News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant Broke into Several Homes, Stole the Owners’ Firearms, then Sold them to Pawn Shops and other Individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: On April 5, 2016, L C Richardson, a/k/a "L.C. Richardson," 38, of Mt. Vernon, was charged by indictment with Unlawful Distribution of Heroin and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be conducting grizzly bear research and trapping operations within Grand Teton National Park beginning Wednesday, April 13, through April 30. This research is part of on-going efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS: The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.on April 23, 2016. The demonstrations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to around 1840.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: DNA Later Tied Him to the Crime.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Friday, April 15, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Unlawful Reinsurance Payments: CMS Diverting $3.5 Billion from Taxpayers to Pay Insurance Companies."
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation and lawsuit related to Operation Fast and Furious...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: PAGO PAGO, American Samoa- On April 7, as part of a collaborative project with the National Park of American Samoa, the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Art Department unveiled a new eight foot by eight foot Siapo Mamanu, the largest siapo in this style to be created since 2000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Vestavia Hills physician and owner of a Jasper neurology and pain clinic to nearly three years in prison for dispensing narcotic painkillers without a legitimate medical reason, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sec. Stan Stabler.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel, who is handling the case, stated that on Jan. 25, 2015, Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies searched the defendant’s residence at 7998 Wiscoy Road in Pike and found a Marlin.44 magnum caliber rifle, which belonged to Wilcox. Deputies also found 76 rounds of.44 caliber ammunition in an access panel in a bathroom. The defendant is a three-time convicted felon and is prohibited from legally possession firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel, who handled the case, stated that on three dates in September and October 2010, the defendant sold or attempted to sell OxyContin and Opana tablets to an undercover police officer in a commercial parking lot on Abbott Road in Orchard Park. On the last occasion, officers seized a 9 mm rifle, a loaded 9 mm magazine, and additional 9 mm ammunition from Suchan’s vehicle.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Madeline Rosario, 25, and Maribel Nunez, 58, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by indictment, unsealed today, in an aggravated identity theft scheme to defraud the IRS, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Rosario is charged with conspiracy, theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. Her mother is charged with conspiracy and theft of government property.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Six defendants have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for their participation in an extensive stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme involving the personal identifying information (PII) of more than 29,000 individuals. The defendants used the PII, including names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, to file thousands of fraudulent federal income tax returns with the IRS claiming, collectively, tens of millions of dollars in refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Beth Palin, Joseph D. Webb Jr. Billed Programs Over $14 Million for Unnecessary Drug Screenings.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Thomas Kohler (58, Auburndale) guilty of conspiring to possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 1, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was filed today charging Albert Fisher, 76, of Quakertown, PA, with conspiring to defraud fraternities, sororities and fraternity alumni associations at Lehigh University, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The defendant is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, and five counts of subscribing to false tax returns.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and Obed Wild & Scenic River will be celebrating the National Park Service Centennial during National Park Week from Saturday, April 16 through Sunday, April 24. Everyone is invited to discover all that America's more than 400 national parks have to offer with the theme "FindYour Park.".
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the implementation a new technology to streamline and improve secure information sharing between ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – On April 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will officially launch their Critical Infrastructure ...
