News from April 2015
By DOE Gazette | Apr 30, 2015
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 30, 2015
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON – In response to Ford Motor Company’s recall of approximately 390,000 Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises owners of affected vehicles to watch for notification from Ford and get their vehicle fixed as soon as possible.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: RACINE, Wis. – U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez joined state and local officials for a site visit and tour of the I-94 North-South Freeway Expansion and Reconstruction project, calling it an example of the large-scale, regional investments that can be generated nationwide if Congress passes a long-term transportation bill this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - JAMES STALEY pled guilty to charges involving his scheme to defraud investors by making false promises of high rates of return and minimal risk. With his plea, Staley admitted to defrauding sixteen investors/lenders by causing them to invest over $3.3 million, giving him commissions totaling over $570,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Federal drug charges have been filed against a man arrested Tuesday in Kansas City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, a jury convicted MELVIN JACKSON, age 34, of Hammond, of violations of federal drug and firearms laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Three defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard for their involvement in an extensive tax refund fraud scheme. Vory V. Copeland, of Miramar, was sentenced to 111 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay joint and several restitution in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that Randy Jones (age: 44) of Houma, Louisiana, a former corrosion coordinator for Shell Pipeline Company L.P. (Shell) was sentenced in federal court to five years of probation and ordered to pay $19,377,785 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- The field work for replacement of the Transcanyon Pipeline (TCP) near Phantom Ranch that began Jan. 26, 2015 has progressed, and as of April 24, 2015 the contractor has replaced over a quarter mile (0.4 km) of new pipe. The contractor-Ortega Plumbing and Heating of Albuquerque, NM-has an additional quarter mile of pipe to place in the ground and anticipates completing the project in October 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Justice Department today announced an agreement with J & R Associates, the owner and operator of the Royal Park Apartments in North Attleboro, Mass., to resolve allegations of discrimination against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Defendant Engaged In A Multi-Year Scheme Filing False Tax Returns, Concealing Income, And Using Others’ Identities To Perpetrate His Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Akbar Ahmad Sherzai, an independent contractor for a trucking company operating in Afghanistan responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. Army installations, was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and forfeiture of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Frank Almeida, 49, of Fall River, pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to distribution and possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for July 30, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, strongly opposed the decision by House GOP leadership to vote to overturn an anti-discrimination bill that prohibits District of Columbia employers from discriminating against workers based on their private reproductive health decisions.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Twelve individuals are facing methamphetamine trafficking charges as the result of a DEA-led investigation targeting a methamphetamine trafficking ring operating in Grant County, N.M. The 13-month investigation culminated this morning when all 12 defendants were arrested during an early...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Randolph County business, the company’s current president, and the company’s former president have been indicted for conspiring to import merchandise by means of fraudulent invoices and conspiring to commit international money laundering, announced Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Bronson Ranger, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Thoreau, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a felony information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ranger will be sentenced...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: TENANCINGO, Mexico - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Mexican Federal Police announced Thursday the capture of one of ICE’s top 10 most wanted human traffickers. Paulino Ramirez-Granados was arrested March 31 in Tenancingo, Mexico, following a joint investigation between ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Mexico City, HSI New York and the Mexican Federal Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2015
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An Indiana County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 16 months in prison and four years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
