News from March 2022

By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: YOUNGSTOWN, OH - A federal judge ordered American Made Bags LLC in Akron and its owner to pay a total of $189,756 - $94,893 in back wages and an equal amount in damages - to 48 employees after two separate federal investigations found numerous illegal pay practices.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Operation dubbed “Operation Kutt Off" has resulted in the conviction of nine individuals, either by a plea of guilty or conviction at trial, for their involvement in drug trafficking...

By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Each year, state prisons release approximately 573,000 people who need the resources and support to re-enter and find stable employment in their communities successfully.

By Timothy Stuckey | Mar 9, 2022
Eligible airports can now submit applications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to receive part of $1 billion in grant funding for terminal improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced recently.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: Interior & Environment. Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks. Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. James Moran.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
Release: By Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean, FNCS, and Deputy Under Secretary Mae Wu, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is launching its second year of Operation Engage, a comprehensive community-level approach to address the drug epidemic through prevention strategies, facilitating conversations and collaboration with local partners. The Detroit Field Division’s...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: Chantal Jaquez Robbed a Convenience Store in December 2020 with a Rifle.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two Corpus Christi residents have been ordered to prison for their involvement in a drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By State Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
Release: The United States is committed to the responsible development and design of digital assets and the technology that underpins new forms of payments and capital flows in the international financial system. Today’s Executive Order (E.O.) on “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets" demonstrates our determination to lead and shape financial innovation to promote prosperity, prevent abuse, and advance democratic values.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Scott Reinhardt II, age 36, to 25 years in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime on supervised release for the production of child pornography. Reinhardt previously pleaded guilty in December 2021.

By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: HANNIBAL, MO - A federal administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered a Hannibal cement company to pay a worker the company penalized for assisting federal safety investigators during a site visit.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: Two Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management today proposed a mineral withdrawal of 2,365.89 acres of public lands adjacent to the Barry M. Goldwater Range, subject to valid existing rights. This up-to-five-year withdrawal will maintain the environmental baseline of the lands so that the BLM and the U.S.

By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced a partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding to promote the creation of good infrastructure and transportation jobs with a focus on equitable workforce development using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
Release: by Dr. Sara Bleich, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, Food and Nutrition Service.

By Caleb Lombardo | Mar 9, 2022
The Chinese telecom company ZTE is entering a hearing with the United States over a potential violation of probation.

By State Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
Release: On December 9-10, 2021, President Biden hosted the first of two Summits for Democracy, a global gathering of 100 government leaders, hundreds of members of civil society, and the business community, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century. At the Summit, the...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2022
News Release: Whitehead is the 13th and Final GDM Member Sentenced in Meth Trafficking Investigation.