News from February 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on Feb. 13, 2014, Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf sentenced Rodney R. Moraczewski, age 53 of Loup City, Nebraska, to 41 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Moraczewski was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $299,206.60 to the Internal Revenue Service.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: For thousands of years, humankind has extracted salicylic acid from willow tree bark to alleviate minor pain, fever, and inflammation. Today, it's used in acne medication and wart removers, among other cosmetic products.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announces an innovative, free, statewide support program for the families of those who have died due to opiate overdoses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: Prosecution represents more results in U.S. Attorney’s ongoing "Operation Community Watch".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 39-year-old McKinney, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations stemming from her employment as a translator embedded with several U.S. military units in Afghanistan, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales of the Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Congressman George Miller (D-CA) called for action to better protect students and increase transparency around debit and prepaid card agreements between schools and financial firms. The lawmakers’ action follows the release of a Government Accountability...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota, sitting in Minneapolis, recently returned the following indictments. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation, and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Any sentence is determined by a federal district judge.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2014
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold six parcels totaling 6,704.98 acres for $413,440.50 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for an 838-acre parcel in Moffat County sold to Yates Petroleum Corp from Artesia, New...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: A Bedford Heights woman was charged with stealing and converting to her own use approximately $210,510 in Social Security payments made to her father after his death, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Fraudulently Altered Money Order.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Terrance Junot, III, 37, of Greece, N.Y., who was convicted of online enticement of a minor, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci. The defendant was also placed on supervised release for 10 years upon his release. He will also have to register as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Thursday, February 13th, Grand Canyon Railway, in consultation with the National Park Service (NPS), will be applying herbicide along their railroad tracks including those within Grand Canyon National Park. The purpose of this application is to inhibit the growth of vegetation...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “On Feb. 18-19, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Laredo and McAllen, Texas to tour border operations, receive briefings on the Department’s efforts to secure the border while facilitating lawful travel and trade, and meet with state and local law enforcement officials and other stakeholders. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized.”
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: Abdelhamid M. Horany, 58, of Denver, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson in federal court in Denver to one count of tax evasion related to his 2007 individual income taxes, announced the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: Andranik Aloyan, an associate of the Armenian Power gang, has been convicted at trial for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included stealing personal and financial information of elderly bank customers who held accounts that were valued at more than $25 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: A U.S. Army National Guard soldier pleaded guilty for her role in a bribery and fraud scheme that caused $30,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: MPRI Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan, the Justice Department announced today. MPRI is a Chantilly, Virginia-based company.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: The Department of Justice today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Bazaarvoice Inc.’s unlawful acquisition of PowerReviews Inc., following the Jan. 8, 2014, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California finding that Bazaarvoice violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act when it acquired PowerReviews, its closest and only serious competitor. The proposed remedy is intended to restore competition in the provision of online ratings and reviews.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs At a Hearing Entitled, Indian Law & Order Commission: A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer Presented on Feb. 12, 2014 Chairwoman Cantwell, Vice-Chair Barrasso, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide the perspective ...
By Fed Newswire | Feb 12, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday requested comment on proposals to repeal its Regulation DD (Truth in Savings) and Regulation P (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information) and to make amendments to the Identity Theft Red Flags rule in Regulation V (Fair Credit Reporting).
