News from February 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Springfield, Mo., women have been indicted for their roles in a nearly $300,000 tax fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Preston Brown, Sr., 51, of Woodland, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 36 months...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Autoneum North America Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - The Justice Department announced today that Thomas Mere, the owner and operator of Mere’s Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park in North Fort Myers, Florida, has agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that he discriminated against African Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The settlement, which is in the form of a consent order, must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and the Chief of DEA’s Office of Diversion Control, Lou Milione hosted a meeting today in Washington with industry leaders representing the prescription drug supply chain in America. The purpose of their dialogue was to discuss ways to minimize pharmaceutical diversion while maintaining legitimate commerce and patient access.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher T. Gyorko, 31, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison for orchestrating a multi-state heroin trafficking operation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 29, 2016 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a major step to make it easier for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children to access nutritious foods. The WIC Electronic Benefit...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced that Fletcher Lee Salazar, 31, of Muskegon, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff. In April, Salazar pled guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition. As part of a plea agreement, ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: During February, a total of 225 students in the fourth through eighth grades from the Montessori School, Seabury Hall, Kamehameha Schools, and Kalama Intermediate School planted 317 federally threatened `āhinahina (silverswords) at the summit of Haleakalā as part of the Centennial celebrations of both Haleakalā National Park and the National Park Service.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: March - Park Ranger-Led Programs at War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Megan Kolberg Stole Over $100K and Repeatedly Lied that an Armed Bank Robber Had Stolen the Money.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: A felon who possessed a loaded firearm in Cedar Rapids in July 2014 was sentenced last week to eight years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Crimes Took Place at Multiple Locations in April 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Pittsburgh-area brothers have been sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Indictment Alleges the Sexual Exploitation of 11 Minor Victims to Produce Child Pornography; Replaces Federal Criminal Complaint that Contained Eight Counts Involving Six Children.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Earlier today, Paul Skiscim, President of Aerospec, Inc., was arrested on federal charges of supplying defective airplane parts to the federal government for use in its aircraft, including military aircraft.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Washington - As directed by the United States Congress through Public Law 114-113, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is issuing a final rule that amends the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations by removing the requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork, and ground beef and pork.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man who sold stolen guns to undercover federal agents was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. After serving his sentence, the defendant will spend three years on supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: Yosemite National Park will have a new primary concessioner tomorrow, March 1, 2016. Yosemite Hospitality LLC begins its 15-year contract to provide lodging, retail, recreational services, and food to over four million annual visitors to Yosemite. Yosemite Hospitality LLC was selected to be the park’s new primary concessioner in June 2015, following a competitive bid process.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A California man was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for vandalizing a Grundy County fur farm and releasing more than 2,000 mink from their cages.
