News from August 2016
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -A search on Sunday by multiple agencies concluded when a woman's body was found 5 miles from her vehicle. It appears that this is the second heat-caused fatality in Death Valley National Park. Both fatalities were in the southern end of the park near the unpaved Harry Wade Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Dyersburg man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for exchanging multiple sexually explicit pictures of minors online. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for assaulting a mail carrier with a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Officer Sentenced to Fourteen Months For Violating Fourth Amendment And Writing False Police Report.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Defendant Conspired to Bring Drugs into SW Virginia from China, Florida, North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Smuggled Packages on Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to the People’s Republic of China on Behalf of PRC Military Personnel.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Aug. 29, 2016, Adam Randal Shouse, 31, of Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 72 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Shouse was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 31, 2016 - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on President Obama’s appointments to the Financial Management and Oversight Board (Oversight Board) established through the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (Public Law No. 114-187).
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The newly established Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will hold its inaugural meeting on September 16 as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to builds on its strong record of collaborating with the aviation community to safely integrate unmanned aircraft into the nation’s airspace.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument rangers celebrated the National Park Service centennial birthday with partners and supporters at a number of commemorative events throughout the region in August.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: If you missed the successful adoption at the Wyoming Honor Farm in May, not to worry! You can still adopt a gentled wild horse or burro on September 10 at the Bureau of Land Management/Wyoming Honor Farm wild horse and burro adoption in Riverton. Photos of some of the gentled wild horses and burros available for adoption will be posted daily leading up to the adoption on BLM Wyoming’s social media sites: www.facebook.com/BLMWyoming and.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Wendy Askins, 55, of Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger, to two counts of theft from a federally-funded entity, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. At the time of the offenses, Askins was the Executive Director...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Used “Living the Dream" Project for Personal Benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A total of 19 people are charged in a six-count indictment, some of whom are alleged members of the Texas “Mexikan" Mafia (TMM) and charged with conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Allen Clow, Maywood, MO, pled guilty to multiple charges involving his concealment of his employment while collecting disability payments. From 2001 through 2012, Clow received approximately $273,634 in Social Security Administration (SSA) disability insurance benefits as a result of this illegal scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Renee D. Strauss, 42, of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Benton to a term of four months in prison for providing contraband, including cellular telephones, to a USP-Marion inmate and then lying to federal investigators about her actions, announced Donald S. Boyce...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: Clear Vue Eye Center, Inc. (Clear Vue) and its owner, Dr. Monique Barbour have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by overbilling Medicare for patient visits at nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and for billing for procedures purportedly performed while Dr. Barbour was out of the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Aug. 29, 2016, Franklin Alberto Mendez Alvarado, 31, of Honduras, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 30 months in prison for unlawful entry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Mendez Alvarado was also ordered...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Although summer was in full swing in August, H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, continued to be a top priority for Members of Congress and advocates alike. From the 2,100+ mile #Ride4Gabe to advocates activated across the country for district meetings, there is no question this was, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Kevonte Derome McNeely, age 24, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sentenced to five years in federal prison following his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced. In addition to the 60-month prison term, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker imposed a fine of $1,200 and a three-year term of supervised release, which will begin when McNeely is released from prison.
