News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


US Department of Labor recovers $102K in tips, back wages, liquidated damages for Maine restaurant workers denied overtime, tips

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $51,217 in restored tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from the operator of three Cumberland County, Maine, restaurants that denied 25 workers their full overtime wages or kept portions of their earned tips illegally.


News Release: EL PASO - Fernando Angel Puga, aka Cholo, 37, of Las Cruces, was sentenced last week to 372 months in prison for kidnapping and carjacking.


News Release: “Lady of the Dunes" Identified: FBI’s Use of Investigative Genealogy Led to Major Break in Case.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man found by law enforcement to be in possession of more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine and two guns was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


New Jersey company pleads guilty to Clean Water Act violation

A New Jersey-based company, National Water Main Cleaning Company (NWMCC), has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Clean Water Act.


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


Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues, US Department of Labor proposes $269K in penalties

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.


What did Transportation Department publish on Oct. 31?

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes in Exchange for Contracts

News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in connection with paying bribes to receive contracts for work at a college in New York.




New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Oct. 31 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Florida Woman Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 37-year-old Florida woman has been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.


News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in connection with paying bribes to receive contracts for work at a college in New York.


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


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Man Charged with Assault and Attempted Kidnapping Following Breaking and Entering of Pelosi Residence.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Daron Marquel Ellis, 29, of Aurora, was sentenced to 23.5 years in federal prison today after earlier pleading guilty to attempted murder in the second degree of a federal officer and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.



Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority

News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.