News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Following a six-week-long trial before U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay and less than two days of deliberation, this afternoon a federal jury convicted a Dallas physician and three owners of home health agencies on various felony offenses, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Algae are the star players in an effort by U.S. Department of Agricultur e (USDA) scientists in Hilo, Hawaii, to produce a renewable source of oil for conversion into biodiesel to help meet the island state's energy needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: A Canadian citizen was sentenced today to 57 months in prison as a result of pleading guilty to six counts of smuggling turtles, some of which were endangered, from the United States in violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Leonard C. Boyle and Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson of the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced a statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Media Relations Director Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EARL O’GARRO, JR., 33, formerly of Marlborough, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding a specialty lender, insurance carriers and the State of Connecticut.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for conspiring to obtain more than $1 million through fraudulently generated refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell T. Ippolito, Jr., who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, the defendant was arrested on Feb. 16, 2016 in Pembroke, NY following a traffic stop by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. Tarbell was operating a truck that was pulling a trailer containing untaxed and unstamped cigarettes. In total, the defendant is accused of shipping and transporting more than 900,000 unstamped and untaxed cigarettes.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Detroit - U.S. Attorneys are joining forces with local law enforcement and community leaders for a series of events around the country to address backlash against Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans following the tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels, Paris and San Bernardino, California. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Alfred Patterson, age 50, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 17 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbing a drug dealer and using a gun during the robbery. A federal jury convicted Patterson on February 5, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments are pleased to announce six Junior Ranger Day Camps. Four camps will be at Montezuma Well and two will be at Tuzigoot National Monument. All camps are free and designed to teach youth about our national parks and monuments through exploration and hands on activities to foster protection and stewardship.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Help celebrate Earth Day and the Centennial of the National Park Service by recycling your electronic waste (e-waste). Bring your e-waste to the Parking Lot at the Bear Valley Visitor Center for pick up between 10 am and 2 pm on Friday, April 22.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., attorney pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing more than $1.2 million from St. Luke’s Health System, a client of his former law firm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Involved Transportation Of A Black Bear From Oklahoma To Arkansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Broderick Shovely Jr. Admits to Distributing Cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reiterated the need to use taxpayer dollars efficiently and effectively in light of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) latest report that identifies potential...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Will Highlight Interior’s Failure to Help the People of King Cove, Alaska
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Committee held a legislative hearing on H.R. 4900, the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)." This is the fourth in a series of hearings to address the deepening fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico. The witnesses testified that the foundations of this bill are legally, economically and constitutionally sound.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: In celebration of National River Cleanup Day, the Obed Wild and Scenic River will have an annual Obed River clean up on Saturday, May 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Prison Sentence within the Range of 10 to 15 Years; Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood.
