News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Ismail Sirdah has pleaded guilty to bribing a member of the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals to secure a variance for his late-night billiard hall, Lulu Billiards in Tucker, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: A Kentucky man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for taking a 13-year-old across state lines to engage in illicit sexual activity, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyannis man was charged today in federal court with purchasing a firearm and silencer on a “Darknet Market" website, which provides anonymity to users to buy and sell illegal goods.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury has returned separate indictments today against three individuals who have previously been convicted of a felony, charging each with federal firearm offenses, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced that Medtronic, plc and affiliated Medtronic companies, Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic USA, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., have agreed to pay $4.41 million to the United States to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: Pair found with semi-automatic weapons to retaliate for an earlier shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: Over $27 Million Seized During Investigation is Forfeited to the United States and Company Owner Must Serve 48 Months in Prison and Pay Fine of Over $117,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, has returned an indictment charging Robert D. Ledbetter, 35; Christopher A. Harris, 27; Rashad A. Liston, 25; and Deounte Ussury, 30, all formerly of Columbus, Ohio, with murder and violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - On Thursday, April 2, 2015, community leaders will present drug abuse awareness programming to high school students across Harrison County, West Virginia in a continued effort to combat the trend of increasing drug overdoses across the Mountain State.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: The primary external advisory committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its annual report to Congress today, expressing support for the institute's efforts in cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, advanced communications, disaster resilience and safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 21-year-old Pittston man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to participating in a conspiracy to distribute alpha-pvp, commonly known as “bath salts.".
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: A man who was arrested in Kansas after escaping from a prison in Oklahoma has been indicted here on federal firearms charges.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Press Office Contact: Brad Alexander, (916) 845-8455 Washington, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on advancing public safety information sharing.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 PEMBINA, N.D. — Today, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas concluded a two-day trip to North Dakota where he joined U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp to view U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations and meet with first responders and local law enforcement to discuss collaboration on a wide range of homeland security-related priorities.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW LONDON, Conn. — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson visited the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. to attend the memorial service for U.S. Coast Guard Cadets Soso Makaridze and Besarion Gorjoladze who passed away in March.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has awarded $31.5 million in funding to local, state, and national organizations to support programs that help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increase their purchase of fruits ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2015 – At an Orlando grocery store filled with Florida citrus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $23 million in USDA funding to support research and extension projects for producers fighting citrus greening disease. Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: All Four Members Charged Have Now Pleaded Guilty A fourth member of an international computer hacking ring has pleaded guilty to conspiring to break into computer networks of prominent technology companies to steal more than $100 million in intellectual property and other proprietary data. Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: Six individuals were charged today in connection with their involvement in an armed robbery crew that conducted home invasion robberies in Michigan and Texas, principally targeting victims of Indian and Asian ancestry.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2015
News Release: AMA United Group Admits Violation of Arms Export Control Act; Principals Acknowledge Failure to File Shipping Records with U.S. Government Regarding Munitions Destined for Egypt U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. ...
