News from June 2016
Lead defendant in fraud scheme sentenced in Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Group staged car crashes to collect over $1.4 million in fraudulent insurance claims.
McAlester Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Material Involving Sexual Exploitation Of Minors
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that BRANDON RAY PARKER, age 40, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2).
Take the Pledge, Stay Safe & Protect Yellowstone this July 4th
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: This holiday weekend Yellowstone National Park rangers ask all park visitors to arrive in the park prepared for a safe, enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Cullman County Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Third Child Exploitation Conviction
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Cullman County man to 45 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography after two previous child sexual abuse convictions, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Homeland Security Investigations, New Orleans Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr.
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Two Separate Schemes to Defraud the City of Baltimore
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: City Lost Over $7 Million in Two Longstanding Schemes in Which Commercial Trash Haulers Paid Bribes to Dump Trash Without Paying Disposal Fees and Employees Stole Salvageable Metals.
4th of July Wildfire Safety and Fire Restrictions
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: With the 4th of July holiday, warmer and drier temperatures and increased outdoor recreation, the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management, our good friend Smokey Bear, and our wildland firefighters would like to remind everyone to be safe and responsible when enjoying public lands. So far this year BLM fire...
Tennessee Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting 14-Year-Old
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A Tennessee man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for traveling to Ohio to sexually exploit a 14-year-old, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $442K to Hitron Technologies Inc. to Develop Auto-Activated Body-Worn Cameras for First Responders
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a 16-month project for $441,706 to Hitron Technologies, Inc., based in Lexington, Kentucky, to ...
Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson and Commandant of The U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Paul Zukunft on Service by Transgender Individuals
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 We support the announcement made today by Secretary of Defense Carter regarding the service of transgender individuals in the U.S. armed forces. The U.S. Coast Guard has been involved in the Department of Defense's extensive review of this ...
USDA Reminds Individuals and Small Businesses Affected by Flooding in West Virginia that USDA Offers Disaster Assistance Programs to Help
By USDA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses affected by flooding in West Virginia that USDA has several programs which provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in regional, State and county offices are ready to help.
USDA Announces Telemedicine Funding to Address Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia
By USDA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: ABINGDON, Virginia, June 30, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced five Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant awards to help provide treatment for the growing opioid epidemic in rural central Appalachia. Vilsack made the announcement as he hosted a town hall in Abingdon to ...
USDA Announces $8.4 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
By USDA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $8.4 million in competitive grants to support the work of partner organizations that provide training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged, Tribal and Veteran farmers and ...
Attorney General Lynch and Facebook to Host Community Policing Town Hall in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: *******MEDIA ADVISORY******* Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Facebook will hold a Community Policing Town Hall on Facebook Live at Facebook’s Playa Vista Campus, today, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET. The town hall will be moderated by actor Michael B. Jordan, star of Creed ...
Puerto Rico Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A 12-count indictment was unsealed today charging four current and former Police of Puerto Rico (POPR) Caguas Drug Unit officers with civil rights violations and obstruction of justice arising out of a police operation conducted in Caguas, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 15, 2015. The indictment alleges that during the police operation, the officers used excessive force against two arrestees and that they unlawfully seized, concealed and destroyed evidence of their misconduct.
Louisiana Woman Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Sex Trafficking of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A Louisiana woman was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney J. Walter Green of the Middle District of Louisiana and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey S. Sallet of the FBI’s New Orleans Division.
Nevada Dentist Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A Las Vegas-area dentist was sentenced today to 13 months in prison for tax evasion, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada.
Justice Department Partners with Republic of El Salvador to Combat Employment Discrimination
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department and the Republic of El Salvador established a formal partnership today to protect workers from discrimination based on citizenship, immigration status and national origin. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, ...
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to File False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A Marietta, Georgia, resident pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia today to one count of theft of public money and one count of aggravated identity theft, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John A. Horn of the Northern District of Georgia.
Florida Cardiologist and His Practice Pay Millions and Agree to Three Years of Exclusion to Resolve Alleged False Billings for Unnecessary Procedures and Illegal Kickbacks
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: An Ocala, Florida, cardiologist, Dr. Asad Qamar, and his practice, the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence (ICE), will pay $2 million, plus release any claim to $5.3 million in suspended Medicare funds, to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for medically ...
Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down South Florida Tax Return Preparer
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has permanently barred a Broward County man from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.
