News from March 2022
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 23, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said February 2022 was the seventh warmest of that month in the climate record, according to a March 14 release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 23, 2022
A residential builder in Frisco, Texas, had to pay $163,648 in back wages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into improper overtime practices, as reported in a Feb. 15 Department of Labor news release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
BJA FY 22 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program grant opened on March 23.
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
Release: The United States strongly condemns the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and the Two Areas, and calls for an immediate end to killings, sexual violence, forced displacements, and other human rights abuses. We urge an immediate investigation into the causes of this recent...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an eight-count indictment yesterday charging ERASMO...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: STERLING, MA - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer - with a history of workplace safety and health inspections - could have prevented a worker at its Sterling facility from suffering severe burns if they had complied with OSHA’s requirements for lockout/tagout and provided personal protective equipment.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 23, 2022
The United States and Croatia marked 30 years of diplomatic relations with shared goals of promoting peace, security and prosperity, the two countries said in a March 17 joint statement.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District employees Linda Price, the Salmon Field Office Manager, and Jeff Cundick, the Minerals Branch Chief, were awarded the Bureau of Land Management Director’s Award for Excellence Through Leadership for providing exceptional public service.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: DETROIT, MI - A Dearborn Heights man was arrested today in connection with a wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving more than $1 million Economic Injury Disaster Loans. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison was joined in this announcement by the FBI’s Acting Special Agent-In-Charge, Josh P. Hauxhurst.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for attempting to commit obstruction-of-justice murder. Taveras pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Andre L. McClinton, 50, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 108 months in federal prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release, for conspiracy...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: Novel Agreement with Critical Trade Partner Showcases Historic Trade Relationship Between the Two Countries and Will Counter Unfair Trade Practices by China That Harm our Industries and Workers Today, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Celeste, Texas, man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department of State and other federal agencies while falsely claiming that his company manufactured the goods in Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting information about its regulation of the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System-a heart pump device associated with over...
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s trip to Brussels for a NATO summit:
