News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced an owner of a solar energy installation company in St. Joseph, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a fraud scheme that totaled nearly $1.4 million in rebates through state and federal programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A California man today admitted shipping large quantities of cocaine from California to a drug trafficking organization that operated in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: TUPELO, MS: Natchez Trace Parkway invites all fourth grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting 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 DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - The grand jury today returned an indictment that charges the founding pastor of the New Birth Christian Center, Chicago, and four associates with embezzling approximately $450,000, more than one-half of the funding received to operate the 2010 Summer Food Service Program. Those charged...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Joseph Shepard, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced Wednesday the return of a federal Indictment charging a Little Rock physician and 18 others as part of a continuing DEA national initiative to target illegal pharmaceutical drug activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - The co-owners and former owner of a payroll company in Worcester pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester to defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax evasion. One of the co-owners also pleaded guilty to embezzling client and employee funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Six Linked to Long Beach Treatment Program Taken into Custody Today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Port Alsworth, AK -Lake Clark National Park and Preserve invites youth of all ages to visit.Nationally, all 4th grade students have a special opportunity to visit parks as part of the White House's new Every Kid in a Park program. Fourth grade students can now go to www.everykidoutdoors.gov to complete...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, FL-How are you observing National Public Lands Day this year? Consider heading over to Kingsley Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 for a day of service and celebration. In partnership with Fort George Island Cultural State Park, the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve will...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Danelle Christine Wilson, 27, of Tioga, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of possession and sale of a stolen firearm, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Jennifer Ann Keller, 34, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced on Sept. 1, 2015, to 70 months in federal prison, to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, a $300 fine and a $300 special...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Johnson City, Texas -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park continues its popular outdoor summertime movie series on Saturday, Sept. 12, with the showing of the movie "The Sound of Music" starring Julie Andrews at the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. The film starts at dusk and will be presented on a large outdoor screen. Access to the ranch begins at 6:30 pm. A movie trivia contest will precede the film. Prizes will be given out to lucky contest winners.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Jerry Rolon-Alvarez, 36, of Lackawanna, NY, with possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to distribute and maintaining a drug involved premises. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: New National Program Encourages Families and Classes to Visit National Parks.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release. Sept. 2, 2015. Release No.: 2015-59. Contacts: 702-293-8691. INTERIOR SECRETARY, WHITE HOUSE KICK-OFF 'EVERY KID IN A PARK' IN LAS VEGAS. All 4th Graders Receive Free Access to National Parks, Public...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Ronald Lee Chaney, 34, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to register as a sex offender and assault on an officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chaney was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on Aug. 27, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Crescent, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to imprisonment for a term of 12 months and one day followed by 12 years of Supervised Release on his conviction of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and further must register as a convicted sex offender, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Copper Center, AK -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, the Obama Administration has formally launched the new Every Kid in a Park program.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking how deep cuts made by Congress to IRS resources over the last several years could hamper the agency’s ability to crack down on tax cheats -- and fuel cyberattacks against taxpayer data.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest of Rashan L. Gibson (28, Clermont) on a criminal complaint charging him with four counts of making false statements to federal investigators. He faces up to five years in federal prison for each offense. Gibson was released on a $25,000 bond pending resolution of the matter.
