News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: Real estate investors Kevin Moore, Chad Nichols, and Terry Tolar pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Mississippi, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted failing to deliver goods his business sold to customers, stealing his customers’ credit card information and falsely claiming that purchases on his own account were fraudulent, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A Cypriot national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to money laundering.


News Release: “Since the beginning of this Administration, Tom Bossert has provided wise counsel to the President on Homeland security issues. Over the last fifteen months I have enjoyed working with Tom on a range of current and emerging threats to our nation - particularly in cyber security and disaster response. We at DHS thank him for his partnership and service and wish him the best as he takes new steps in his career.” Secretary of Homeland Security


News Release: WASHINGTON – The President announced today that Chad has raised its security standards to meet important baseline U.S. national security requirements. Therefore, its nationals will again be able to receive visas for travel to the United States. The removal of the restrictions is the result of close cooperation ...


Perdue Statement: President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Poverty Promotes Economic Independence

News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 10, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (EO), titled “Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility,” which calls for lifting American citizens from welfare to work, from dependence to independence, and from poverty to prosperity.


News Release: It’s that time of year again: tax season. The Justice Department would like to remind the public during this time of year that evading your tax obligations could end badly, with substantial fines and penalties, and even long prison sentences. Taxpayers are also reminded to be on the lookout for unscrupulous ...


News Release: Remarks as prepared for delivery It is a privilege to speak with you representing the U.S. Department of Justice. As the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, I oversee approximately 700 attorneys spread across 17 sections and offices, mostly in Washington ...


News Release: Real estate investors Kevin Moore, Chad Nichols, and Terry Tolar pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Mississippi, the Department of Justice announced. Including Moore, Nichols, and Tolar, five real estate investors have pleaded ...


News Release: A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred Melissa Lang (formerly known as Melissa Ann Vega) from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. In its complaint, the government alleged that Melissa Lang operated tax return preparation businesses called “L&T ...


News Release: Three New York residents were indicted today in two separate indictments for providing cash bribes to an employee of the U.S. Department of the Navy to make unauthorized liquor purchases at a Navy Exchange (NEX), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...


News Release: Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family were sentenced today in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges.


News Release: A Cypriot national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts to money laundering.


Federal Reserve Board seeks comment on proposal to simplify its capital rules for large banks while preserving strong capital levels that would maintain their ability to lend under stressful conditions

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday asked for comment on a proposal that would simplify its capital rules for large banks while preserving strong capital levels that would maintain their ability to lend to households and businesses under stressful conditions.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland. The Department also determined that critical circumstances exist for certain exporters/producers of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Italy.


U.S. Department of Labor Secures Judgments to Enhance  Farmworker Transportation Safety in California’s Central Valley

News Release: FRESNO, CA – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation, Central Valley garlic grower Valley Garlic Inc. and its farm labor contractor X-Treme Ag Labor Inc. have signed consent judgments, entered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno. The ...


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Poverty in America  by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility: “President Trump is working to create jobs and opportunity for the American people, ...


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.