Department of Justice

NS: CSX Virginia terminal railroad antitrust claims a ‘ghost story’

WASHINGTON — Norfolk Southern has urged the Surface Transportation Board to continue a case of regulatory housekeeping involving control of Virginia terminal railroad Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line.

Last month CSX told the STB that the Justice Department was probing its allegations about anticompetitive conduct involving NS and NPBL at a major Norfolk container terminal. CSX also asked the board to conduct a thorough review of competitive issues at the Norfolk International Terminal.

CSX contends...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ns-csx-virginia-terminal-railroad-antitrust-claims-a-ghost-story

Great Dane settles with DOJ over hiring practices for some non-US citizens

Great Dane LLC, a privately held trailer manufacturer, has settled with the Department of Justice over claims that the company put job applicants who were in the U.S. legally but were not U.S. citizens through an excessive documentation process.

The fine levied by the Department of Justice calls for Great Dane to pay a fine of $218,000 for violations the DOJ found Great Dane had committed. In a prepared statement, the DOJ said a separate fund with that amount will be set up with that penalty “to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/great-dane-settles-with-doj-over-hiring-practices-for-some-non-us-citizens

Dali owner and operator will pay $102M to settle U.S. claim

U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator

The U.S. Department of Justice Department has announced that Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the containership Dali, have agreed to pay $101,980,000 to resolve the civil claim brought by the U.S. for costs borne in responding to the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the ship.

The settlement resolves the United...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/dali-owner-and-operator-will-pay-102m-to-settle-u-s-claim/

Former VCNO Robert Burke Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

Adm. Robert Burke

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Robert Burke pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery in federal court Monday morning.
Burke, who is also charged with performing acts to affect a personal financial interest and concealing material facts, appeared before Judge Trevor McFadden with his two alleged co-conspirators in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Burke was previously held on a bond of $10,000 from his...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/01/former-vcno-robert-burke-pleads-not-guilty-to-bribery-charges

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