News from November 2014
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department today announced a $5 million investment to develop and demonstrate new residential energy efficiency solutions, and that will support building energy efficiency research at universities and colleges. The Department will provide $4 million to support the demonstration of high-impact...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SANDY ISAAC-HOLDEN, age 53, of Destrehan, Louisiana, was sentenced today for one count of tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
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By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: National Park Service (NPS) officials were joined by representatives from Senator Bob Corker’s office, Representative John Duncan’s office, Friends of the Smokies, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, and AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. to break ground on the new NPS Collections Preservation Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Shon Erik Scott (29, Seffner) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Scott pleaded guilty on June 10, 2014.
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10:00 a.m. ET, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine international and U.S. efforts to combat the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The hearing is entitled, “Combating Ebola in West Africa: The International Response.".
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Today, cyber adversaries continue to present a full spectrum of threats not only to the U.S. government, but to private organizations and critical infrastructure sectors. At the 2014 Cyber Security Division (CSD) Research and Development (R&D) Showcase, planned for Dec. 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: In the midst of an emergency, communication is critical. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working to keep lines of communication between multiple responding organizations in order to communicate simultaneously and coordinate victim care, prevent further ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: The very first technology foraged under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Transition to Practice (TTP) program has transitioned to the commercial market almost two years ahead of schedule.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 As I have said many times since becoming Secretary, preclearance operations at foreign airports -- where each traveler undergoes immigration, customs, and agriculture inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before boarding a direct ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas met with European Union counterparts on the margins of the United States - European Union Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting to discuss a range of shared security-related priorities, including foreign terrorist travel to and from Syria and counterterrorism efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Scilabs Nutraceuticals Inc. of Irvine, California, and its board chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Paul P. Edalat, to prevent the distribution of adulterated dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: A Georgia man who purchased stolen credit card data and other personal information through the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced today to serve 115 months in federal prison. He was further ordered to pay $50.8 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: An owner of a Miami home health care company pleaded guilty today for his role in a $30 million home health Medicare fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Kariya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $35.8 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to allocate customers of variable valve timing (VVT) devices sold to automobile manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: A former lobbyist and a former securities broker have been sentenced for their roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Five South Florida residents pleaded guilty this week in connection with a long-running $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health), a Miami home health care agency that purported to provide home health and therapy services. Two of the defendants also pleaded guilty in connection with their conduct in similar schemes at other Miami home health care agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: An alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala was extradited to the United States today to face international narcotics trafficking charges in the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: An indictment was filed today charging Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) and its chief executive officer, Howard Root, with selling medical devices without U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing the illegal sales activity. The announcement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Seven Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang members from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
