News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: An administrator of a Miami home health care company, Professional Medical Home Health LLC, was sentenced to serve 68 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,257,142 million in restitution today for her participation in a $6 million health care fraud scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Las Vegas - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground is scheduled to partially open October 1. The campground is scheduled to be in full operation by October 31.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -Attorney General Eric Holder and Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason for the Office of Justice Programs today launched the Violence Reduction Network (VRN), a national comprehensive approach to reduce violent crime in communities around the country. The Justice Department’s ability...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: First time recently enacted extraterritorial jurisdiction provision of our anti-trafficking laws is used to charge sex trafficking occurring in another country.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Sept. 29, 2014, Heather Brown, 33, of Barre, Vermont, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distributing hundreds of ounces of crack cocaine and tens of thousands of oxycodone pills and for continuing to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Rodriguez, 31, of Sanger, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and one month in prison, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Trafficking with Respect to Involuntary Servitude and Forced Labor was sentenced on Sept. 23, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office wants your input on Fort Carson’s proposal to use public lands for helicopter training.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Paul Essel, age 27, of Laurel, Maryland, today to 57 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with two bank fraud schemes. Judge Grimm also ordered Essel to pay forfeiture and restitution of $418,435.48.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that charges have been filed against Megan Shellenberger, currently a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal grand jury charged a Grayson County, Kentucky, man with violating federal laws designed to protect children from sexual abuse as well as threatening/intimidating a witness. The grand jury also charged several other school officials with failing to report the abuse, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Are you ready for some family time this October? Many events are coming up that will be fun for all ages. The month will start with the Hedge Apple Festival on October 5, an exciting and maybe silly day of Olympic-style games and crafts, all using hedge apples! Next on Sunday, Oct. 12, dig into your...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2014
News Release: The body of a 34 year old male hiker was found today by park rangers in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. The name of the deceased is not being released at this time pending notification of next of kin.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2014
News Release: Adrian Alexusia Benson, 37, of Daphne, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court this morning for his illegal importation of controlled substances. In May of 2014, Benson had pled guilty to the importation of Ketamine, a Schedule III controlled substance, and to attempting to import Anabolic Steriods and Xanax, Schedule III and IV controlled substances respectively.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 27, 2014
News Release: Fulfills Request of President Obama to Meet with Senior Ukraine Officials and Push for Needed Reforms to Improve Business Climate Today Secretary Pritzker completed her visit to Ukraine, where she met with key government officials, including President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 27, 2014
News Release: Fulfills Request of President Obama to Meet with Senior Ukraine Officials and Push for Needed Reforms to Improve Business Climate Today Secretary Pritzker completed her visit to Ukraine, where she met with key government officials, including President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY- In 1816, at the age of 19, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein as the result of a dare to write something scarier than contemporary gothic horror. Her monstrous creation redefined the genre and gave rise to an entirely new one -science fiction. Shelley's work was influenced by her own experiences...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2014
News Release: Zion National Park roads are currently closed due to flooding from heavy rains this morning. The rains have caused numerous debris flows of rocks and mud across portions of the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive and the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway (State Route 9). Park Rangers are also concerned about portions of...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2014
News Release: PAGE, AZ - Today, at a ceremony on the crest of Glen Canyon Dam, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined other officials and dignitaries to kick off a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of power generation at Glen Canyon Dam.
