News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Nikhil Wahi Was Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Trading Using Misappropriated Information About Crypto Asset Listings on an Exchange
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Town of Greenwich to resolve allegations that a Greenwich marina was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”).
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Demetrius Taylor, age 30, of Patterson, New Jersey, and Joseph Decker, age 28, of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for heroin/fentanyl trafficking offenses resulting in death. Taylor received a sentence of 240 months in prison and Decker was sentenced to 180 months in prison.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Semenza, Jr., age 47, of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 12 months of imprisonment for committing bribery.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A Romanian national was sentenced on Monday to 89 months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A San Antonio man was sentenced Thursday to 160 months in prison for the receipt of child sexual abuse material.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
United States Attorney Will Thompson to Help Mark National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Wisconsin charging a Wisconsin man with one count of labor trafficking.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Corp IV Holdings Inc., doing business as Masterson Staffing Solutions (Masterson Staffing), a staffing company based in Minnesota. The agreement resolves the department’s determination that Masterson Staffing violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by routinely discriminating against its non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today the resolution of a matter involving the Louisiana Supreme Court (LASC) based on actions LASC has taken to improve access to state court proceedings and operations for people with limited English proficiency (LEP).
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Four former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation in a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to resolve allegations that Cumberland County, Tennessee violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from discriminating based on disability. Among other things, it requires them to make reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Nederlander Marketing, Inc., dba Broadway Direct (Broadway Direct), a ticket services company based in New York.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed consent decree with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers (BDP) and American Vision Partners (AVP), to resolve its lawsuit alleging that the eye care practices violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 22, 2023
There were 22 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Jan. 14, according to the Federal Register.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas woman was sentenced to 33 months in prison for bank fraud.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $72.9 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to fund innovative projects designed to support the expanding specialty crop sector and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications for the grant program until May 1, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A Queens man was sentenced for participating in a scheme to mail fraudulent prize notices that tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes.
