News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


Maritime Museum Seeks Docent Crew

News Release: Berths Now Available at the Aquatic Bathhouse Information Desk.



Two Charged with Hiding a Fugitive

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - Two former residents of Erie, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of concealing a person from arrest and accessory after the fact, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Harrisburg Ambulance Company Fined $250,000; Owner Sentenced To 2 Years Prison And $300,000 Fine For Medicare Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that the owner of a Harrisburg-based ambulance company has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $494,378 in restitution and fines.


Miami-Area Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in $1.5 Million Medicare Part D Fraud Scheme

News Release: Miami-Area Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in $1.5 Million Medicare Part D Fraud Scheme.


District Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison For Sexually Abusing Child Relative

News Release: Defendant Transferred Sexually Transmitted Disease to Pre-Teen Child.


News Release: OSHKOSH, WI - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, made these remarks about the terrorist attacks in Paris.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Yamini Potter, 29, of St. Thomas and Alana Liburd, 34, of St. John for impersonating FBI agents, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Gomez sentenced Potter to 12 months in prison, one year of supervised release...


News Release: Lookout Mountain, TN: Eastern National, a partner to the National Park Service, would like to invite you to meet author Dr. Aaron Astor, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 during the commemoration of the Battles for Chattanooga.Dr. Astor will be available at the Point Park Visitor Center to sign his book, "The Civil War Along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau" from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. with a special presentation at 1:00 p.m.


Two Donna School Board Members Indicted on Bribery and Attempted Extortion Charges

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas unsealed an indictment today charging two elected members of the School Board of Donna with bribery and attempted extortion in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District (DISD). A private citizen who served as a middleman in the scheme also was charged.


Former Assistant Manager Of The Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union Receives A Sentence Of Two Years Supervised Release For Bank Fraud

News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former Assistant Manager of the Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge A. Richard Caputo to a sentence of time served followed by two years of supervised release.



Murray Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Challenge to Harmful Texas Abortion Law

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, a challenge to an extreme Texas abortion law that marks the first time the Court has heard an abortion case since 2007.


Former East Carolina University Pharmacy Adminstrator Pleads Guilty To Filing Fraudulent Documents To Stock Pharmacy Inventory

News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that Tuesday in federal court, LEIGH LANGLEY COBB, 43, of Winterville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to Making Materially False, Fictitious, and Fraudulent Statements and Entries Concerning Health Care Matters.


Judge Sentences Former V.I. Army National Guard Major to Prison

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez on Nov. 12, 2015 sentenced Sherrymae Morales, 54, of St. Croix, to 12 months and one day in prison, and three years of supervised release, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Gomez also ordered Morales to serve 200 hours of community service, repay $45,426 in restitution to the Virgin Islands National Guard, and pay a special assessment of $2,100.


BLM to Offer 625.5 Acres for Sale at Auction

News Release: Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold an auction Tuesday, November 17at 10 a.m. to sell 33 parcels of public land, totaling 625.52 acres. Parcels vary in size from 1.25 to 98.75 acres and are located in the Las Vegas Valley.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Phasor Measurement Units (PMU's) provide synchronized measurements at high rates for wide area situational awareness and decision support for mission critical applications. High quality PMU data is vital for these applications, especially for real-time wide area control.


Employee struck by forklift at Schenectady recycling facility

News Release: Nov. 13, 2015 BOS 2015-210. Employer name: Tomra NY Recycling LLC, 31 Opus Blvd., Schenectady, New York 12306. Reason for inspection: A worker at the company's Schenectady recycling facility was operating a baler on May 14, 2015, when he was struck by a forklift that was attempting to pass by. The worker...


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Leon White (30, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.White has also agreed to forfeit the monetary proceeds he obtained by passing the counterfeit notes, as well as the computer media he used to manufacture them. A sentencing date has not yet been set.