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Foxx, Walberg, Chavez-DeRemer Demand Answers from Su on Trafficking of Migrant Children
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su demanding information about recent reports that migrant children – many of whom were under the care of the Department of Health and Human Services – are being trafficked and working illegally in the United States.
Foxx, Kiley to Su: Don't Shame America's Farmers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding serious delays in the processing of H-2A applications. The letter comes following disturbing quotes from DOL likening America’s agriculture workers to slave laborers.
A Win for Students and Taxpayers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to bar President Biden and the Department of Education from moving forward with their student loan cancellation scheme and prevent any further extension of the student loan repayment pause.
Biden is Placing Student Loan Debt on Taxpayers With No Loans
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
– Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor today in support of H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution that will bar President Biden and the Department of Education from moving forward with their student loan cancellation scheme and prevent any further extension of the student loan repayment pause.
Owens Blasts Biden’s Free College Agenda: “Radical, Costly, and Unlawful”
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Breaking the System Part II: Examining the Implications of Biden’s Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers”:
Foxx & Comer: Biden Administration Hijacking the Court System to Enact a Radical Student Loan Cancellation Agenda
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) today are raising concerns about the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to hijack the court system to enact a radical student loan cancellation agenda.
Good Leads Hearing on Protecting Employees’ Rights
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Protecting Employees’ Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the NLRB”:
Step Aside, Washington Bureaucrats: Leave School Meals to Local Professionals
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
The Department of Agriculture’s recently proposed revisions to school meal patterns that will impose unrealistic and costly regulatory requirements on school districts—only adding to the hurdles schools currently face. Ensuring students have nutritious and fulfilling meals starts at the local level, not with out-of-touch federal regulation.
Two Allentown Residents Charged in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) Scheme, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft Conspiracy
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jose Baez and Jessenia Cordero, a married couple, both of Allentown, PA, were charged by way of complaint with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States with respect to certain claims, conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, all stemming from Baez and Cordero filing fraudulent tax returns and PUA applications with stolen identities.
Former Employee of Taste of Brazil Restaurant in Woburn Pleads Guilty to Transferring False Identification Documents
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
A Salvadoran man and former employee of the Taste of Brazil – Tudo Na Brasa restaurant in Woburn has pleaded guilty in connection with providing false identification documents to Brazilian employees of the restaurant who lacked work authorization.
Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Benefit Fraud
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
A Hyde Park man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain government assistance benefits.
Seattle man who defrauded relief programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 8+ years in prison
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
Stole identities of real people, creating chaos and hardship for them and pandemic relief systems
Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6.75 Years in Prison for Schemes to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
Eric Michael Jaklitsch, 40, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was sentenced today to six years and nine months in prison for two related COVID-19 fraud cases, one case alleging wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in California and the other case alleging wire fraud in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Orange County Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Apply for Over $1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
An Orange County man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) benefits – and receiving more than $400,000 of the same – by using the stolen identities of two dozen victims.
Rush City Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Scheme Involving Romance Fraud and Federal Pandemic Programs
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
A Rush City woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after participating in multiple schemes that defrauded individuals throughout the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
U.S. Law Enforcement Disrupts Networks Used to Transfer Fraud Proceeds, Taking Over 4,000 Actions in Fifth Campaign
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
U.S. Law Enforcement Disrupts Networks Used to Transfer Fraud Proceeds, Taking Over 4,000 Actions in Fifth Campaign
Pittsburgh Resident Indicted on Violating Embezzlement and Fraud Laws
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
- A resident of Pittsburgh PA, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating embezzlement and fraud laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Wayne County Man Charged With Committing $1.5 Million In Covid19 Pandemic Fraud
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christopher J. Miller, age 35, formerly of Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, was charged in an indictment with 54 combined counts of wire fraud, bank fraud false statements, identity theft, and unlawful monetary transactions.
Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 6, 2023
Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme