News from July 2015
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, toured the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) site near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday for a firsthand look at the reserve’s operational readiness and challenges given changes in the nation’s energy output. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Chris Smith joined Murkowski on the July 17 visit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Four individuals, including three Michigan natives, were sentenced today for cocaine and oxycodone trafficking offenses, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - Jasmine Bonner, 27, a former officer with the Houston Police (HPD), has been convicted of aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $85.8 million in funding to strengthen access to high speed broadband for rural America.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage couple was sentenced on Friday, July 17, 2015, in U.S. District Court to serve 135 months and 72 months respectively for their involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering, and gun crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - One of the leaders of a conspiracy linked to a sham Glendale medical clinic was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a $20 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal by, among other things, fraudulently prescribing expensive anti-psychotic medications and then re-billing the government for those drugs over and over.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Hash Oil Extraction using Explosive Gas Caused November 2013 Fatal Apartment Fire.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - Volunteers are needed Aug. 1 to help expand the popular hiking and biking trail system adjacent to Meeker, Colo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: ST. LOUIS - DEA and its local partners today unveiled “Mission SAVE," a new initiative to reduce violence in the St. Louis area. The title “Mission Save" denotes the long term commitment and SAVE is the acronym for “Strike Against Violence Early."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Applications for the Community Police Commission will be released July 20, at 7:00 p.m. during a public meeting held at Cuyahoga Community College’s Advanced Technology Training Center. The application and related materials are available online at clecpc.org. Links to Community Police Commission application...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Nathaniel E. Robinson, 62, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for stealing funds from SELF, Inc., a non-profit that helps the homeless. Robinson was the Chief Program Officer at SELF, Inc. He pleaded guilty on March 12, 2015 to theft from a program receiving federal funds.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Dear Inspector General George: On July 16, the Committee on Finance held a hearing regarding the federal Health Insurance Marketplace’s (Marketplace) ability to protect the integrity of insurance subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In that hearing, the Government Accountability...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Staten Island, New York, man was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, organized, retail crime scheme involving the theft of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals and health and beauty aid (HBA) products, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, July 19, 2015- What is your favorite type of outdoor adventure? Discover ways to explore parks at Outdoor Adventure Fest this weekend, fun ways to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit. This special event is one of several programs in parks this week. All programs are FREE unless...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: On July 14, 2015, James C. Leming, 54, and Dawn E. Unterfer, 45, both of Carbondale, IL, were sentenced for their involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: CLARIFICATION PRESS RELEASE. LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced a clarification related to an oilfield production company employee’s guilty plea and sentencing for dumping polluted water into West Cote Blanche Bay. Brian Osborn, 43, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty before...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on July 17, 2015, STEPHEN HEROLD, 26, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally selling firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On July 17, 2015, Robert J. Wilkins, 53, of Semmes, Alabama, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 4 years of probation for Wilkins’ role in guiding illegal deer hunts in Iowa, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. As conditions of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Timothy Kenneth White Plume, age 36, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of Felony Child Abuse and Neglect, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, at the conclusion of a seven-day federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. The jury returned the verdict on July 14, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2015
News Release: OLYMPIA - State fishery managers are closing or restricting fishing on more than 30 rivers throughout Washington to help protect fish in areas where drought conditions have reduced flows and increased water temperatures.
