News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Kristen Morrison, 44, of Lascassas, Tennessee, was indicted Ton Nov. 30, 2016, by a federal grand jury and charged with eight counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, in relation to her role as a payroll specialist with Century II, a personnel and human resources company based in Brentwood, Tennessee, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today released the following statement regarding the decision by the Department of the Army in the Dakota Access Pipeline matter: “In light of today's decision by the Department of the Army regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Department of Justice will continue to monitor the situation in North Dakota in the days ahead and we stand ready to provide resources to help all those who can play a constructive role in easing tensions.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 4, 2016
News Release: An Inside Look Through the Lens of the Energy and Commerce Committee During the Week of #CuresNow
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2016
News Release: An Inside Look Through the Lens of the Energy and Commerce Committee During the Week of #CuresNow
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 4, 2016
News Release: An Inside Look Through the Lens of the Energy and Commerce Committee During the Week of #CuresNow
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: Rachael Madison Case Update. December 5, 2016 update: The FBI has confirmed that remains located by investigators in Tennessee on Friday, December 2 are that of Rachael Lynn Madison, who was last seen on Nov. 27, 2016 in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida. Investigators have located remains believed to...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Aaron Peila, age 33, of Utah and Nevada, will serve 144 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer imposed the sentence Wednesday afternoon in federal court.
By State Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after receiving an update from Farouq Habib of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, on the latest in Aleppo...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. Chamizal National Memorial will host a free screening and discussion of the film In the Light of Reverence in the indoor theater. This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent nonfiction film series on PBS. (www.pbs.org/pov).
By DOE Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: E&C members dominated social media this week to feature their support of #CuresNow. The momentum on the #Path2Cures continued to grow leading up to the historic vote, when #CuresNow reached the number one trending spot on Twitter. All week long, members eagerly highlighted their enthusiastic support through floor speeches, graphics, and even a few #CuresNow buttons. With a final vote of 392-26, this medical innovation package now heads to the Senate.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: E&C members dominated social media this week to feature their support of #CuresNow. The momentum on the #Path2Cures continued to grow leading up to the historic vote, when #CuresNow reached the number one trending spot on Twitter. All week long, members eagerly highlighted their enthusiastic support through floor speeches, graphics, and even a few #CuresNow buttons. With a final vote of 392-26, this medical innovation package now heads to the Senate.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: E&C members dominated social media this week to feature their support of #CuresNow. The momentum on the #Path2Cures continued to grow leading up to the historic vote, when #CuresNow reached the number one trending spot on Twitter. All week long, members eagerly highlighted their enthusiastic support through floor speeches, graphics, and even a few #CuresNow buttons. With a final vote of 392-26, this medical innovation package now heads to the Senate.
By State Newswire | Dec 3, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: A Cranston, Rhode Island resident was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison today for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, wire fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha for the District of Rhode Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: American Management Services LLC, based in Seattle, agreed to pay more than $1.6 million pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges that the company defrauded the U.S. Army and Virginia-based Clark Realty Capital LLC (Clark) while performing property management services for military housing at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Irwin, California; and the Presidio at Monterey, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: A former supervisory contracting officer was sentenced to 72 months in prison today for accepting bribe payments in exchange for steering U.S. Navy contracts to the president and chief executive officer of a defense contractor. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Virgil Flaviu Georgescu, a Dual U.S.-Romanian Citizen, Agreed to Provide Military-Grade Weapons to be Used to Shoot Down American Aircraft in Colombia Virgil Flaviu Georgescu, 43, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to sell large quantities of military-grade weaponry to the Fuerzas Armadas ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Jeffrey Wilson and Craig Ducey were sentenced to serve prison terms of 120 months and 74 months, respectively, for their roles in multi-million dollar fraud schemes involving: biodiesel tax credits, renewable fuel credits and shares of Imperial Petroleum Inc., announced Assistant Attorney General John ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: A medical doctor and entrepreneur pleaded guilty today to inducing interstate travel to commit a fraud and failing to account for and pay over employment taxes announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Dana ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: A federal jury sitting in the District of Minnesota convicted a Minnesota chiropractor today of five counts of tax evasion and one count of presenting a fake financial instrument to the U.S. Department of Treasury, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger for the District of Minnesota.
