Bureau of Prisons Tests Micro-Jamming Technology in Prison to Prevent Contraband Cell Phones
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Washington, DC - This week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) conducted a pilot test of micro-jamming technology at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, S.C. The test – the first collaboration of this kind in a state corrections facility – was conducted to determine if micro-jamming could prevent wireless communication by inmates using contraband cellphones in a housing unit. This test follows two earlier tests at a federal corrections facility in Cumberland, Maryland.
General Electric Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion Penalty for Concerning Subprime Loans Included in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced that General Electric (GE) will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) to resolve claims involving subprime residential mortgage loans originated by WMC Mortgage (WMC), a GE subsidiary. WMC, GE, and their affiliates allegedly misrepresented the quality of WMC’s loans and the extent of WMC’s internal quality and fraud controls in connection with the marketing and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). FIRREA authorizes the federal government to seek civil penalties for violations of various predicate criminal offenses, including wire and mail fraud where the violation affects a federally insured financial institution.
President Trump at the Opportunity Zone Conference with State, Local, Tribal, and Community Leaders
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Washington, DC - President Trump at the Opportunity Zone Conference with State, Local, Tribal, and Community Leaders:
Presidential Veto Message to the Senate to Accompany S.J. Res. 7
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Washington, DC - Presidential Veto Message to the Senate to Accompany S.J. Res. 7:
President Donald J. Trump Is Lifting Up American Communities That Have Been Left Behind
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Washington, DC - "We’re providing massive tax incentives for private investment in these areas to create jobs and opportunities where they are needed the most." ~ President Donald J. Trump
PACFLT Commander Talks Winning High-end Fight with Hawaii-based Navy Leadership
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Navy leadership triads from Hawaii-based units gathered with Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, for a conversation about readiness and winning a high-end fight, if called to do so.
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