News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: A jury convicted an Akron man on five counts for related to an extortion plot, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: Owen Li Sentenced to Probation for Lying to Investors About Hedge Fund’s Performance as the Fund Lost Over $50 Million in a Matter of Weeks.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: A pavement resurfacing and repair work project is scheduled for this summer at Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hoveweep and Natural Bridges national monuments.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
Release: Safie Specialty Foods of Chesterfield, Mich., has found success selling its gourmet pickled vegetables in the international marketplace thanks to programs and services funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Company President Mary Safie says that exports now constitute 35-40 percent of sales for...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation, S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, which includes provisions of a companion bill introduced in the House by former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-This week, Republicans will add planks on economic growth and self-government to A Better Way, a bold agenda to tackle some of our country’s biggest challenges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - An Emporia man was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: I would like to thank the men and women from our state and local agencies who continue to work tirelessly following this tragic attack. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, along with the Department of Justice, including the FBI, the ATF, and the National Security Division fully supports the ongoing investigation. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims’ families during this very difficult time.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - FEDCARE, LLC, and THE BROADWAY CLINIC OF TULSA, LLC, has paid $2,500,000 to the United States to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that the clinics violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Office of Workers Compensation Programs of the United States Department of Labor ("DOL-OWCP"), announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio - Less than a year after federal inspectors cited an Ohio rubber-hose manufacturer for 11 machine safety violations, the company now faces an additional $70,000 in fines after safety lapses led a 27-year-old male worker to suffer severe injuries at its Bellefontaine plant.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: On the afternoon of June 12, 2016, a canoe overturned near the Hasty access in the Upper District of Buffalo National River. One of the occupants of the canoe, Kristen B. Johnson, of Conway, AR was seen to go underwater but never re-surfaced. Personnel from National Park Service, Newton County Sheriff's...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On June 13, 2016, Larry Vance, 29, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Harry S. Mattice Jr., U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 70 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography. Upon his release from prison, Vance will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $350,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily suspend access to trails from the Emerald Mountain Trailhead for approximately three weeks beginning June 13 to replace the damaged vault toilet on Cow Creek Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Steven Edward Baker, age 41, of Kensington, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to producing child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 As the President just stated, the deadly shooting in the early morning hours in Orlando is the worst in U.S. history. As the President also stated, it was an act of terror and an act of hate. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, early this morning: “I have been briefed by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and FBI Director James Comey on the horrific terrorist attack in Orlando and will continue to receive ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said this in response to the attack at Pulse Orlando, a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday morning. Authorities say about 50 people died in the attack, and they labeled it an act of terrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2016
News Release: Detroit, MI - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) today released the following statement on the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2016
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the massacre and mass shooting in Orlando Florida today...
