News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Joseph G. Petrarca, 50, of Cumberland, R.I., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today to 12 years in federal prison for robbing three banks, two in Rhode Island and one in Vermont, within a span of twenty-two days, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha;...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., yesterday led the Senate to confirm three nominees to the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB): Drs. Henry Aaron, Lanhee Chen and Alan Cohen. Henry Aaron passed with a vote of 54-43. Lanhee Chen and Alan Cohen passed by voice vote.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee legislative hearing on six pieces of legislation aimed at updating and improving the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a law that has not been reauthorized since 1988. This hearing is the latest in the Committee’s efforts to review the ESA to make sure that this important law is working in the best interests of species and people.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: Mr. Chairman, I welcome a discussion about how to invest in our future. In a time when many valuable initiatives are limited by budget squeezes or even cut by sequestration, it is important to be creative. I salute Mr. Young, Mr. Larson and their cosponsors for recognizing the need to invest much more in programs that help low and middle income Americans get an education, attain long-term employment and succeed in other important areas.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing in the 21st Century Cures initiative to discuss proposed guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the regulation of Lab Developed Tests (LDTs).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: A Macomb Township woman pleaded guilty today to one count of willfully aiding the preparation and filing of a false and fraudulent tax return, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Abbe L. Terry, 49, of Granite City, Illinois, pled guilty to a three-count indictment...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Two residents of Johnstown, Pa., have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of possessing counterfeit or unauthorized access devices and possession of device-making equipment, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Derek A. Brown, 33, and Bryan T. Schaub, 22, both of Bakersfield, were sentenced today to two years in prison and ordered to pay $240,084 in restitution for conspiring to damage energy facilities, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Rock Island, Ill. - Four law enforcement agencies in the Central District of Illinois’ Rock Island Division are among 33 agencies in New York, California, and Illinois to share $8,923,708 in forfeited assets as a result of a marijuana distribution conspiracy case U.S. v. Canori et al. that began with a traffic stop by Illinois State Police in June 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hoboken, New Jersey, financial consultant today admitted evading payment of taxes on approximately $273,000 in commission payments received from an insurance broker, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: - Alleged to have manipulated accounting entries to pay himself bonuses.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -- Visitors will find an exciting mix of familiar and new activities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s annual Campfires and Candlelight living history event, scheduled for 4 to 10 pm this Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Earlier today, Associate Attorney General Tony West, Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery for the Civil Division and members of the Department’s Elder Justice Initiative met with stakeholders in the field of elder abuse and financial exploitation to launch the Elder Justice website in an effort to further prevent and combat elder abuse and financial exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nixa, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Michael Wunderlee, 41, of Nixa, pleaded guilty...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I am pleased that in August the number of apprehensions along the southwest border declined again, reflecting a continued sharp decline in the number of unaccompanied children and adults with children apprehended while attempting to cross our ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Farm Bill program will benefit wildlife and outdoor recreation activity in California Bay Delta Region, Mississippi, Red River Basins and others WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that $328 million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Council will continue to provide recommendations that encourage Native American participation in USDA programs WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2014--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the re-appointment of eight members and the appointment of three new members to the Council for Native American Farming ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: The owner and operator of a Miami home health care company was sentenced to 75 months in prison today for her participation in a $6.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving the now defunct home health care company, Nestor’s Health Services Inc. (Nestor Home Health).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced that Sung-Hee Suh has been appointed to serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Appellate, Capital Case and Fraud Sections.
