News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle, a federal jury convicted 34-year-old Mark Lee Cleaton, of Rockwall, Texas, today on felony offenses stemming from an investment fraud scheme he ran, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2015
News Release: Eighteen people were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy that brought large amounts of heroin and crack cocaine to Canton from Chicago, law enforcement officials said.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2015
News Release: Seattle, WA – Because the future of our economy rests on a strong transportation system to move materials and products, today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx released the draft National Freight Strategic Plan, which offers specific policy proposals and solutions to address the growing challenges ...
By State Newswire | Oct 18, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement as “Adoption Day" of the Iran nuclear agreement is marked...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: Oregon and Colorado CO-Ops Latest to Collapse - Eight out of Original 23 Out of Business for 2016
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: IRVINE, CA - Assistant Secretary of Energy Dr. David Danielson commended the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 today at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. Stevens Institute of Technology won top honors overall by designing, building, and operating the most...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: Oregon and Colorado CO-Ops Latest to Collapse - Eight out of Original 23 Out of Business for 2016
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: Oregon and Colorado CO-Ops Latest to Collapse - Eight out of Original 23 Out of Business for 2016
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: Inyo National Forest (INF) and Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO) will begin preparations for an interagency prescribed fire on 158 acres in the Reds Meadow Valley, Madera County, CA. The project is located east of the Devils Postpile Ranger Station and west of the Sotcher Lake Day Use Site.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2015
News Release: As part of President Obama’s commitment to protect the nation’s significant outdoor spaces for the benefit of future generations, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the Bureau of Land Management Neil Kornze joined U.S. Senator Harry Reid and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (NV-1) to celebrate...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today announced the appointment of six new members to the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC). The Council consists of university presidents and academic leaders who provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters related to homeland security and the academic community.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: Created under the 2014 Farm Bill, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a new, comprehensive and flexible program that is designed to build strong and diverse partnerships, multiply the federal conservation investment and target conservation goals on a regional or watershed scale. RCPP ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted the former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company of health care fraud charges in connection with a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: Bank Will Pay Penalty of More than $10 Million and Continue to Cooperate with Department The Department of Justice announced today that BBVA Suiza S.A. has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: A Waxahachi, Texas, resident and former chief financial officer (CFO) of Arrow Trucking Company was sentenced today to serve 35 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and to defraud the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U. S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. of the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: Haroon Aswat, 41, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest of the Southern District of New York to 20 years in prison for terrorism offenses relating to Aswat’s efforts to establish a terrorist training camp in the United States. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney David Capp for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Vahan Kelerchian, 56, of Richboro, Pennsylvania, doing business as Armament Services International “ASI”, was found guilty of a multitude of charges relating to the acquisition of machineguns and restricted laser aiming sites, late Thursday evening after a two-week jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: A man from Katy, Texas, has been ordered to federal prison to serve a 71 month sentence following his conviction of a federal hate crime related to the racially-motivated assault of an 81-year-old African-American man, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI Houston Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has resolved a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System for illegally billing the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: District Judge J. Michael Seabright today sentenced former Honolulu Police Officer Vincent Morre, 38, to 30 months in prison for violating the civil rights of two Honolulu men. On May 19, 2015, Morre pleaded guilty to two counts of depriving the two men’s right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a law enforcement officer on Sept. 5, 2014.
