News from April 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation which limits paid time off for employees under investigation for misconduct to 14 days. H.R. 4359, the Administrative Leave Reform Act, sponsored by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), passed the House with bipartisan support under suspension of the rules.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: FBI Seeks Two Members of Drug Trafficking Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: Earlier today, Alhassane Ould Mohamed, also known as “Cheibani," a citizen of Mali, was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, for conspiring to murder a United States diplomat stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and other federal, state and local officials will host a press conference to highlight the ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic, and outline continued efforts to address the crisis. The event will take place in conjunction with the 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, April 30th at 10 a.m. at the DEA Museum exhibit in Leesburg, Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - James Kerr Schlosser, 59, of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with engaging in corrupt endeavors to impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Schlosser is also charged with willfully failing to file federal income tax returns and to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from learning that he had earned income which should have reported to the United States Treasury.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called the current low price environment surrounding oil and gas development an opportunity to pursue federal reforms that will boost energy production and provide economic benefits across the nation. Murkowski pointed to state-level efforts in Alaska as an example of how timely policies can encourage investment and noted a range of actions that should be taken at the federal level.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Roger Harry Olson, II, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to serve a total of 15 years in federal prison following his guilty plea in October 2015 to an indictment charging two federal felony drug offenses, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a settlement with a Saginaw hospital to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. The agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - 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...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: The hills are greening up and bird songs fill the air, as Fossil Butte National Monument opens the paved section of the Scenic Drive north of the visitor center on May 1st. Celebrate the coming of spring and the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service with a picnic lunch and hike along the Nature...
By State Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks in the United State House of Representatives on his legislation to crack down on the sale of artifacts looted by ISIS from cultural sites in Syria. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act has been approved by both Houses of Congress and will now go the President for signature...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A couple from Walnut, California and two of their import and distribution companies have been sentenced after previously pleading guilty to a wide variety of criminal activity, including smuggling Harp Seal oil into the United States from China, falsely classifying goods to avoid import duties, and importing mislabeled food into the United States from China.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - 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. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - United States Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker unsealed a federal indictment yesterday charging Coleman Virgil Slade, 70, of Purvis, Mississippi, Don Durrett, 72, of Aspermont, Texas, and Dewayne Slade, 44, of Purvis, Mississippi, with various violations of the Lacey Act for importing...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Alvin Norlee Moore III, 29, of Norfolk, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for sex trafficking of a child. He was also sentenced to 15 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 114 count indictment charging Dr. Eugene Gosy, 55, of Clarence, NY, with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, unlawful distribution of narcotics, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and health care fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years, a $1,000,000 fine or both.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2016. The shuttle bus service will run an additional five weeks this year. The Tusayan Route will be available from Saturday, May 7, 2016 through Sunday, October 9, 2016 and will run at 20-minute intervals between 8 am and 9:30 pm daily.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Aaron Philbert, 29, of Pawtucket, was ordered detained in federal custody after appearing in U.S. District Court in Providence today on heroin and cocaine trafficking charges, and for allegedly being a felon in possession of two loaded firearms which he allegedly used in furtherance...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: The Event Commemorating National Victims’ Rights Week Was Held at the Asheville Campus of the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas --The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today sold 818.66 acres in 34 parcels for $94,536,000 during a competitive public land sale. The agency offered 846.16 acres, in 39 parcels, under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA). Parcels offered for sale varied in size from 1.25 to 247.6 acres and were located in the Las Vegas Valley.
