News published on Federal Newswire in September 2018

News from September 2018


News Release: The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has entered into a national settlement agreement with Citibank N.A. (Citibank), Department Stores National Bank (DSNB) (collectively Citi), and FDS Bank requiring Citi to pay $5 million to remediate robo-signed proofs of claim filed in consumer bankruptcy cases in connection with more than 71,000 Macy’s-branded credit card accounts, Director Cliff White of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today.


News Release: The Federal Bureau of Investigation today released the 2017 edition of its Crime in the United States (CIUS) report, a part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The report, which covers January-December 2017, reflects that after two consecutive, historic increases in violent crime, in the first ...


News Release: The former president of a Texas-based non-profit has been charged in an indictment unsealed today for his role in a scheme to conceal the fact that a 2013 Congressional trip to Azerbaijan was funded by the Azerbaijan government.


News Release: The former owner of a now-defunct marble mining company in Afghanistan was found guilty today by a federal jury for his role in defrauding the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a U.S. government agency, and defaulting on a $15.8 million loan.


News Release: Ryan Keith Taylor, 24, of New Llano, Louisiana, and a soldier at Fort Polk, was sentenced today to 135 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for manufacturing, possessing and detonating a chemical weapon in the Kisatchie National Forest adjacent to the Fort Polk Army installation in Louisiana.


U.S. Department of Labor Awards $110 Million in Grants to Prepare Americans for Work in High-Growth Industries

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced nearly $110 million in Trade and Economic Transition Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) for state, tribal, and non-profit entities that are working in collaboration with community partners and local Workforce Development Boards to prepare Americans ...


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


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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