News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Michelle L. Leggans, 36, of Murphysboro, Illinois, pled guilty in federal court to two counts of mail theft. Sentencing has been set for Aug. 10, 2016. Leggans will face up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Concord, N.H.- United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Anthony Pillsbury, 36, of Manchester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to a federal indictment charging him with the illegal possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted Barbara J. Gable, 50, of Mogadore, for theft of public money, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,832,660 visitors to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 2015 spent $151,246,200 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,834 jobs on island, and had a cumulative benefit to the local community of $189,391,100.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Bryan Blankenship, 24, of Rittman, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Dear Mr. Slavitt: We write to express our strong concern with the policies in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “Part B Drug Payment Model" proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016. We urge you to withdraw the proposed rule immediately as it would severely...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: An ISB Special Agent was recently honored by the US Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona "In Recognition of Your Service for Acts Above and Beyond the Call of Duty on Behalf of Federal Crime Victims.".
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Earl Brown, Sr., 54, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering conspiracy, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $10,000,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: If an exotic quantum computer is invented that could break the codes we depend on to protect confidential electronic information, what will we do to maintain our security and privacy? That's the overarching question posed by a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), whose cryptography specialists are beginning the long journey toward effective answers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of production and distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: The Energy Department will present a webinar titled "Understanding the Energy Policy and Regulatory Environment" on Wednesday, May 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The webinar, which was originally scheduled for April 27, will highlight how a working knowledge of land use and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Sheikh Mohammed Khurshan, 55, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a disability benefits fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Khurshan is charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, 16 counts of health care fraud, one count of Social Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JEFFERY HOWARD, age 35, of Nicholson, Mississippi, pled guilty today to use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1958(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Reentry Information Fair and PSN Probation/Parole Reentry Session Held in DFW Metroplex.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that NAPTALI ESCOBAR-ARTURO, age 37, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Wanxiang Chen, age 28, was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 8 months in prison as a result of his trial conviction for transporting aliens in the United States for the purpose of financial gain.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing guided mountaineering expeditions within the portion of Denali National Park and Preserve formerly known as Mt. McKinley National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Office of Reentry and the Ohio Association of Local Reentry Coalitions, convened professional reentry stakeholders from across the District to discuss best practices and partnerships moving forward.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 232,662 visitors to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in 2015 spent $36 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 571 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $44 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Nader Elnegery, 41, of Norfolk, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for mail and wire fraud charges based on a scheme to defraud Canon, U.S.A. (Canon) and other companies of professional cameras and lenses. Elnegery was also ordered to pay $54,639 in restitution to the victims of his offense and to forfeit $38,000 recovered from his home.
