News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


Indian Energy Summer Internship Program Now Accepting Applications: Deadline Is March 27

News Release: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy, the Indian Energy Summer Internship Program is now accepting applications for a 12-week internship at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Interns will get first-hand experience with existing tribal renewable energy projects and exposure to issues concerning tribal renewable energy technology use and application.


Audiologist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Ordered to Pay Over $1 Million in Restitution

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Ryan Trythall was sentenced today to twenty-four months in prison for tax evasion, and ordered to pay restitution of $1,006,035, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.


Acoma Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sexual Assault Charge

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.


News Release: DAYTON - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Barry J. Von Der Embse, 53 of Kalida, Ohio, alleging three separate counts of making false financial statements in an indictment returned in Dayton. Von Der Embse is charged with making three separate false statements to the Union Bank Company of Columbus Grove, Ohio in the form of personal financial statements in 2004, 2006 and 2007 while employed as a commercial loan officer with the bank.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that a 26-count indictment was returned against twenty individuals and one corporation, charging approximately $30,052,295 in Medicare fraud.


New Jersey Man Sentenced For Firearms Law Violation

News Release: Prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.


2015 Spring Hours of Operations

News Release: Springtime at Capitol Reef is a wonderful time to notice changes. Through the weather is turning warm and dry, an occasional snowfall can occur. You'll notice the trees budding, flowers blooming, and critters coming out of hibernation, like our resident marmots, so please yield to wildlife on the roadways.


AR National Parks Share Centennial Plans

News Release: Arkansas National Parks Share Centennial Plans at Tourism Conference.


Manufacturer exposes welders inside tanks to respiratory, confined space hazards

News Release: FORT SCOTT, Kan. - Workers welding inside steel tanks were exposed to toxic fumes because their employer lacked an effective program to protect them, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found. Niece Products of Kansas received 15 serious safety...


Grandson Of Naval Historian Pleads Guilty To Stealing Historical Records Relating To His Grandfather And Is Sentenced

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Samuel Loring Morison, age 70, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property, specifically, historical records related to his grandfather, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison.


Wyden Calls for Crackdown on Tax Scam Phone Calls Victimizing Taxpayers

News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at a hearing today examined the growth of increasingly sophisticated tax scams that are costing American taxpayers billions of dollars every tax season. This includes a boom in tax criminals operating overseas to take advantage of Americans through a variety of schemes, such as the recent fake phone call scam which has targeted more than 366,000 Americans since 2013.


Attorney General Holder Announces Birmingham One of Six Pilot Sites for National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve and protect, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Birmingham, Ala.; Ft. Worth, Texas; Gary, Ind.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and...


Cottage Grove Woman Convicted By Jury Of Producing Pornographic Images Of A Child

News Release: Roxanne Merrell promised $100,000 to send obscene photos of young girl.


Federal Jury Convicts Guatemalan for Cocaine and Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that, after a two-day trial, a federal jury found a Guatemalan guilty of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine and $75,000 worth of methamphetamine.


Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced To 18 Years’ Imprisonment

News Release: Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Committed Armed Robberies While On Duty And In Uniform In Queens, The Bronx, And Manhattan.


News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that 10th Street Gang member Matthew Deynes, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 125 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Tax Schemes and Scams

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on tax schemes and scams...


Fraudsters Sent To Federal Prison

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several individuals have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in a scheme to defraud local banks, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Independence Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Gun Violation

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ERIC O’NEAL SELDERS, age 43, from Independence, pled guilty today to a federal gun charge.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on March 12, 2015, Angela Jones, 51, of Madison, IL, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging that she engaged in a scheme to commit health care fraud. At her sentencing Jones will face up to...