News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Gulfport, Miss -- William R. “Rusty" Miller, a real estate developer from Fairhope, Alabama, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to a fifteen-month sentence, with nine months of incarceration and six months home confinement, for the unpermitted filling of wetlands near Bay St.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA- National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Michael Caldwell has announced the selection of Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Inc. - SuperFun Eco Tours, LLC to operate the Concession operation at Assateague Island National Seashore, including retail services located at the Beach Hut on Assateague Island’s North Beach Area and retail and rental services at the Bayside launch area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: PIKEVILLE, KY - A Pikeville doctor admitted in federal court that he allowed a pharmacy access to his prescription drug samples that were supposed to go to his patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Mark E. Rodgers, 51, of Houston, Texas, the former Chief Executive Officer of Samarion Solutions, Inc., and Samer N’ser, 52, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, the former Chief Technology Officer of Samarion, Inc., have been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud investors in the sale of securities and eight counts of securities fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement on the news that eight million Americans have enrolled in quality, affordable health coverage through the federal and state Marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As Chairman of the HELP Committee, Harkin played a pivotal role in the passage of the ACA.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Overview. Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States entered into a settlement agreement with the holders of terrorism-related judgments against the Government of Iran (the “Judgment Creditors") concerning properties (the “Defendant...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The former treasurer of the Fullerton-based International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Graphic Communications Conference, District Council Number 2, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement from the union and filing a false tax return.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Test results received last week confirm the Griffith Park mountain lion known as P-22 has been exposed to anti-coagulant rodenticide, commonly known as rat poison, and is suffering from mange. The National Park Service (NPS) study has previously documented two mountain lion deaths as a result of rodenticide poisoning.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that JAMAL LEE PIERCY, age 25, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment for Robbery in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1151, 1152...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: MILWAUKEE ? Scott D. Sweetow, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Paul Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Edward A. Flynn, Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) announced today a Tip Line Campaign to encourage the citizens of Milwaukee to report firearm-related crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted the former CEO of the Simi Valley-based battery distributor Powerline Inc. of defrauding the government by selling more than $2.6 million in cheap, knock-off batteries to the U.S. Department of Defense.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., pressed for more information on the White House’s decision to withhold and redact documents the Committee subpoenaed from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about the launch of HealthCare.gov.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Fish sampled in four Alaskan national parks have tested positive for mercury and in some cases exceeded State of Alaska unlimited human consumption thresholds for women and children.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: Convicted On Charges That Included Underlying Acts Of Murder, Attempted Murder, Marijuana Trafficking, And Witness Tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - RICHARD GOLDMAN, of Chesterfield, Missouri, was indicted on charges of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, Goldman devised and executed a fraud scheme by both dispensing pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription for his own use or by diverting...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Continued warm weather has aided the park's spring road opening crew in removing the ice layer that formed on the park road during the January thaw. The park road will be open for travel by park visitors to Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, at 8:00 am on Friday, April 18.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Wardell Lockett, 27, of Lafayette; Aleric Johnson, 50, of New Iberia, La.; and Buddy Estelle, 53, also of New Iberia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik to participating in staged vehicle accidents in order to defraud insurance companies. Lockett pleaded Wednesday. Johnson and Estelle pleaded today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Aaron Robert Wells, 23, of Borger, Texas, appeared today in federal court, before U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson, and pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography. Wells, who is on bond, faces a maximum statutory penalty of not less than five years and up...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Lycoming Construction Services, LLC, a Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief William M. Skretny, to violating the Clean Air Act. The charge carries a maximum penalty of a fine of $500,000, a term of probation of five years, or both.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In support of the Administration’s goal of doubling renewable energy generation for a second time by 2020, the Energy Department today announced $15 million to help communities develop multi-year solar plans to install affordable solar electricity for homes and businesses. The United...
