News from December 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), issued the following statement regarding the administration’s decision not to move forward with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) proposed changes to the Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Dec. 15, 2016, Mohammad Shafiq, age 50, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, and Muhammad Sarmad, age 40, of Nottingham, Maryland each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud and wire fraud in connection with separate schemes to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say following news that the CIA refused to provide a briefing on the issue of Russian hacking in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: In Midland, eight Odessa LaFamila Motorcycle Club members have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a cocaine trafficking operation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Dean R. Kreher, 51, of Millstadt, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty to an Information charging two counts of Structuring Financial Transactions to Avoid Currency Transaction Reports, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Dean R. Kreher faces a statutory maximum prison sentence of up to 10 years, a fine of up to $500,000, and up to 3 years’ supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for March 24, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Graham, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon before Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a lucrative shipping theft scheme that defrauded FedEx and wireless carriers of more than $1.8 million. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentences today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Matthew G. Munksgard, 41, of Archer, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for four counts of false statement to a federally insured institution and aggravated identity theft. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Raimundo Hogan (42, Jacksonville) guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Hogan, who qualifies as an Armed Career Criminal, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing will be scheduled for early next year.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Dear Chairman Chaffetz: For the past year, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his administration have obstructed our Committee’s investigation into the Flint water crisis. The Governor has refused to provide-or even search for-key documents. As a result, the Committee is still unable to answer critical...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Boise, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period for the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) of the proposed Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat Project through Jan. 18, 2017. The extension has been made to allow sufficient time for public review and involvement...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Kevin R. Griffin, 43, of Alford, Florida, pled guilty yesterday to bank fraud. The plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, Del.- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today an award of $70 million to the new National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the eleventh institute in the Manufacturing USA network. This is the first institute with a focus area proposed by industry and the first funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that the Middle District of Florida collected $236,927,010.74 for taxpayers this fiscal year (FY). In FY 2016, which ended on Sept. 30, 2016, the Office’s Civil, Criminal, and Asset Forfeiture Divisions collected these monies through criminal and civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Mark McLeod Wygant, 46, of Chico, pleaded guilty today to transportation of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that WILBERT CLARK, age 30, of New Orleans, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Sometimes lab research leads to a discovery that’s commercially viable enough to start a company. But for scientists with little business experience, making the jump to the private sector can be intimidating without support. In an effort to address this issue, the National Institute of Standards and...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office has received a withdrawal letter regarding a right-of-way (ROW) application for the proposed Piñon Gathering System project (known as the Piñon Pipeline project).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2016
News Release: Gold Bluffs Beach Campground, including the hiker/biker camp sites, is also closed due to the slide. For visitors still wishing access to the beach, very limited parking of ten cars or less is available at the parking area approximately 1/8-mile past the kiosk. Please do not park in front of gates.
