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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Department of Labor Investigation Finds HBD/Thermoid Again Exposed Employees to Unsafe Conditions, Proposes Additional $321K in Penalties
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Complaint probe latest of 8 OSHA investigations at Bellefontaine plant since 2013 * * * In October 2023, following the receipt of a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors opened an inspection at an Ohio industrial hose manufacturer's Bellefontaine plant. This was OSHA's eighth investigation i  more

Department of Labor Investigation of Employee's Severe Injuries Finds Ohio Manufacturer Failed to Correct Similar Hazards Cited in 2022
SHELBY, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC faces $253K in proposed penalties * * * Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC -- a subsidiary of one of North America's largest steel suppliers -- failed to prote  more

Labor Dept.: Court Orders Minnesota Carnival Operators to Pay $146K in Back Wages to Temporary Foreign Workers Denied Wages, $63K in Civil Money Penalties
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news brief: * * * Employers: GoldStar Amusements Inc., owner Michael Featherston, Fairbault, Minnesota Lee's Concessions Inc., owner Connie Featherston, Fairbault, Minnesota Action: U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge decision Court: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, Cincinnati, Ohio Court action: U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge Steven Bell issued  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Canal Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Interstate Threats to Law Enforcement, Court Officials & Businesses, Calling in Bomb Threats to Local Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Canal Winchester man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for making interstate threats to local law enforcement, court officials, businesses and schools. Yousif Mubarak, 27, was convicted following a jury trial in August 2023 of seven counts of making interstate threats. "Threats are more than mere words, they have s  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Columbus Man Faces 20 to 23 Years in Prison as Part of Narcotics Guilty Plea Involving Killing of Another Columbus Resident
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to a drug crime and admitted to his role in the killing of a local man. The defendant is one of nearly two dozen individuals charged in a case involving a large-scale drug and human trafficking ring. Dustin A. Speakman, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent t  more

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio: Former Pike County Deputy Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Excessive Use of Force
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A former Pike County deputy was sentenced in federal court here today to 100 months in prison for committing civil rights violations while employed as a law enforcement officer. In August 2023, Jeremy C. Mooney, 49, was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of violating a victim's constitutional rights by pepper spraying and punching the victim   more