| Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday July 31, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Labor Dept.: Federal Court Awards $35.8M in Back Wages, Damages in Historic Recovery After Investigation Finds Wage Theft by Pennsylvania Healthcare Employers
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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US Department of Labor probe, litigation leads to one of nation's largest FLSA judgments
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PITTSBURGH - In one of the nation's largest wage recovery judgments, a Pennsylvania federal court has awarded $35.8 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to 6,000 current and former workers employed by the operators of 15 residential skilled nursing, rehabilitation and
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Pa. U.S. Attorney: Eight Members and Associates of Philadelphia Gang Known as Omerta Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Related Charges
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 30, 2024:
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that an indictment charging eight members and associates of a local Philadelphia gang known as Omerta was unsealed today. The indictment charges various crimes including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit counterfeiting, and mail and wire
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Pa. U.S. Attorney: Sharon Resident Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Heroin Trafficking
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 30, 2024:
A resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison on his conviction of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Nicholas Ostheimer, 26. Judge Bissoon also ordered Osthe
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Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Pennsylvania Joining IRS Direct File
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
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I am very glad to be in Philadelphia today with Governor Shapiro, Congressman Boyle, and Congresswoman Scanlon. We are here to make the exciting announcement that Pennsylvania will offer Direct File to its residents, starting next filing season.
The U.S. economy today is strong; unemployment is near historic lows; and inflation has significantly declined. But many Americans a
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Pennsylvania to Join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
Pennsylvania Becomes Next New State to Offer Free IRS Tax Filing Option in 2025 Under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Pennsylvania is the next new state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided resou
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