News from February 2023
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, a federal jury found Olegario Lares-De La Rosa, 29, of Mexico, guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, and two counts of Transportation of an Illegal Alien for Profit. Lares-De La Rosa previously pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm on June 9, 2022. Sentencing is scheduled for May 4, 2023, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Michael Graves, 67, of Charlton Heights, and West Virginia Environmental Services (WVES), a company wholly owned by Graves, each pleaded guilty today to a felony violation of the Clean Water Act.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 23, 2023
A Connecticut insulation contracting firm's co-owner was sentenced to 15 months in prison following his guilty plea to bid-rigging and fraud that targeted private and public entities.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 23, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy announced $50 million for clean energy technology projects on Tribal lands to help Indigenous peoples plot their own energy futures.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: On behalf of the United States, I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar here in America, across the Himalayan region, and throughout the world.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
U.S. Embassy Gaborone PD Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 23.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Three individuals were sentenced today and last week to 58 months in prison combined for engaging in a straw purchasing conspiracy.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX - Two workers at a North Texas dental practice will share $15,706 in back wages to be paid by the dentists who fired them for raising concerns about COVID-19 safety measures in Spring 2020, following a federal whistleblower investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to roll back the previous administration’s mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) power plant regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: A Michigan endocrinologist was sentenced yesterday to eight months in prison for evading taxes due on income related to his medical practice.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Jaime Chavira (Chavira) of Dexter, N.M., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Chavira applied for registration, obtained a $10,000 bond, and paid a penalty of $1,400.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: A former Kentucky correctional officer pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins to two charges of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting two federal inmates.
