News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News Release: The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a series of listening forums to hear from those who have experienced firsthand the effects of mergers and acquisitions beyond antitrust experts, including consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, farmers, investors and independent ...

Armed Billings meth trafficker sentenced to ten years in prison

News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to dealing methamphetamine from a motel room and to possessing firearms for protection was sentenced on March 16 to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

Environmental Protection Agency discusses National Priorities List on March 16

By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Madison Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years for Sexually Exploiting Teenage Boys on Social Media

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cash Otradovec, 31, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 17 ½ years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for using minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct and make pictures and videos of the conduct. Otradovec pleaded guilty to this charge on December 9, 2021.

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Strengthening Worker Rights in Indonesia’s Mining Industries

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Strengthening Worker Rights in Indonesia’s Mining Industries. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008708. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...

Windham Eye Care Practice and its Owners Pay $192K for Employing "Excluded" Individual

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WINDHAM EYE GROUP, P.C., an ophthalmological medical practice located in Windham, and its owners, DANA WOODS, M.D. and WILLIAM KAUFOLD, M.D., have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments to resolve allegations that they improperly employed an individual who was excluded from all federal healthcare programs.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program discussed on March 16 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Foxx Readout on Multiemployer Pensions Roundtable

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of reforming multiemployer pension plans.

Four MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering, Violent Crimes, and Drug Distribution

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted four Northern Virginia MS-13 gang members yesterday for drug distribution, racketeering, and their roles in two attempted murders in Prince William County in 2019.

Transportation Department discusses Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on March 16

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2022

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

DOS-DRL grant application closes on May 17

DRL Promoting Roma Inclusion in Central Europe grant opened on March 18.

Notice published on March 16 by Environmental Protection Agency

By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Home Health Care Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud

News Release: A former Kansas businessman man pleaded guilty today to employment tax crimes.

US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island concrete supplier for serious safety, health violations following worker fatality

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Smithfield company could have prevented a worker from suffering fatal head injuries while the worker repaired a cement truck on Oct. 21, 2021.

Fentanyl symposium to feature experts in enforcement, prevention, treatment

News Release: MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA - Fentanyl will be the focus of an event next week in Morgantown that will bring national experts to West Virginia to identify solutions to the substance abuse crisis.

Three Men Sentenced to Prison Terms For Firing Weapons in Early Evening on Residential Street in Northeast Washington

News Release: Fourth Defendant Previously Sentenced for Role in Crime.

US Department of Labor awards $1.3M in funding to provide employment, training services for workers displaced by QVC workplace fire

News Release: WASHINGTON - Just months after one of the largest structure fires in North Carolina’s history, at QVC Rocky Mount Inc.’s Distribution Center in December 2021, thousands of workers found themselves facing unemployment. In February 2022, 1,953 fell victim as layoffs began, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor to respond to help affected workers in 10 counties find new employment opportunities.

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Monaco, France, and Qatar

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Monte Carlo, Monaco, March 20-21, for the Monaco Blue Initiative and discuss the ocean-climate nexus with key stakeholders. Further information may be found at https://www.monacoblueinitiative.org/en/.

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba