News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


News Release: The CEO of Preferred Merchants LLC, a financial services company based in Napa, California, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to 15 months in prison for engaging in an elaborate obstruction of justice scheme to conceal from the government millions of dollars, which were subject to a freeze order and seizure warrant.


News Release: An Alexandria, Virginia, man pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography for enticing minors to engage in sexually-explicit conduct online and recording the acts.


News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit alleging that several mortgage loan modification service providers violated the federal Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by intentionally discriminating against Hispanic homeowners by targeting them for predatory mortgage loan modification ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Christopher Watkins and termination of enforcement action with Orient Bancorporation and Bank of the Orient

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Christopher Watkins, a former institution-affiliated party of Central State Bank (now known as CBI Bank & Trust), Muscatine, Iowa Cease and Desist Order dated Aug. 19, 2016 The Federal Reserve Board ...


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting from July 25, 2016

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meeting on July 25, 2016.


News Release: Water is our most precious resource. It sustains and nourishes all life on earth and underpins our entire economy, from energy and agriculture to trade and recreation. Yet water also represents one of our greatest threats. Torrential downpours, flash and river flooding, droughts and other severe weather events provide us with constant reminders of its destructive power.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.