News published on Federal Newswire in January 2017

News from January 2017


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, the president appointed Mr. Thomas D. Homan acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


News Release: Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 20, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.


News Release: Today the government unsealed a plea agreement with the owner and operator of Columbus Southern Medical Center, which provided unlawful prescriptions of controlled substances to addicts throughout the Midwest and who engaged in a series of schemes to evade more than $3.5 million in taxes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman for the Southern District of Ohio.


News Release: An associate of the Wildboys street gang in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in aid of racketeering for his role in a gang-related shooting. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge C.J. Hyman of the ...


News Release: A Kansas man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving the illegal export of firearms from the United States using a hidden online marketplace, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of Kansas.


News Release: Developer Admits Improperly Removing Asbestos From Historic Building James Powers, 59, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced today to 20 months in prison to be followed by 36 months of supervised release after earlier pleading guilty to violating the Clean Air Act for his role in a scheme to improperly ...


News Release: Dana J. Boente, who was appointed this evening to serve as acting Attorney General, tonight issued the following guidance to the men and women of the department: On Jan. 30, 2017, Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates issued a memorandum barring Department of Justice Attorney’s from presenting arguments ...


Federal Reserve Board announces finalized stress testing rules removing noncomplex firms from qualitative aspect of CCAR effective for 2017

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday finalized a rule adjusting its capital plan and stress testing rules, effective for the 2017 cycle. The final rule removes large and noncomplex firms from the qualitative assessment of the Federal Reserve's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), reducing significant burden on these firms and focusing the qualitative review in CCAR on the largest, most complex financial institutions.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.