News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


US Department of Labor recovers $44K in back wages for 25 workers after Panama City vacation rental provider denied them overtime pay

News Release: Employer: Holiday Beach Rentals Inc. Investigation site: 17614 Ashley Drive Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that - while the Panama City Beach vacation rental provider paid its property managers at least the minimum ...


Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Violating Child Sexual Exploitation Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 16 years’ incarceration followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of one count of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: EASTHAM, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore’s (CCNS) Atlantic Research and Learning Center (ARLC) will host the eleventh annual Science in the Seashore Symposium in a hybrid format Thursday, Sept. 15, from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Individuals will be able to attend both in-person at the Salt Pond Visitor...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Marcus Lawrence Weber, 26, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to five years and 11 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a woman and man today of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering relating to a scheme that fraudulently raised money from investors across the country.


BJS Releases Jails in Indian Country, 2021, and the Impact of COVID-19, July–December 2020

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Jails in Indian Country, 2021, and the Impact of COVID-19, July-December 2020.


News Release: FBI Seeks Possible Victims in Human Trafficking Investigation.


News Release: BOSTON - Philips North America LLC (Philips) has agreed to pay approximately $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it substituted key components of a mobile patient monitoring device called an MP2 that it sold to military purchasers without recertifying the MP2 for military airworthiness.


Ten tips for getting through security stress-free this Labor Day Weekend

Release: Theres no real need to work very hard to get through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening process this Labor Day Weekend. However, for individuals who may not have traveled in a while and may be somewhat rusty, weve got these tips to help ensure their final holiday travel weekend of the summer season is stress-free.


News Release: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA - Sung Wook Kim, also known as Paul, 36, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $15.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Bolster Infrastructure for Business and Job Growth in West Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $15.4 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support West Virginia as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.


How politicians on Judiciary Committee dealt with bills on Aug. 30

There was activity on four bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Aug. 30.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Cole County, Missouri, for rail and transportation infrastructure improvements needed to support economic development in the region.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to four federal agencies-the U.S. Department of Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Federal Trade Commission -and five digital...


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Justice Department on Aug. 31

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Nevada woman was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison today for committing financial fraud against the elderly, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charges of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Twenty-nine-year-old Pavel Ramon Ruiz Hernandez has been charged in South Florida federal court with conspiring to commit wire fraud through an investment Ponzi fraud scheme linked to MJ Capital Funding, LLC (“MJ Capital Funding").


State Department spokesperson: 'We call on the PRC government to immediately cease its campaign against Falun Gong practitioners'

Spokesman said PRC must end campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, release prisoners, reveal locations of missing people