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FTC Charges Recidivist Telemarketer for Millions of Illegal Calls Pitching Home Security Systems and Monitoring Services to Consumers
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 23 March 2018 23 March 2018
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in federal district court alleging that Alliance Security Inc., a home security installation company, and its founder, directly and through its authorized telemarketers, called millions of consumers whose numbers are on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry. Two of Alliance’s authorized telemarketers and their principals also have agreed to settle charges that they made illegal calls on Alliance’s behalf.
'Hard Rock' Standard Reference Material Makes Identifying Chemicals in Mine Waste Easier
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- Written by Evelyn A Brown Evelyn A Brown
- Published: 22 March 2018 22 March 2018
Silverton, Colorado - Across the American West’s Rocky and Sierra mountains, miners dug for gold, silver, zinc and lead to make their fortunes in the Gold Rush of the 19th and early 20th centuries. As they burrowed into the mountains seeking thick veins of valuable ore, they tossed tons of rock waste outside their mine entrances. Now, beautiful mountain vistas are marred by mine waste dumps that have turned into eyesores of yellow, orange or white rock piles over time. This “hard rock mine waste” is not just ugly, it contains materials that can endanger the environment.
Indian Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Alien Harboring Scheme Involving Labor Exploitation
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 21 March 2018 21 March 2018
Omaha, Nebraska - Vishnubhai Chaudhari, 50, and Leelabahen Chaudhari, 44, of Kimball, Nebraska, and Indian nationals unlawfully residing in the United States, were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Omaha after previously pleading guilty on December 18, 2017, to alien harboring for financial gain and conspiracy to harbor an alien, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Joe Kelly for the District of Nebraska, and Special Agent in Charge Tracy Cormier of ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Export Defense Articles to Russia
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- Published: 21 March 2018 21 March 2018
Miami, Florida - Vladimir Nevidomy, 31, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on March 19, to conspiring to illegally export military-grade night vision and thermal vision devices and ammunition primers to Russia.
President Trump at Law Enforcement Roundtable on Sanctuary Cities
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 21 March 2018 21 March 2018
Washington, DC - Remarks by President Trump at Law Enforcement Roundtable on Sanctuary Cities: