News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: A federal grand jury in Wilmington, Delaware, indicted a resident of Church Hill, Maryland, today on one count of attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III of ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: Nima Golestaneh, 30, an Iranian national, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and unauthorized access to computers related to his involvement in the October 2012 hacking of a Vermont-based engineering consulting and software company. The plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Eric S. Miller of the District of Vermont and Special Agent in Charge Andrew W. Vale of the FBI’s Albany Division.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: Former Huntsville, Alabama, Police Officer Brett Russell, 48, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Abdul K. Kallon of the Northern District of Alabama for violating the civil rights of a Huntsville man.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: Franklin American Mortgage Company has agreed to pay the United States $70 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, the Justice Department announced today. Franklin American is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: On Dec. 1, 2015, in Washington, D.C., Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, together with Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun, co-chaired the first U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues. Under the commitments made ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: An Indiana resident was sentenced to more than two years in prison for filing false federal income tax returns and perjury, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

By Fed Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: On Dec. 3, 2015, the Federal Reserve will conduct a floating-rate offering of term deposits with an early withdrawal feature through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with a rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves ...

By Fed Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: Pace University won the 12th annual national College Fed Challenge on Wednesday, a competition that encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The team, from New York, N.Y., represented the New York Federal Reserve District and included Katherine Craig, Daniella Gambino, Omar Habib, Melissa Navas, and Yuliya Palianok.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: Last week U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman led a U.S. delegation to Guangzhou, China for the 26th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Established in 1983, the JCCT is the primary forum for addressing bilateral trade and investment issues and promoting commercial opportunities between the United States and China.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

News Release: BATAVIA, Ill. — Falls were the leading cause of death for construction workers last year, accounting for nearly 40 percent of construction fatalities. Yet, federal inspectors recently saw Batavia roofing contractors working on a residential framing project without fall protection.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2015

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2015

The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 2, 2015

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Fed News Journal | Dec 2, 2015

The US Federal Reserve System published a seven page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Fed News Journal | Dec 2, 2015

The US Federal Reserve System published an eight page rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 2, 2015

The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.