News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


News Release: First Case Prosecuted under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Where Victim was Targeted Because of Gender Identity Joshua Brandon Vallum, 29, of Lucedale, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for assaulting and murdering Mercedes Williamson because ...


News Release: Four members of the Nuestra Familia gang were sentenced to prison today—including a life sentence for one senior gang member—for participating in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, robbery and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and other related offenses.


Federal Reserve Board assesses $27 million civil money penalty against Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., (BBVA) and its subsidiary, BBVA Securities, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday assessed a civil money penalty of $27 million against Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Bilbao, Spain (BBVA), and its subsidiary, BBVA Securities, Inc., New York, New York (BSI), for exceeding limits on BSI's securities underwriting and dealing activities previously imposed by the Board.


News Release: Cross-posted from WhiteHouse.gov The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), Inc., headquartered in Manchester, NH, brings nearly $300 million in public-private investment from leading manufacturers and universities to develop the cells, tissues, and organs that may one day restore form and function to wounded warriors and civilians.


News Release: Today, at the White House, U.S. Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews addressed the Manufacturing USA stakeholder event recognizing the success of the Manufacturing USA program. The event included a new institute announcement from DOD, new institute highlights from the Departments of Commerce and Energy, and success stories from existing Manufacturing USA institutes.


OSHA cites 4 Florida contractors as worker dies after falling through unprotected floor opening; proposes $91K in penalties

News Release: MIAMI – If Southern Chills, a Homestead-based contractor, had not ignored the construction industry’s most dangerous hazard, Leonardo Javier Lopez-Montelo might be alive today.


OSHA cites well operator, two servicing companies after one worker dies, 3 others severely injured while servicing North Dakota well

News Release: WATFORD CITY, N.D. – An operator and two servicing companies’ failure to control a North Dakota oil well properly led to a flash fire that killed a 52-year-old worker and burned three other workers severely at a Watford City well site, federal investigators have found.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.