News published on Federal Newswire in May 2017

News from May 2017


News Release: A Canadian woman was sentenced to serve 26 months in prison following her December conviction for international parental kidnapping, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Hansen of the Central District of Illinois.


News Release: Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen of the Northern District of West Virginia jointly announced that a former Elkins, West Virginia Correctional Officer, Adam Joseph Neal Graham, 26, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a civil rights violation for an incident in which he assaulted a handcuffed pretrial detainee.


News Release: Today, Xu Jiaqiang, 31, formerly of Beijing, China, pleaded guilty to economic espionage and theft of a trade secret, in connection with Xu’s theft of proprietary source code from Xu’s former employer, with the intent to benefit the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China. Xu pleaded guilty to all six counts with which he was charged.


Federal Reserve imposes $1.2 million fine and permanent ban on employment against former Barclays Bank PLC employee

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced that it has imposed a $1.2 million fine and a permanent ban on employment in the banking industry against Christopher Ashton, the former Global Head of Foreign Exchange (FX) Spot Trading at Barclays Bank PLC, in connection with the manipulation of FX pricing benchmarks.


Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households

News Release: Americans' overall financial well-being in 2016 continued on a modest upward path, although the improvement was less pronounced for those with less education, according to the Federal Reserve Board's latest Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households.


OSHA finds machine safety hazards, lead overexposure at Ohio steel plant

News Release: CANTON, Ohio – Republic Steel, an automotive steel manufacturer, faces $279,578 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after agency investigators found workers at its Canton plant exposed to machine hazards and lead.


US Secretary of Labor Acosta delivers remarks at G-20 meeting on fostering the growth of apprenticeships

News Release: BAD NEUENAHR, Germany – Speaking at the G-20 Labor and Employment Ministers' Meeting today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta emphasized his support for fostering the growth of apprenticeships, a major priority for President Trump and the Department of Labor. The secretary's remarks reinforce ...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.