News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 17, 2014, Adam Winters, 25, of Oneida, Tenn., was sentenced to serve three months in prison as a result of his July 2014 guilty plea to charges involving the extortion of Babcock and Wilcox, Y-12, LLC. Upon his release from prison, Winters will be supervised for one year by U.S. Probation. 17, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 1 month in jail on his conviction of possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2014
News Release: Pipestone,MN: Superintendent Glen Livermont announced, "In observance of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center will beclosed on Thursday, November 27th. The Visitor Center will re-open on Friday, November 28th. "The Pipestone Indian Shrine Association gift shop, located atthe Visitor Center, will also be closed Thanksgiving Day.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2014
News Release: CDC Media Relations 406-639-3286 DHS Office of Public Affairs 202-282-8010 Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added Mali to the list of Ebola-affected nations for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken. There ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2014
News Release: In an effort to keep the citizens of Pakistan, the United States and other countries safer by preventing the illicit movement of dangerous chemicals, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Islamabad has coordinated the donation of 80 pickup trucks, 160 body armor suits, five electronic hand-held chemical analysis units and more than 10,000 chemical test kits to Pakistan Customs.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Two Nevada residents and a Houston man convicted of participating in a Las Vegas-based ring that manufactured and distributed the synthetic drugs known as spice and bath salts were sentenced in federal court Monday, following a multi-agency probe that included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Commerce News Now | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: "As the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period begins today, I encourage you to sign up for an affordable plan that fits your health and financial needs at www.HealthCare.gov.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: "As the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period begins today, I encourage you to sign up for an affordable plan that fits your health and financial needs at www.HealthCare.gov.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: The 44th annual Fiesta at Tumacácori National Historical Park will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2014. There is no charge for this event, and admission to the park is free during the fiesta. La Fiesta de Tumacácori...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: The administration’s lack of transparency throughout the authoring, passage, and implementation of the president’s health care law has delivered countless broken promises: a broken website, rising premiums, and millions of health plan cancellations. It has also generated a great deal of uncertainty and...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: The administration’s lack of transparency throughout the authoring, passage, and implementation of the president’s health care law has delivered countless broken promises: a broken website, rising premiums, and millions of health plan cancellations. It has also generated a great deal of uncertainty and...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 15, 2014
News Release: The administration’s lack of transparency throughout the authoring, passage, and implementation of the president’s health care law has delivered countless broken promises: a broken website, rising premiums, and millions of health plan cancellations. It has also generated a great deal of uncertainty and...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Program Brings Executive Leadership from Private Sector to Support Department Mission WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security today announced that six loaned executives from the private sector will begin service today within the department ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: New Position Will Coordinate Ongoing USDA Support for Active Duty Military and Veterans Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2014 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced Karis T. Gutter, a Marine Corps Reserve veteran and current USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: A Kentucky federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against two executives of Japanese automotive parts manufacturers for their participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids of bearings, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” has been indicted on obstruction of justice and mail fraud charges for allegedly training customers to lie and conceal crimes during polygraph examinations. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: A Florida man who is already facing health care fraud and money laundering charges in federal court in Tampa was arrested again today, along with the owner of a health care marketing company, in an alleged illegal cash-for-patients kickback scheme involving clinical laboratory testing. Assistant Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: A Detroit-area physician, who orchestrated the submission of fraudulent claims for physician home visits and directed fraudulent referrals for home health care by his employee physicians as part of a $19 million home health care fraud scheme, pleaded guilty today for his role in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: A Cincinnati resident, Christopher Hisle, 45, pleaded guilty today to one count of commercial sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, two counts of enticing a person to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution and one count of interstate transportation for the purpose of prostitution. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: The Justice Department announced it has filed a lawsuit against Encore Management Co. Inc., Perkins Parke Limited Partnership and three former employees of Perkins Parke Apartments in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, alleging that female tenants have been subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
