News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Massillon, Ohio landlords John and Mary Ruth have agreed to pay $850,000 to settle lawsuits filed by the Justice Department and other parties alleging that the Ruths discriminated on the basis of race and familial status at properties they formerly owned in Massillon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANN HILS, 54, of East Hampton, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 before U.S. District Judge Alvin...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
Release: Washington, DC, Aug. 25, 2014 - The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that up to $200 million in competitive grants is available for state SNAP agencies to design and conduct employment and training (E&T) pilot projects to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site) fall program season will run from Tuesday, September 2 through Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. A variety of programs are offered--all programs are free.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: The American Beach Museum will officially open on Saturday, September 6, 2014 with a Grand Opening Ceremony from 11:00 A.M. to 4: P.M. at American Beach Community Center, 1600 Julia Street, American Beach, Florida 32034.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Little Rock - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Christopher A. Henry, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation Nashville Field Office announced today Christopher T. Craig, 47, formerly of Little Rock, now of Atlanta, Georgia, waived indictment and pled guilty to an Information charging him with two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent income tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Annamalai Annamalai, a/k/a Dr. Commander Selvam, a/k/a Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar, the former leader of the now defunct Hindu Temple of Georgia, was convicted of 34 felony counts following a two-week jury trial.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft management plan for non-native wild pigs within Congaree National Park. The purpose of the plan is to reduce natural and cultural resource impacts associated with wild pigs and to reduce risks to human health...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Antwon D. Jenkins, a 27 year old Cahokia resident, was sentenced Friday by United States Chief District Court Judge David R. Herndon to 308 months in federal prison for kidnapping and...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Special National Park Service Programs in September Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Cambria County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm which had the serial number removed, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that Randy Talada, age 58, and Sandy Talada, age 59, both of Sayre, Pennsylvania, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann today in Williamsport.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County physician whose referrals led to more than $1.7 million in fraudulent Medicare billing pleaded guilty this afternoon to participating in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by writing prescriptions for unneeded durable medical equipment (DME), such as power wheelchairs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced today that Don McMahon, age 40, of Cordova, Tennessee, was sentenced on Aug. 22, 2014 by U.S. District Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. to serve 30 days in federal prison followed by three years of supervised...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An East Orange, New Jersey, man today admitted his involvement in a scheme to smuggle marijuana and tobacco into the Essex County Correctional Facility, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Jeffery Louis Adams, age 35, and Antonio Lamont Gaithers, age 33, both of Washington, D.C., today to 12 and 14 years in prison, respectively, each followed by five years of supervised release, for two counts of robbery and using a gun during a robbery. Judge Titus further ordered that Adams to pay restitution of $209,750 and Gaithers pay restitution of $241,000.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced this morning that the first phase of patching and paving work on River Road in Middle Smithfield Township has been completed well in advance of the predicted completion date allowing the NPS to open the road sooner than expected. The road was expected to be closed for at least 2 weeks during this phase of the project.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: SALEM, MA - This week staff from Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites invite you to join them in celebrating the National Park Service's 98th birthday. Both National Park Service sites are offering free public tours, including Junior Ranger programs and conversations with park rangers about the founding history of the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - A former executive at First Command Financial Services, an investment advisor and financial planning firm located in Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to a felony offense stemming from a fraud scheme she ran while employed there, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
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