News from April 2016
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Volunteers play a key role in protecting and preserving national parks across the country. From cleaning up trash to repairing canal boats, they not only preserve important places and resources, but also improve visitor experiences. In 2015, 161,607 volunteers contributed 602,582 hours to national parks in the National Capital Region.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a roundtable Tuesday titled: “Preventing Drug Trafficking Through International Mail." Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sami Almuhtaseb, 45, of Smithfield, R.I., owner of Oasis Market, a convenience store located in Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $1.1 million dollars. Almuhtaseb admitted to the court that he allowed SNAP recipients to exchange food stamp benefits for cash, in return charging them a surcharge of 100% which he pocketed.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) today released the following joint statement after President Obama signed into law the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 192), legislation that strengthens support services for seniors and their caregivers...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada, will be holding a free workshop to provide guidance and tips on public mining claims, June 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, NV.The workshop will cover topics including locating, mapping and filing claims...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Nature’s toolkit includes its still-matchless ability to effortlessly assemble proteins, membranes and other complex structures from parts lists of atoms, molecules and particles of various sizes and shapes. Researchers have worked for several decades to understand the mechanisms behind this almost magic-like construction process.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Boone County man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for a gun crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Blain Salmons, Jr., 40, of Alum Creek, previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Yellowstone National Park staff will travel to nearby communities next week to talk with anglers about the ongoing efforts to restore native fish species, the threat of aquatic invasive species, and the park’s fishing regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: FARGO - U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on April 19, 2016, Andrew Jerome Ford, 28, Fargo, ND, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve eight (8) years and six (6) months in prison for Interference with the Commerce by Threats and Violence- Hobbs Act Robbery...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - A local woman, who previously pled guilty to a pair of federal counterfeiting charges, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Former Secretary of Kentucky’s Personnel Cabinet Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- On May 9, 2015, Biscayne National Park and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers conducted a safety and marine fisheries inspection on the commercial fishing vessel “El Donny." The inspection ultimately resulted in filed charges, a plea agreement and sentencing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former Vice President of Player Development for the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs and an associate have been charged with multiple federal crimes in a 21count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin D. Waczkowski, 31, of Elma, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession and receipt of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Martha Stanley, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment, unsealed today, with three counts of wire fraud, one count of theft of government funds, and one count of social security fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the indictment...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Conspirators Used Clients’ Money to Cover their Exorbitant Salaries; Chairman of the Board Is also Facing Charges for His Role in the Conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This committee gives us all not only an intimate look into the operations of government, but in doing so it develops friendships among the committee members. I first met Chairman Aderholt on a Mil Con codel to Bosnia and I like to think we bonded over that trip. His wife was...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Steven C. Chaput, 40, of Mt. Vernon, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to six years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for committing two pharmacy robberies. He was also ordered to pay $726 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to commit several armed robberies at restaurants in the metropolitan area.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Links to the citations: Information: Headquartered in Denver, Premier Roofing also has offices in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado; Kansas City, Kansas; and Chicago. It services the majority of Colorado, southern Wyoming, eastern Kansas, ...
