Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The United States Department of Justice today filed a civil complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Barclays Bank PLC and several of its United States affiliates (together, Barclays), alleging that Barclays engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) supported[Read More…]

VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. Lionel Nelson Williams, 26, of Suffolk, Virginia was charged today with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Williams was arrested yesterday in Suffolk. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord,[Read More…]

Bureau Orders Lender to Pay $200,000 Civil Penalty Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week sued Military Credit Services, LLC for making loans with improper disclosures. This is the CFPB’s second enforcement action against MCS. In 2014, the CFPB, along with the states of[Read More…]

Bureau Alleges Four Virginia Pawnbrokers Disclosed Misleading Annual Percentage Rates Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for deceiving consumers about the actual annual costs of their loans. In lawsuits filed in federal court, the CFPB alleged that the four[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Ivan Brazier, 40, is a South Bend man sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert Miller, Jr. for kidnapping and extortion. Brazier was sentenced to 444 months imprisonment and 1 year supervised release. According[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with Mars Petcare U.S. settling charges that the company falsely advertised specific health benefits of its Eukanuba brand dog food. According to the FTC’s complaint, filed in August 2016, the company[Read More…]

PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016.  Former Congressman Chaka Fattah Sr., 60, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes intended to further his political and financial interests by misappropriating federal, charitable and campaign funds, among other things. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016.  The marketers of a mobile app designed to measure blood pressure have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with claims that their Instant Blood Pressure (IBP) app was as accurate as a traditional blood pressure cuff. In addition, the Commission alleged[Read More…]

Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Solon Mills man was indicted December 6 by a federal grand jury on charges of child pornography. WAYNE GIBBONS, 66, was charged with two counts of transporting child pornography via the Internet in June 2013. Each count of transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years[Read More…]