News published on Federal Newswire in March 2017

News from March 2017


Lebanese Businessman Tied to Hizballah Arrested for Violating IEEPA and Defrauding the U.S. Government

News Release: Kassim Tajideen, a prominent financial supporter of the Hizballah terror organization, has been arrested and charged with evading U.S. sanctions imposed on him because of his financial support of Hizballah.


Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bank Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions

News Release: A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy and fraud scheme related to public real estate foreclosure auctions in Gwinnett County, Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.


Social Security Disability Lawyer Pleads Guilty For Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Social Security disability lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $550 million in federal disability payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for thousands of claimants.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Corporate Return

News Release: Underreported His Company’s Sales by More than $4.6 Million A Dublin, California man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California to filing a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch for the Northern District of California.


Miami Beach Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

News Release: Defendant Lured Foreign Students on False Promises in Furtherance of Interstate Prostitution and Erotic Massage Enterprise Chief United States District Court Judge K. Michael Moore of the Southern District of Florida sentenced Jeffrey Jason Cooper, 47, of Miami Beach, Florida, to 30 years in prison for ...


Agencies complete resolution plan evaluation of 16 domestic firms; provide resolution plan guidance to four foreign banking organizations

News Release: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board on Friday jointly announced that they had completed their evaluation of the 2015 resolution plans of 16 domestic banks and separately issued guidance to four foreign banks.


Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Friday released the 2016 combined annual audited financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as statements for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. An independent auditing firm engaged by the Board has issued unqualified opinions on the financial statements and on the Board's and the Bank's internal controls over financial reporting.


US Labor Department announces proposed delay in effective date of MSHA examinations rule

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a delay in the effective date of the final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines from May 23, 2017, to July 24, 2017.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 24 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 24?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by State Department on March 24

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes notice on March 24

The US State Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 24 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 24?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 24 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.