News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm was sentenced on January 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court. Bonnie Jean Estes, age 25, was sentenced to time served through Jan. 19, 2021, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Today, Acting DHS Secretary Chad F. Wolf signed a joint declaration on border security cooperation and management with Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides. The declaration deepens the ties between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and DHS and furthers both our countries’ cooperation ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: “President Trump took office with the promise to build the wall and secure our southern border - a promise he has kept. From the start, the President listened to operators on the ground and has pushed for funding for physical infrastructure, access roads, lights, cameras and sensors - a full package to secure our border. Today, we are celebrating the 450th mile of new border wall system built under this Administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin released the following statement related to the Aug. 23, 2020, shooting of Jacob Blake: “As previously announced, a federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department announced the United States has collected $7 million of Iranian funds that will be allocated to provide compensation to American victims of international state-sponsored terrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: A Walled Lake, Michigan, business owner was sentenced today to two years in prison, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Mid America Bank and Trust Company, Dixon, Missouri Consent Order, dated Oct. 25, 2017 Terminated January 4, 2021 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (E.O.) titled, “Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies.” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross issued the following statement in response: "Consistent with the authorities ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WILDER, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Merkle Lawn Care Inc. – based in Wilder, Kentucky – has paid $20,502 in back wages to 42 employees for violating labor provisions of the H-2B visa program. The Department also assessed Merkle Lawn Care Inc. a civil penalty of $10,335.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced John S. Romero – a former president of the United Industrial and Service Workers of America in Colton, California – to 12 years in prison for embezzling funds from the union’s health plan, conspiracy and making false statements on annual government filings.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has issued updated guidance that provides implementation information to states regarding two unemployment insurance programs: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WILDER, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Merkle Lawn Care Inc. – based in Wilder, Kentucky – has paid $20,502 in back wages to 42 employees for violating labor provisions of the H-2B visa program. The Department also assessed Merkle Lawn Care Inc. a civil penalty of $10,335.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has issued updated guidance that provides implementation information to states regarding two unemployment insurance programs: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced John S. Romero – a former president of the United Industrial and Service Workers of America in Colton, California – to 12 years in prison for embezzling funds from the union’s health plan, conspiracy and making false statements on annual government filings.
By USDA Wire | Jan 5, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 5, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 5, 2021
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
