News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


News Release: After a four-day trial, a national consumer bankruptcy law firm and its local partner attorneys were sanctioned and enjoined by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia for causing “unconscionable” harm to their clients. The court found that the law firm and its attorneys, among ...


News Release: The former corporate officer of a produce vendor in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty today to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader for the Western District of Wisconsin.


News Release: Ahmad Khan Rahimi, aka, Ahmad Rahami, 30, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was sentenced to life in prison for his execution and attempted execution of bombings in New York City on Sept. 17, 2016. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Edward C. O’Callaghan, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ...


News Release: A former IT employee for the Canadian Pacific Railway was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for causing intentional damage to critical portions of Canadian Pacific’s computer network. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...


News Release: A Detroit, Michigan-area doctor was sentenced to 72 months in prison today for his role in a $10.4 million conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program.


News Release: A Las Vegas, Nevada, tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to filing fraudulent tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Eric Scott Darty and termination of enforcement action with Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Order of Prohibition against Eric Scott Darty, a former employee of Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, for embezzling money from bank customers for his personal gain.


Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell participates in ceremonial swearing-in

News Release: Chairman Jerome H. Powell on Tuesday participated in a ceremonial swearing-in event in the atrium of the Board's main building in Washington. Witnesses included the Chairman's wife, Elissa Leonard; other relatives and friends; and Board employees. Other guests included current and former Federal Reserve, Treasury, and financial regulatory agency officials.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of large diameter welded pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey are being dumped in the United States and/or if producers are receiving unfair subsidies.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.