News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Springfield for defrauding MassHealth, by billing for personal care attendant services that were never provided.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - The owner of a head shop in Wichita has been indicted on federal charges of distributing synthetic marijuana, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - NANCY CICERO was sentenced to 33 months in prison on multiple fraud charges for filing false tax returns, claiming over $3 million in refunds, for four years beginning in 2005.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 33-year-old Bethlehem resident was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today released the following statement commemorating the one year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi and announcing a hearing with the Accountability Review Board co-chairs next Thursday, September 19th at 9:30 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Melvin Medina, 27, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Thomas Patrick Rowan, 59, of Johnson City, was sentenced on Sept. 11, 2013, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve five years on federal supervised probation and a fine of $2,500. Rowan also agreed to a $75,000 forfeiture as a result of his conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Recent heavy monsoonal rainfall caused damage to portions of the South Kaibab Trail approximately one-half mile below Cedar Ridge closing the trail to livestock use. Trail crews have completed work to remove debris from the trail. The trail is now open to livestock as well as foot traffic.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Human Trafficking Rescue Project. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lebanon, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for using the Internet to groom and entice a minor girl into illegal sexual conduct that led to years...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Banning, California, man convicted of Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor was sentenced on Sept. 10, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: An Indictment Is Formal Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, received a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) stating that it has, ahead of schedule, completed testing of and received security authorization for the Federal Services Data Hub which will serve as a tool to assist the public in applying for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, released the following statement in observance of the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Felon-In-Possession Charge Stems From the Illegal Sale of Firearms During an Austin Gun Show.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: 1. DHS has spent more than $35 billion on homeland security grants, but cannot measure whether we are safer from terrorist attacks. The December 2012 report, Safety at Any Price, found that DHS has struggled to assess and measure risk, and that many grant dollars instead subsidize state and local public safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: GM-Southwest, Former CEO, Admit To Overstating Amount Of Claims Paid By More Than $1 Million.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: International Falls, MN: Voyageurs National Park recently completed a three year Civic Engagement process with the public to determine if campsite reservations and fees are warranted for the park. After holding multiple public meetings and gathering public comments park officials determined the majority...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that an East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced on September 9, 2013, to a prison term in federal court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, today announced the sentencing of the fifth and final defendant charged in a 20 count federal grand jury indictment with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute crack cocaine in Christian County, Kentucky.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 11, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held its fourth oversight hearing of the 113th Congress on the “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act." This hearing examined potential reforms needed to make sure the law benefits...
