News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal judge has ordered Kenneth Robert Bruce to federal prison following his numerous convictions of willfully filing a false claim and impeding the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Rick Goss of IRS - Criminal Investigation (CI). A jury convicted Bruce on all counts as charged March 19, 2015, following a five-day trial and approximately 2.5 hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Riyad Altallaa, 51, and Muna Alnoubani, 49, both of Hilliard, each agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in criminal and civil charges against...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: FARMINGTON, Pa. -The National Park Service will host members of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe and artists from the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association during a weekend of cultural heritage programs at Fort Necessity National Battlefield on Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A welcoming ceremony will be held each day at 9:30 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On June 22, 2016, Kevin Michael Pippin, 41, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 124 months in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography. Following his release from prison, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years and required to register with the sex offender registry in any state in which he resides, works, or attends school.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - A McCracken County, Kentucky, physician was charged by federal Information today with the fraudulent possession of a controlled substance, wire fraud and making false statements related to health care matters, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Yohany Hernandez-Hernandez (38, West Palm Beach) to three years in federal prison for illegally transporting undocumented aliens. A federal jury found him guilty in March 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Sean Peterson, 32, of Kearney, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 17, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to four years, 96 months in prison by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard, for possession of child pornography. After his release from prison, Peterson will be required to serve a 15-year term of supervised release and be registered as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Johnny Sanchez, 39, of Los Lunas, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Sanchez will be sentenced to 72 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are hot on the trail of a honey bee killer, and their detective work has taken them from hives in Tucson, Arizona, to those in Bismarck, North Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Steven Villareal (30, Jacksonville) to five years and three months in federal prison for the arson of BLC Automotive on Blanding Boulevard. He was also ordered to pay BLC Automotive restitution in the amount of $30,000. Villareal pleaded guilty on Feb. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Shimon R. Richmond, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, in partnership with Western Area Power Administration, is pleased to present a webinar titled "Tribal Clean Energy for Sovereignty and Economic Development" on Wednesday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Cumberland, Md. - The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) was pleased to unveil an original painting by internationally known artist Mark Stutzman at the annual Heritage Days Festival in Cumberland, Maryland on Saturday, June 11th, 2016. Commissioned by the C&O Canal Association for the National Park Service Centennial in 2016, the image pays tribute to the rich history, nature, and wildlife of the C&O Canal.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDGARDO TORRES, also known as “Eggy," 37, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine and heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Oyster Bay, NY- Join us on Sunday, June 26 at 6:00PM in honor of the National Park Service's 100th birthday. Sagamore Hill will present a classical jubilee of favorite instrumental and vocal selections from the very talented young musicians of the Oyster Bay Music Festival. The concert will feature a...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Yasser Carrillo Chartrand, 24, a citizen of Cuba legally present in the United States, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Amendments 20 and 64 have unintended consequences for many of our neighborhoods
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment for a proposed plan to rehabilitate the Paradise Inn Annex and Snow Bridge, which is located in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park. The project would complete the last major building rehabilitation project within the Paradise...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following the release of the 2016 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports...
