News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


News Release: A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 216 months in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web camera. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of ...


News Release: The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s attorney general, have reached a $470 million agreement with HSBC Bank USA NA and its affiliates (collectively, ...


News Release: A Stafford, Virginia, man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for attempting to coerce an individual to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia and Supervisory Special Agent in Charge Darrell K. Gilliard of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Washington, D.C., Field Office made the announcement.


News Release: Combined Federal, State and Local Effort Dismantles Prescription Drug and Methamphetamine Distribution Cell U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler for the Southern District of Indiana announced today a collaborative effort between federal, state and local law enforcement in the fight to help reduce prescription ...


News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in New Orleans returned an indictment on Jan. 29 against two Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana residents, charging them with federal crimes related to filing false income tax returns using stolen identities, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice ...


News Release: Abigail Lee Kemp, 24, of Smyrna, Georgia, and Lewis Jones III, 35, of Atlanta, Georgia, were arraigned today in federal court after a grand jury returned an indictment charging them with conspiracy, obstructing commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The indictment was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova for the Northern District of Florida.


Federal Reserve Board announces $131 million penalty against HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and HSBC Finance Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced a $131 million penalty against HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and HSBC Finance Corporation for deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. The penalty is being assessed in conjunction with an agreement involving similar deficiencies that HSBC announced Friday with the U.S. Department of Justice, other federal agencies, and the state attorneys general.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the December 2015 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly and 2015 annual data. U.S. exports of goods and services totaled $2.23 trillion in 2015, a 4.8 percent decrease from 2014. Overall, ...


Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on January employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the January 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “The economy continued to recover in January, adding 151,000 jobs and extending the longest streak of private-sector job growth on record to 71 months. ...


Federal agencies host public meetings in Orlando, Tampa to provide information about federal workers’ compensation program

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies will host four town hall meetings for former, retired and current nuclear weapons workers and their survivors in Florida. On Feb. 22 and 23 in Altamonte Springs and Feb. 24 in Tampa, federal representatives will provide information ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.