News from February 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Chinese national has been sentenced in federal court to two years probation and six months home detention on his conviction of Mail Fraud in relation to a scheme involving the fraudulent taking of college entrance exams, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Anthony Floyd Hemphill, 38, and his father, William Hemphill, 58, both of Crestview, Florida, have pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud non-profit organizations of more than $300,000. The guilty pleas were announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today said the U.N. Security Council’s strict enforcement of a new resolution targeting North Korea can be a catalyst for a tougher global stand against the growing nuclear and ballistic missile threat from the Kim regime. Last week, President Obama signed a bipartisan Senate bill into law that will expand and tighten enforcement of sanctions against North Korea.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. March 1: Live Webinar on Energy Efficient Appraisals. Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Valuing Energy Efficiency: Considering Energy Performance in Real Estate Appraisals and Valuation," on Tuesday, March 1, from 3:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man who robbed two businesses at gunpoint and forced a store clerk to perform a sex act has been sentenced to 477 months (over 39 years) in federal prison. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentencing today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Acting United States Attorney G. F. “Pete" Peterman, III, announces that Jai Devon Lee, age 39, of Statesboro, Georgia, was sentenced on Feb. 25, 2016, in Valdosta, Georgia, by Senior United States District Judge Hugh Lawson to serve 101 months for aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Micheal Jordon, age 35, formerly of Elkton, Maryland, to nine years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. Judge Hollander also ordered that Jordon must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced up to $30 million in funding for a new program focused on creating innovative components for the next generation of batteries, fuel cells, and other electrochemical devices. ARPA-E’s Integration and Optimization...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Over 17,000 Victims Left in Wake of Bogus Health Care Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man was convicted by a federal jury on Thursday, Feb. 25, of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy and girl in California and transporting them to Reno with the intent that the girl engage in illegal sexual activity, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Today's atomic clocks are ridiculously accurate. The best of them tell time so well that if they had been running since the Big Bang, by now they would not have gained or lost more than a second.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management's Mother Lode Field Office plans to burn small piles of brush on the Pine Hill Preserve around Cameron Park in mid to late March if weather conditions allow.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Preston Field, 24, of Webster, N.Y., who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to 48 months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to comment on proposals it has submitted for the 2015 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Proposal. The proposals are available on the internet at www.ohv.parks.ca.gov for review and comment March 8 through April 4, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Mark E. Rodgers, 53, currently from Houston, Texas, the former Chief Executive Officer and President of Samarion Solutions, Inc., in Ridgeland, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that investigations into recent drug overdose deaths have resulted in federal heroin distribution charges against two men.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah joined Sen. Jeff Merkley in Oregon today to pledge their support for a new biorefinery in the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - Two former executives of a Houston-based oil supply company pleaded guilty today to fraud charges for their role in a scheme to secure illegal kickbacks in connection with oil projects in Latin America.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument offers engaging children's activities each month, and we will continue the fun on March 18th at 9:15 AM. This free, one-hour story time takes place once a month at Charleston Main Public Library and includes stories, songs, music, crafts and free play. The National Park...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Lafayette man was sentenced Thursday to 42 months in prison for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony.
