News from April 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a new coalition of diversity leaders will hold a press conference on Thursday at the U.S. Capitol to urge President Obama to take critical steps toward making national parks and other public lands more...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Coulee Dam, WA - A new National Park Service (NPS) study shows that 1.2 million park visitors spent an estimated $50 Million in local gateway regions while visiting Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. These expenditures supported a total of 697 jobs, $19.3 Million in labor income, $34.9 Million in value added, and $59.1 Million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that drug companies Wyeth and Pfizer, Inc., have agreed to pay $784.6 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth failed to give the government the same discounts it provided to private purchasers of its drugs, as required by the Medicaid program.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Louisiana resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of mail fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SAN JOSE - Gary Thornhill was charged with wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with an alleged attempt to steal more than a million dollars from a client’s trust account, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Bertram Fairries.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Cesar Caballero, 46, of Diamond Springs, was found guilty on Tuesday after a two-day jury trial for failing to surrender for service of sentence, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - John Wachaga, 22, of Lowell, Massachusetts, has entered a guilty plea in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to one count of aiding and abetting the making of a material false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm, and one count of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will hold a special event at the Henry House in Anchorage on Wednesday, April 27, as part of National Reentry Week. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to strengthening the criminal justice system, the Department of Justice designated the week of April 24-30, 2016, as National Reentry Week.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Wei Zhang, a/k/a David Liteng (36, Tianjin, China) to 50 months in federal prison for conspiracy to import controlled substance analogues (synthetic cannabinoids) knowing they were intended for human consumption, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that drug companies Wyeth and Pfizer, Inc., have agreed to pay $784.6 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth failed to give the government the same discounts it provided to private purchasers of its drugs, as required by the Medicaid program.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Students Received Personalized “I Like Me" Books from Rotary Club of Dallas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kulvir Singh Cheema, 55, of Ripon, was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmond F. Brennan on bankruptcy fraud charges, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Former Manager Demanded Kickbacks in Exchange for Assigning Cargo Handlers to Flights Known to Carry Mail Containing Foreign Currency.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Wednesday to discuss ending duplication within the federal government and how best to hold Washington accountable. Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: The National Park of American Samoa has launched a youth essay contest that invites.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is extending by 21 days, the public comment period for a draft environmental assessment/initial study on a new groundwater recharge banking project in Tulare County. The original comment period was scheduled to close on Thursday, April 28.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - U.S. Attorney Edward J. Tarver announced today that Z Gallerie LLC has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that the company engaged in a scheme to evade customs duties on imports of wooden bedroom furniture from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in violation of the False...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: Twice-annual Event Takes Place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Javier Madrid, 28, of Roswell, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in the past five years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) is continuing its efforts to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications. The DEA invites the public to bring their potentially...
