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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 10 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Florida - Third Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Florida - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment increased in all 26 of Florida's largest counties from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in North Carolina - Third Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in North Carolina - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 12 of the 14 largest counties in North Carolina from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,0  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in South Carolina - Third Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in South Carolina - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all of South Carolina's seven large counties from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000   more

Department of Labor Extends Compliance, Awareness Campaign in Southeast Agricultural Industry to Protect Vulnerable Farmworkers
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After recovering more than $2 million in back wages for nearly 3,000 workers in the Southeast agricultural industry in 2023 and assessing employers with more than $3.8 million in civil money penalties, the U.S. Department of Labor and its Wage and Hour Division is continuing its multi-year initiative to educate industry employers about compliance and workers about their legal pro  more

Fort Moore Soldiers Provide Insight for Improving Barracks
FORT MOORE, Georgia, March 20 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By Alexander Gago A Soldier selection committee comprised of junior and senior enlisted Soldiers came together Jan. 31 to provide feedback about living in the barracks. Soldier insight was captured with a smart-barracks-focused survey and results will guide plans for improvements to barracks facilities and amenities on Fort Moore. "Soldier centered and informed design, like the work done on these barracks,   more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Computers of the City of Newnan and Griffin Medical Clinic
NEWNAN, Georgia, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Robert Purbeck, also known as "Lifelock," and "Studmaster," who hacked into the computer servers of the City of Newnan and a Griffin medical clinic, and then targeted at least 17 other victims across the United States - in the process stealing personal information of more than 132,000 individuals - has pleaded guilty today to federal charges of c  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Two Middle Georgia Repeat Offenders Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Cases
MACON, Georgia, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: Two Georgia residents with lengthy criminal histories were sentenced to prison for their criminal involvement in separate armed drug trafficking investigations in the Middle District of Georgia. Rodrick Taylor, aka "RT," 40, of Athens, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 292 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release on March 13 in Case No. 3:20  more

OSHA: Department of Labor Alleges Georgia Pesticide Manufacturer Illegally Terminated Employee Who Filed Safety Complaint
GAINESVILLE, Georgia, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a federal court complaint against a Lawrenceville pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer after the company allegedly terminated a worker's employment in retaliation for filing a safety and health complaint with the department. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution Conviction
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced in federal court to 71 months of incarceration, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for his conviction on charges of conspiring to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States Distri  more

SEC, NASAA, & Georgia Secretary of State to Host Investor Roundtables at University of North Georgia & Dalton State College
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will join the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the Georgia Secretary of State, the University of North Georgia, and Dalton State College to host joint public roundtables and interactive sessions at both academic institutions on Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 10 a.m. E  more