News from December 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Carla Carter, former deputy director of the Prince George’s County Housing Authority, and her husband, Raymond Carter, both age 53, of Mitchellville, Maryland, on charges related to a scheme to fraudulently receive $109,823 in rental subsidy payments from the Housing Authority. The indictment was returned on December 8th and unsealed today upon the defendants’ initial appearance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of H.R. 5816, authored by Chairman Royce, which extends the work of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for one year...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston-area mutual fund manager was arrested last night on securities fraud charges in connection with an alleged scheme to use the fund’s money to issue fictitious loans.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: The historic mission grounds at Tumacácori National Historical Park will be open under a galaxy of stars on the evening of Saturday, December 20th. The park will be open as usual from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., reopening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for visitors to enjoy the evening on the peaceful mission grounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: A Warren man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in operating a $15 million Ponzi scheme, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cleveland Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On December 10 and 11, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned three indictments against three defendants charged with carjacking and firearms offenses, announced today Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Everglades National Park invites the public to enjoy an art exhibit by Eileen Powell, entitled "Everglades Impressions." The exhibit will be on display in the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Gallery at Everglades National Park during the month of December. The public is also invited to an artist's reception on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that three East Hartford residents involved in a coast to coast drug trafficking ring were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Bushkill, PA- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that the installation of three long- awaited trail bridges in the park will begin on December 15th. The project was awarded to Ocean Construction of Linwood, NJ, and includes a new bridge over Adams...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. The report, titled "Aviation Security: Rapid Growth in Expedited Passenger Screening Highlights Need to Plan Effective Security Assessments" (GAO-15-150), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate today approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which included several long-term priorities important to Washington state, and particularly Central Washington. These provisions were included as part of bipartisan agreement between the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The House approved the bill last week and it will now go to President Obama to be signed into law.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, FL B The United States has settled a lawsuit against a central Florida-based sleep clinic for submitting false claims to the government. The qui tam or “whistleblower" complaint, filed by a former employee of the clinic, alleges that VMG Pulmonary and Sleep Institute and its physician/owner...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Defendant KENNETH HUIDONG KANG, age 39, was sentenced on Dec. 11, 2014, by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, in the District Court of Guam for Harboring Illegal Aliens and...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Sedro Woolley, WA -In response to public input, the review period for the “Replacement of Administrative Facilities at Stehekin Environmental Assessment (EA)" will be extended through Jan. 20, 2015. The EA, as well as the proposed rate structure for waste collection can be found on the project website at.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: TYLER, Texas - Joseph A. Masso, a 64-year-old resident of Athens, Texas, pleaded guilty to federal income tax violations, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARC CANNON, 40, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A San Angelo, Texas, resident who was arrested in March 2014 following a traffic trop in San Angelo, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 327 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - BRIAN DANIEL NORTON, age 59, of Cicero, New York, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Utica to two federal felony counts of conveying false information and hoaxes in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1038(a) according to United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. Norton faces a maximum possible sentence of five years incarceration and a $250,000 fine. He is being detained pending sentencing scheduled in Utica for April 10, 2015 at 11 am.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that CHARLES A. BENNETT was arrested this morning on securities and wire...