News from January 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Gbabia Kollie, 27, of Johnson City, Tenn., has pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to participating in an alleged scheme to burn a multi-tenement building at 31-33 Ida Street in Providence in November 2013, in an alleged arson-for-profit scheme. Kollie has been detained in federal custody since December 5, 2013, when he was removed from an outbound international flight leaving Atlanta for Liberia and arrested by ATF agents.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a Criminal Information has been filed in United States District Court in Harrisburg charging Steven Alan Shepherd, age 30, of Middletown, with receipt and possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: National Park Service compendiums for Alaska will be open for a 30-day public comment period. A compendium - one for each NPS area in Alaska -- is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal jury convicted 36-year-old Agustin Sergio Deleon Garza for his role in the kidnapping of a Mexican businessman in December 2013 announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs of the FBI’s San Antonio Division and Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA’s Houston Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has barred a Rapid City, South Dakota, company and its president from further manufacturing and distributing its laser devices, which they marketed to treat a variety of medical conditions and diseases, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Donovan Torres, 21, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to illegally selling firearms, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Forest Park Medical Center, LLC (“FPMC"), a physician-owned hospital located in Dallas, Texas, will pay $215,000 under a civil settlement with the United States Department of Justice, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. The settlement resolves allegations that the hospital paid kickbacks in exchange for referrals of patients covered by the federal workers’ compensation program, known as FECA.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host its annual Energy Innovation Summit from Feb. 9-11, 2015 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The Summit brings together more than 2,000 stakeholders from across the energy sector to discuss cutting-edge issues and facilitate relationships to move novel energy technologies into the marketplace.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Today, a federal grand jury in Fresno indicted two defendants in separate cases with being felons in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom will speak on Martin Luther King Day in Manhattan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has barred a Rapid City, South Dakota, company and its president from further manufacturing and distributing its laser devices, which they marketed to treat a variety of medical conditions and diseases, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that First United Bank, of Dimmitt, Texas, will maintain uniform pricing policies, conduct employee training and pay $140,000 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of national origin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed the convictions and sentences of United Kingdom citizens Paul R. Gunter (65, Odessa, Florida; originally of London) and Simon Andrew Odoni (57, Hertfordshire...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Charenton man pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WESTON, Ohio - While operating an industrial machine, a worker at MCM Precision Castings Inc. was exposed to noise levels that averaged 97 decibels, equal to the noise of a jackhammer, over his eight-hour shift. MCM Precision Castings Inc. employees were also exposed to dangerously high noise levels and crystalline silica dust, a cause of chronic lung disease, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
