WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office deputy was sentenced today to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release for federal civil rights violations involving excessive force. 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 in the head, while t  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Wage and Hour Division investigation assessed $38K in civil money penalties * * * Employers: Neubert Painting Inc., Brook Park, Ohio John Neubert, owner Action: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation Investigation: The department's Wage and Hour Division investigation found Neubert Painting Inc. and owner John Neubert violated the Fair Labor Standards   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Two individuals from Detroit, Michigan, have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, beginning in January 2022 through May 2023, Ladale Jajaum Solomon, 30, and Leila Darsel Ivery, 30, conspired together to distribute cocaine. On May 16, 2023, Solomon and Ivery flew on se  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating states. A  more