News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded no contest Monday to federal armed robbery charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Brian Treadwell, 25, of Buford, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Sentencing is set for June 16, 2015, before U.S. District Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Rockford, Illinois-based Behr Iron & Steel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Joseph Behr & Sons Inc., a recycling company founded in 1906. The company employs approximately 450 employees at 14 operating facilities in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. In 2011, Behr Iron & Steel changed the advertised name of all of its operating locations to Behr Iron & Metal.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Ranking Member Carper and all of our witnesses who are joining us today. In particular, I want to thank our first witness, Judy Rivers, for coming here today to tell her story. It takes a lot of courage for a private citizen to come to Washington, D.C., and speak before a Senate committee. We look forward to your testimony.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - George Joseph Grillo, age 64, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy arising from a scheme to make it appear that a minority business enterprise (MBE) performed work on Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) contracts, when in fact, the MBE had not performed the work.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: I congratulate U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the seizure on March 11 of over six tons of marijuana, worth an estimated $6.2 million, hidden in a truck attempting to cross from Mexico into the United States at the Nogales, Ariz. port of entry. We believe this is the third largest seizure of any illegal controlled substance in history at any Arizona point of entry. This highlights the good work our men and women do every day to secure our borders.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Will benefit travelers and trade by reducing congestion and increasing efficiency at the border WASHINGTON – Consistent with the initiatives outlined in the 2011 Beyond the Border Action Plan, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Grants Will Support Local Food Systems, Specialty Crop Producers and Farm to School Efforts; Expands Risk Protection for Specialty Crop Producers Audio WICHITA, Kan., March 16, 2015 - In a speech at the National Farmers Union Convention today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 16, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement after the successful conclusion of the Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence hosted by North Carolina State University March 12 and 13, and proposed USDA actions discussed by conference participants: "USDA ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement on the departure of U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. of the District of Columbia: “During more than five years as U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia, Ron Machen Jr. has distinguished himself as a skilled leader, a devoted public servant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina has returned an indictment against a Raleigh, North Carolina, resident for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 17 counts of presenting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), three counts of wire fraud and two ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Today, a federal jury in Detroit convicted six leaders and members of the violent Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club, many of whom were also leaders and members of the Vice Lords street gang, of conspiracy to commit murder and other violent racketeering-related offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: A pharmacist who owned and operated a pharmacy in Los Angeles pleaded guilty today in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Yonekura of the Central District of California and Assistant Director in Charge David Bowdich of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: A car salesman was sentenced earlier today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to serve one year and one day in prison on charges related to an odometer tampering scheme, the Justice Department announced. Jeffrey Levy, 63, of Woodland Hills, California, was also ordered to pay $115,818.80 in restitution ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday hailed the outcome in a lawsuit challenging the lack of funding for public defender programs in five counties in New York State, calling the finalized settlement in the case a “major step forward.” In September 2014, the Justice Department had filed a statement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after National CineMedia Inc. (NCM) abandoned its proposed acquisition of Screenvision LLC, which the department had filed suit to block in November: “This result is a victory for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin; U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois; Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley of the FBI’s Chicago Office; Special Agent in Charge Gary Hartwig of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to recover damages from a storage company that allegedly violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it sold service members’ personal property without obtaining the necessary court orders. The defendants in this lawsuit are Daniel E. Homan and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice and New York State Attorney General today announced that they have reached a settlement with Coach USA Inc., City Sights LLC and their joint venture, Twin America LLC, to remedy competitive concerns in the New York City hop-on, hop-off bus tour market. The settlement requires ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 16, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced a proposal that would require banking organizations to include their existing Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) on certain regulatory reporting forms. The LEI is a unique reference code to enable easier identification of a firm's legal entities.
