News from December 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James T. Hayes, Jr., the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE") Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), announced that KEVIN VENTURA was found...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - William G. VanSant, 51, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison on federal charges of traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2013
News Release: Klamath Falls, Ore. - Governor Kitzhaber, Senators Wyden and Merkley, and Reclamation Commissioner Mike Connor joined today with members of the Klamath Basin Task Force and Upper Basin Water Group to announce the successful completion of work by the Task Force and an agreement in principle on Upper Basin water and economic issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena, on Dec. 3, 2013, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, BRAD CHARLES FISHER, 51, a former resident of Helena and a current resident of Kenmore, Washington, was sentenced to a term of.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Torano Spencer, 37, of Lockport, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine and cocaine base, was sentenced to three years probation with three months electronic monitoring by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that two former Councilmen of the City of Forsyth, Georgia, James Edward Calloway and Desi Surtane Hansford, were sentenced by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell in United States District Court in Macon, Georgia today for accepting bribes in connection with the performance of their official duties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Presto, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to five years of probation, including 24 months of home detention, and a $10,000 fine plus 500 hours of community service, on his conviction of federal income tax evasion, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today announced the witness list for the Arizona field hearing, “ObamaCare Implementation, The Broken Promise: If You Like Your Current Plan You Can Keep It." This is the third in a series of field hearings...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: Proteins called interferons are among the latest weapons U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). These proteins kill or stop viruses from growing and reproducing.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that George Allen, age 30, of Wallingford, Vermont, former Captain of the Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department, was sentenced to 13 months in jail yesterday by Chief Judge Christina Reiss, of the United States District Court...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Strengthening the Pell Grant Program for Future Generations." The 11th hearing in a series designed to prepare for the Higher Education Act reauthorization, today’s discussion provided members an opportunity to examine proposals to improve the Pell Grant program.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: Do you know how many visits were made to BLM recreation sites last year? Or how many breathtaking Wild & Scenic Rivers you can find here? Or even how many pounds of mushrooms were picked on our public lands? The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington has released the latest edition of BLM...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced an expanded partnership to support water quality trading and other market-based approaches that provide benefits to the environment and economy.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Dale Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited, to highlight the value of public-private conservation efforts and the record conservation results achieved by producers, landowners and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) since 2009. Secretary Vilsack emphasized the critical need for Congress to pass a new Farm Bill to continue these efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit in a federal court in Memphis today to stop Stephanie Edmond and her businesses, the Tax Factory and Tax Factory Enterprise Inc., from preparing federal income tax returns. According to the complaint, Edmond and her businesses have prepared more than 9,000 tax returns since 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit late yesterday against the owners, builders and designers of a 54-unit condominium complex in Hartville, Ohio, for violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the law when they designed and constructed the complex with barriers that make it inaccessible to persons with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: A Dominican national and a Mexican national each pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced today that they have tentatively agreed to a settlement with the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) which calls for SCPD to implement new and enhanced policies ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: Michael Edwards pleaded guilty today to one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of mail fraud, t he Justice Department and IRS announced. Both charges arise from Edwards’ operation of his tax return preparation business Boston Financial Associates ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2013
News Release: Three patient recruiters for a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme.
