News from October 2022
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Defendant Threatened Filipino Nationals with Arrest and Deportation
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today the resolution of federal criminal and civil investigations into Barletta Heavy Division, Inc., the Massachusetts construction firm responsible for construction of the Route 6/10 Interchange Project, and Dennis Ferreira, former Superintendent for the project.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
The Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) was created by Presidential Order four decades ago. On Oct. 14, 1982, in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice building, President Ronald Reagan announced a new coordinated federal government effort bringing together prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to attack the command and control elements of the drug trafficking organizations responsible for moving massive quantities of illicit narcotics into the country
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect North Carolina’s sweet potato farmworkers from wage theft, other violations
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans renew agreement to promote understanding of worker rights
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
A federal court has ordered a North Conway restaurant to pay a total of $148,128 – $74,064 in tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employers kept workers’ tips illegally and failed to pay them overtime wages when required by law.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – operator of more than 18,000 Dollar General discount stores in 47 states – has again ignored federal workplace safety standards, this time identified during inspections at four locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has initiated efforts to provide on-site technical assistance and outreach in the areas of Florida hardest hit by the storm to protect workers involved in the recovery and response and to prevent any further injury or loss of life.
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Kalamazoo “Ghost Gun” Dealer Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
North Hollywood Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms, Including ‘Ghost Guns’ and Methamphetamine
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Carjacking, Drug, and Weapons Violations
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Moffat Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to United States Post Office
By Press release submission | Oct 22, 2022
Rock Island Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Drug and Firearms Offenses
