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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Failing to Provide Mortgage Borrowers with Protection Against Foreclosure

Fay Servicing to Pay up to $1.15 Million to Borrowers Harmed by Illegal Servicing Practices Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2017.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against mortgage servicer Fay Servicing for failing to provide mortgage borrowers with the protections against foreclosure that are required by law.[Read More…]

Federal Government Contractor in Georgia Charged With Removing and Mailing Classified Materials to a News Outlet

GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 793(e). Winner was[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Fort Wayne Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Larry Norton, age 66, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was convicted of drug trafficking charges, specifically conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, after a six-day jury trial, before[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Financial Advisor Faces Federal Fraud Charges

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced the indictment of Kenneth Ray Cleveland, 63, of Agoura Hills, California, in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme, resulting in federal fraud charges. The indictment charges Cleveland with seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering and alleges that[Read More…]

Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh

Air Force Veteran Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join ISIS and Obstruction of Justice

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2017. Today, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a U.S. citizen and former member of the U.S. Air Force, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and obstruction of justice.[Read More…]

Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt and Ms. Pwint Phyu Latt

Myanmar: Interfaith Peace Activists Freed in Amnesty

Immediately release remaining political prisoners, repeal unjust laws YANGON-(ENEWSPF)- Fortify Rights today welcomes the release of interfaith peace activists Mr. Zaw Zaw Latt and Ms. Pwint Phyu Latt from Mandalay prison, where they languished for nearly two years. Fortify Rights and other human rights organizations repeatedly called for their immediate and unconditional[Read More…]

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