News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Deantuan Wiley, 26, of Southfield, MI., who was convicted of possessing more than 15 counterfeit access devices with intent to defraud, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. In addition, Judge Arcara ordered the defendant to make restitution to several victim banks totaling $6,406.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that STANLEY DEMARGO THOMAS, age 48, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(D).

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: David T. Beiter, 54, of Akron, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, transferring obscene material to a juvenile and enticement, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 21, 2015 – Voluntary efforts by farmers, ranchers, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve air quality in California's San Joaquin Valley have received regulatory acknowledgement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Earlier this month, EPA published a revision to California's State Implementation Plan that for the first time credits these producer actions from a regulatory perspective.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Includes $20 Million for North Carolina Solar Project WASHINGTON, April 21, 2015 – USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for six rural electric infrastructure projects, including three in North Carolina that will use solar energy to generate electricity for rural communities.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Partnership among California, Nevada, Federal Agencies, & Landowners Helped Conserve Key Habitat, Reduce Threats to Bird RENO, Nev. April 21, 2015 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse does not require the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder will preside over the National Crime Victims’ Rights Service Awards ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. The event honors 12 individuals and programs for their extraordinary actions to bring positive and lasting changes in the lives of crime victims.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: The former operator of a Detroit adult day care center and two former owners of Detroit-area home health care companies were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Citizens Medical Center, a county-owned hospital in Victoria, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $21,750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Four Portland, Oregon, residents were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court in Portland for a multi-year stolen identity tax refund scheme to defraud the United States of more than $1 million in tax refunds, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams of the District of Oregon.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Family Dermatology P.C. which owns and operates a dermatopathology laboratory in Georgia and a number of dermatology practices throughout the Eastern United States, has agreed to pay the United States $3,247,835 plus interest to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with a number of its employed physicians, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Permanent Injuries Suffered by Consumers The Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) jointly announced today the filing of a complaint against Michaels Stores Inc. and its subsidiary Michaels Stores Procurement Co. Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement on the retirement of Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Michele Leonhart: “Michele Leonhart, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, informed me today of her decision to retire. She will depart the agency in mid-May.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against HCR ManorCare alleging that ManorCare knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable and necessary, ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: A futures trader was arrested in the United Kingdom today on U.S. wire fraud and commodities fraud and manipulation charges in connection with his alleged role in the May 2010 “Flash Crash,” when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 600 points in five minutes, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley of the FBI’s Chicago Division.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has opened pattern or practice investigations into the use of investigative holds by the Ville Platte Police Department (VPPD) and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office (EPSO). The investigations will focus on allegations that VPPD and EPSO officers use ...

By Commerce News Now | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today spoke about the need to evolve the National Weather Service during a keynote address at the American Meteorological Society’s Washington Forum.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a big data project with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft Corp., and the Open Cloud Consortium to explore ways of bringing the Department closer to its goal of unleashing its vast resources of environmental data and delivering ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement by consent judgment that provides for the recovery of $1.42 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 300 current and former employees of four Long Island City plumbing and heating contractors. The related businesses are ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 21, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's traveling resource center will visit Newport News, Virginia, on April 28, to inform nuclear weapons workers about benefits available to them under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The event focuses on current and former workers at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator facility in Newport News, BWX Technologies, Inc. in Lynchburg and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.