cooperation to NATO and the Transatlantic Community and thanked the Foreign Minister for Poland’s ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with the Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Rui Figueiredo today. The Secretary noted that the United States is proud to be a friend to Cabo Verde, which is a model of democratic governance ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The United States is deeply troubled by the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia and other members of the opposition in Georgia.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Today’s Senate confirmation of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations reinforces President Biden’s commitment to restore and expand American leadership on the global stage. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield is a seasoned diplomat, deeply committed to American values, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Today, a U.S. delegation attended the spring session of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting (AHLC). The AHLC serves as an important opportunity for the international community to support economic development for Palestinians, with an eye towards improving the situation in Gaza. During the discussion, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The United States supports transparency and accountability in managing transboundary resources. For decades, these values have guided our work to promote the health and sustainability of the Mekong River and the nearly 70 million people whose livelihoods depend on it. We share the concerns of Mekong ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Momen discussed ways to deepen economic, counterterrorism, and defense cooperation, and work together ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: I do indeed. And I just want to start, Director, by saying that was a remarkable tour and you got to do all the hard work since I got to actually sit here and watch you. But I can’t, first of all, believe the – all the ground you covered literally and figuratively. That was an extraordinary ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – The U.S. Department of Labor wants to hear from current and former employees of a Tempe stucco and plastering contractor as part of long-running investigation and lawsuit over continuous and egregious alleged overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Consulate General of Ecuador in Chicago have signed a two-year alliance to promote workplace safety and health, and share information on U.S. laws and standards, including those relating to workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Alliance participants will meet at least three times annually to track and share information.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: GRANDVIEW, MO – Two machine operators at a Grandview auto parts manufacturer who jointly operated a press tested positive for the coronavirus just two days apart, in late August 2020. The two workers typically labored for hours at a time less than two feet apart; neither wore a protective facial mask ...
