News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

DHS Successfully Transitions Search and Rescue Tool That Pinpoints Buried Victims

By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office, John Verrico (202) 254-2385 NASA Headquarters Press Office: Joshua Buck, (202) 358-1130 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Elizabeth Landau (818) 354-6425 Virginia Task Force ONE, Randal Bittinger (703) 209-5189 Washington, D.C.– The Department ...

USDA's May 12, 2015, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report to Incorporate Minor Table Changes

By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 7, 2015 – The next World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, which will be released at 12 noon ET on May 12, will present USDA's initial assessment of U.S. and world crop supply and demand prospects and U.S. prices for the 2015/16 marketing year. It will also present the first calendar-year 2016 projections of U.S. livestock, poultry, and dairy products.

Federal Court Issues Written Judgment Accepting Guilty Plea of Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. for Violating U.S. Sanctions by Facilitating Trade with Iran and Sudan

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Company Must Pay $232.7 Million Penalty The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia entered a formal judgment yesterday memorializing the sentence requiring Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd, to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by willfully facilitating illegal transactions and engaging in trade with Iran and Sudan.

U.S. Attorney Hartunian, New York Attorney General Schneiderman & Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges by Former Assemblymember

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Former New York State Assemblymember William Scarborough, 69, of Queens, New York, has agreed to plead guilty on federal and state charges stemming from public corruption investigations, announced U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian of the Northern District of New York, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of the State of New York, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of New York and Special Agent in Charge Andrew W. Vale of the FBI’s Albany Division.

Jamaican Lottery Fraud Defendant Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Other Charges

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Sanjay Ashani Williams, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, was found guilty on charges of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud or mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering and 45 counts of wire fraud (counts two through 44), after a six-and-a-half-day-jury trial in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers for the District of North Dakota.

Cincinnati-Area Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: A federal grand jury has brought an additional charge against Christopher Lee Cornell, 21, of Green Township, Ohio. In a superseding indictment returned in Cincinnati, he is now also charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Three California Men and Minnesota Corporation Indicted in Nationwide Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Three California men and a Minnesota company were charged in an indictment today in the Southern District of Ohio for their roles in a massive prescription drug diversion scheme. The indictment alleges that David Jess Miller, 50, of Santa Ana, California; Artur Stepanyan, 38, and Mihran Stepanyan, 29, ...

Sixteen Hospitals to Pay $15.69 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that 16 separate hospitals and their respective corporate parents have agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the providers sought and received reimbursement from Medicare for services that were not medically reasonable ...

Justice Department Files Civil Complaint Against Healthcare Commons Inc. for Failure to Re-employ Returning Service Member

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Alleges Violation of Employment Rights of Sergeant in Army National Guard The Department of Justice announced today it has filed a civil complaint against a South Jersey company for failing to re-employ a former employee when she returned from a National Guard deployment, a violation of federal law.

Detroit Residents Sentenced for Defrauding Internal Revenue Service With Identities of Deceased Individuals

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Two Detroit residents were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and aiding and abetting in the use of false identification, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan and Special Agent in Charge Jarod Koopman of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced today.

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Evergreen Bank Group to Resolve Allegations of Discriminatory Motorcycle Lending

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Settlement Compensates Affected Borrowers and Allows Bank to Continue Motorcycle Lending Using Revised Dealer Compensation Policies Evergreen Bank Group of Oak Brook, Illinois, will eliminate or limit the discretion it gives to motorcycle dealers to increase interest rates as part of a settlement of ...

Thirty-Three Defendants Charged in Massive Criminal Conspiracies Including Allegations of Fraud, Prescription Drug Diversion, and Money Laundering

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: Thirty-two people were arrested yesterday after being charged variously with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit identity theft, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to use a facility of interstate ...

Arizona Shopping Center Developer Arrested for Fraud and Bankruptcy Crimes in Alleged Scheme to Conceal $17 Million in Assets

By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: An Arizona shopping center developer was arrested today on fraud and bankruptcy charges in connection with a scheme to allegedly conceal his control of approximately $17 million in assets.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Versailles

By Fed Newswire | May 7, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by The Bank of Versailles, Versailles, Missouri, to establish a branch at the location of 76 Grand Point Boulevard, Sunrise Beach, Missouri.

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Participate in White House Event Recognizing Emerging Global Entrepreneurs

By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2015

News Release: On Monday, May 11, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will participate in a White House event focused on celebrating emerging entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world.

$7.5M grant to help workers hurt by Eastern Kentucky's coal industry decline gain new job skills and find employment in new industries

By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2015

News Release: Funding prepares workers for jobs with growing, high-wage employers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recent decline in the coal mining industry – eastern Kentucky's largest employer – have led to job losses across the area and increased the region's unemployment rate to the highest in the commonwealth. To help those ...