News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Erik Corbin Peterson, 47, of Black Mountain, N.C. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger to 75 months in prison on child pornography charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Peterson was ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. Peterson was also ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution to known victims of child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a letter that the FBI sent to the Oversight Committee clarifying several aspects of its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails. Specifically, the letter stated...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) invites teachers to bring their fourth grade class to ranger-led educational field trips in Acadia National Park from September 12 to 16. Teachers can learn more about the programs and register for field trips at.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man employed as a regional manager for a contractor involved with construction projects at Picatinny Arsenal (PICA) and at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst (Ft. Dix) admitted today his role in a fraud scheme that caused losses of $1.4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today upon news that Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer, intends to withdraw from the majority of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded a final rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that increases fuel efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which will result in cutting a total of 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: An Indictment[1] was filed today charging Anthony Poole, 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with possession of firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Zane D. Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Forrest Dakota Hill, 23, of Easley, South Carolina, was sentenced to federal prison today for 200 months for the 2015 murder of a male victim on federal land, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Hill to serve five years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: Cape Girardeau, MO - Bobby David Lowrey was sentenced to 24 months in prison on multiple charges involving federal crop insurance fraud, theft of government property and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced today a Transylvania Co. man to 41 months in prison for a federal firearms violation, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bobie James Gibbens, 27, of Penrose, N.C. was also ordered to serve three years under supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to eleven years in prison for robbing six stores and two banks on the city’s North Side.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: A Miami man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his role in a $4.2 million home health care fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: A Roaming Shores man was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for federal drug and firearm crimes, law enforcement officials said.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson hosted a phone call with members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and other Chief Election Officials to discuss the cybersecurity of the election infrastructure. It ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2016—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on the death of U.S. Forest Service firefighter Justin Beebe: "Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of firefighter Justin Beebe, who lost his life in the line of duty on Saturday fighting the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department reached an agreement today with TEG Staffing Inc., also known as Eastridge Workforce Solutions, a temporary staffing agency headquartered in San Diego, to resolve allegations that their Mira Mesa, California, office discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department filed a complaint today alleging that United Airlines Inc. violated the employment rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Fandrei under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: ***Photos Below*** In the wake of the recent tragedies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dallas; and St. Paul, Minnesota, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch convened the first in a series of regional Justice Forums on Aug. 3, 2016, at Wayne State University in Detroit, with regional stakeholders from the law ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2016
News Release: A Miami man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his role in a $4.2 million home health care fraud scheme.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
