News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today arrested six men from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico on a criminal complaint charging them with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Three Dominican nationals...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that yesterday a federal jury in Anchorage convicted John Becker aka Jack Becker of bribing a public official. On Aug. 27, 2015, ADA Station Communication, Inc. and Herschell Becker pled guilty to bribing a public official in connection with the same investigation. The offenses occurred in June and August 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Administrator of Chicago-Area Home Visiting Physician Practice Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Role in $4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: National Parks across the country invite all 4th grade students to visit them as part of the White House's new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting in September, 4th grade students can visit www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Alexander R. Filippone, 24, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methylone, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Alleged conspiracy includes charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is proud to help launch the Every Kid in a Park program as part of President Obama's commitment to protect our nation's unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Chief District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis on Thursday sentenced Vonne Bailey, 24, of St. Croix, to 12 months in prison for Unlawful Mailing of a Firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Lewis also entenced Bailey to one year of supervised release and ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Christopher Jenkins, 42, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge David R. Herndon to 108 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute at least 15 kilograms of cocaine and using or carrying firearms in furtherance of the drug conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: In 2016, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will celebrate a century of caring for, and connecting people to, the remarkable landscape, native plants and animals and Hawaiian culture linked with Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Stephen R, Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on Sept. 3, 2015, Shawnta L. Thomas, 37, of St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Possess and pass Counterfeit United States Currency. Thomas faces up to 5 years in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 3 years of supervised release to follow any period of incarceration, when she is sentenced on Dec. 10, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to three years in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of distribution of cocaine base, in the form commonly known as "crack," United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of September 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that five individuals charged in separate federal complaints were arrested on Thursday evening in Bangor. Specifically,.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Columbus Regional Healthcare System (Columbus Regional) and Dr. Andrew Pippas have agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims in violation of the Stark Law. Today’s settlement also resolves allegations that Columbus Regional...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Front Range Resource Advisory Council meeting scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 in Monte Vista will be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. A date for the next meeting has not been set at this time. An agenda and further details will be published online prior to the meeting.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Harpers Ferry, WV - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the parkfor free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Launched on Sept. 1, fourth grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Contact: Cody Goraczkowski Phone: 507-825-5464 Ext. 213 Email: cody_goraczkowski@nps.gov.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Washington - Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Anne L. Alonzo today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking applications for the new Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). Created by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill), this...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled annual recreation area closures at New Melones Lake from Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, through Thursday, March 31, 2016. These annual closures allow Reclamation to perform necessary maintenance tasks and also allow for natural resource recovery.
