News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

Massachusetts Company Pleads Guilty in Connection with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: BOSTON - Transit Safety Management, Inc., a Georgetown, Mass. consulting company, pleaded guilty today to making a false statement in connection with its certification for favored contracting status.

Nine Defendants In Vast Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: G.F. “Pete" Peterman, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that nine defendants in a far-reaching conspiracy to distribute cocaine were sentenced as of Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2016, by the Honorable Hugh Lawson, Senior United States District Judge. These individuals and their respective sentences include.

Cummings and Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Expand Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 (WARN Act), which would expand protections for those who blow the whistle on financial crimes.

Hearing Wrap-up: House Dems Eager to Start Discussions on how to Tackle Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Hearing Overview. The hearing on Puerto Rico today featured a sole witness from the U.S. Treasury Department to present the Obama Administration’s assessment of the U.S. territory’s debt crisis, as well as their recommendation for a comprehensive legislative package to assist the island in avoiding what...

Study: 2015 California blowout led to largest U.S. methane release ever

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: The research effort offsite link by NOAA, University of California, Davis, and partners showed that during the peak of the Aliso Canyon event, enough methane poured into the air every day to fill a balloon the size of the Rose Bowl.

Gallup Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Diaz Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.

Marion Man Sentenced on Federal Firearm and Drug Charges

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Gabriel Emanuel Foxworth, age 27, of Marion, South Carolina, was sentenced to a total of 156 months imprisonment in federal court in Florence, South Carolina. Foxworth’s term of imprisonment will be followed by an appropriate...

USDA Seeks Nominees for the Hass Avocado Board

By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the Hass Avocado Board.

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In Scheme To Steal More Than $2 Million In Social Security Checks

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Richard Lee Anderson (37, Tampa) today pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Anderson also faces drug and firearms charges in a separate federal case (8:15-CR-473-T-35AEP).

Member of Cherry Hill Group ‘UDH’ Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Cornell Harvey, a/k/a “Little Head," age 28, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his gang activities as a member of the UDH organization, which operates in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore. Harvey also admitted his participation in a murder.

Murkowski Applauds Efforts to Ensure Rural Alaskans Have Voice in Proposed Federal Wildlife Management Rule

By DOE Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, released the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced that it would extend the comment period on a proposed rule on hunting, trapping, and land access in Alaska’s national wildlife refuges by an additional 30 days. The Service’s announcement comes after the entire Alaska congressional delegation sent a letter to the Service calling on the agency to extend the comment period.

Eight Individuals Arrested For Bribery, Conspiracy, Health Care And Mail Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On Feb. 24, 2016, a Federal grand jury returned a fourteen count indictment against eight individuals for bribery, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez...

Former Tifton Banking Company CEO And President Sentenced

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: A former bank president was sentenced today for his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he hid underperforming and at-risk loans from the bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and others, announced Acting U.S. Attorney G.F. Peterman, III of the Middle District of Georgia.

A Deep History of California’s Northern Channel Islands

By Interior Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Dr. Jon M. Erlandson, archaeologist and professor at the University of Oregon, will discuss over 13,000 years of archaeological evidence that provide a glimpse into how humans haveadapted to life on the Channel Islands.

Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., Regarding H.R. 3624, the “Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016"

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: “H.R. 3624, the so-called “Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016," is not really about fraud. Rather, this measure is just the latest attempt to tilt the civil justice system in favor of corporate defendants by making it more difficult for plaintiffs to pursue state law claims in state courts.

Crater Lake National Park Signs Sister Park Agreement with China Park

By Interior Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: As America's National Park System gears up to celebrate its Centennial Anniversary,Crater Lake, Oregon's National Park gem, joined with Wuyishan National Scenic Area (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China) in a Sister Park Agreement.

Pekin Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography and Impersonating a U.S. Marshal

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Peoria, Ill. - Arthur D. Wheeler, 30, of the 600 block of Harberts, South Pekin, Ill., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of impersonating a federal officer. Wheeler entered his plea before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid.

Nashville Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Bribe Witness

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Feb. 25, 2016 - Laquanda Boyce,33, of Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced today to serve five years in prison for her role in attempting to bribe the victim of a shooting, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Boyce pleaded guilty on September ...

Former President and CEO of Georgia-Based Bank Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2016

News Release: Former President and CEO of Georgia-Based Bank Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy.