News from January 2015
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the House and Senate today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell amidst growing concerns about the security and privacy of consumer information shared on HealthCare.gov. This letter follows a Sept. 17, 2014, letter to the Centers for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), announced that PATRICK WHITE pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to tax fraud charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Las Vegas - This spring, BLM is providing free guided tours of the historic Walking Box Ranch, former home of silent movie stars Clara Bow and Rex Bell.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jagveer Singh, age 55, of Clarksville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to charges of securities fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Male Yahaira Rivera (35, Orlando) with sixteen counts of embezzlement from a federally insured credit union and one count of money laundering. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison for each embezzlement count and up to 10 years’ imprisonment for money laundering.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of February 2. The committee will conduct oversight of the U.S. public health response to seasonal influenza and examine H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: A new pear cultivar, 'Gem', has been released jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Oregon State University, Michigan State University and Clemson University. Gem is ideal for the fresh market, combining high yields with excellent appearance, fruit quality and long storage potential. The new cultivar is resistant to fire blight and isn't prone to brown discoloration, called "superficial scald," that affects some pear varieties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Three Broward Residents pled guilty for preparing false tax returns for their clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Andre J. Anderson, 34, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was convicted in federal court today of cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: The Federal grazing fee for 2015 will be $1.69 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.69 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The 2014 fee was $1.35.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal indictment charging Delores Reeves with three counts of mail fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft was unsealed this afternoon in federal court, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Suzanne Singer is a former intern of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Tribal Energy Program (2008 and 2009). She has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of California-Berkeley. Currently, she is working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) as an Energy and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A man who held a federal firearms dealer’s license and owned an indoor shooting range in Reno, Nev., has pleaded guilty to charges that he unlawfully sold multiple firearms, including guns with obliterated serial numbers and machine guns, to undercover ATF agents at his business in April and May 2014, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada and ATF Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Riehl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Many resident was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a shotgun and ammunition after being convicted of multiple felonies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Mark Allen Kelly, 54 of Rochester, NY, with producing false military ID cards and making false statements to federal agents. Each charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man has been arrested on wire fraud charges for taking hundreds of thousands in fees from persons who thought the payments would help them obtain loans for various business ventures, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada and Laura A. Bucheit, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI for Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS - Valerio Alexander, 46, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison for human trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ANGELA LEMOINE, 43, of Amite, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information charging her with the theft of funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Pharmacist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Attempting to Weaponize Deadly Toxins and Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment.
