News from March 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: If there is anything common among the 1.1 million firefighters-both career and volunteer-serving in the United States, it's that at any moment, they may be required to put their lives on the line to protect people and property from disaster. But who helps protect these dedicated public servants from...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Join the National Park Service and the Lowcountry Stargazers on an exciting journey into space and learn about the most beautiful wonders above! This free program will take place at 8:30 PM on Friday, April 15 at the historic Lifesaving Station located at 1815 I'On Avenue, Sullivan's Island. There will...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Mahmood Hussain, age 31, of Laurel, Maryland today to 10 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA - Two months after a federally licensed firearms dealer in Appomattox, Virginia was burglarized and 56 guns were stolen, two of the men who took part in the break-in, have pled guilty in Federal court to related charges, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Dr. Debra Johnson-Jordan, who claimed for seven years that she was a “private sovereign citizen" and not subject to federal income tax laws, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man today admitted executing a more than two-year scheme in which he defrauded multiple victims who believed they were investing in businesses that offered a popular fitness training program, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 23 - Republican committee leaders in the Senate and House today asked the administration for information about the 316 security breaches on HealthCare.gov catalogued in a new report released by the nonpartisan government watchdog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: Last August, members of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, including Chairman Roskam and Ranking Member Lewis, wrote the Department of the Treasury regarding Randy and Karen Sowers’ petition for the return of their funds seized by the IRS. We urged Treasury,...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Eating grapes may help obese people decrease certain types of fats in their blood that are linked to heart disease and lower their risk of infection, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH -- A Washington County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of mail fraud and forging and counterfeiting a Seal of a Court of the U.S., United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ANGELA MITCHELL, age 40, of Mandeville, was sentenced today for Theft of Mail.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced that the corporate owner and agent of Gentle Manor Estates have agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a Justice Department lawsuit alleging familial status discrimination. The settlement must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: (BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Marco Antonio Lam Peralta, 42, of South Londonderry, Vermont was arrested based upon an arrest warrant issued by the United States District Court upon a Criminal Complaint charging Lam Peralta with conspiracy to distribute heroin, a schedule I controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Gloria Kennedy to Serve 46 Months in Federal Prison.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Despite previous warnings from federal safety and health inspectors about hazardous conditions for its employees, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to find willful and repeat violations at the Central Arkansas Veterans Health System's John L. McClellan Veterans Memorial Hospital in Little Rock.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: “The harm inflicted upon the victims in this case by the defendant continues to impact those victims to this day," said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “Given that the victims’ complete recovery could very well take a lifetime, it is particularly appropriate that the defendant today received a life sentence - the highest permitted by law. Such a sentence is directly proportional to the harm caused, and ensures that no other minor will ever again be abused by this defendant.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced Christopher Hall (45, Bonita Springs) to eight years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the computers he had used to commit the offense. Hall pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene District is seeking nominations for positions on its 15-member Resource Advisory Council (RAC) that will vacate in the fall. The committee advises the BLM on public land issues. The Coeur d’Alene District manages BLM lands in 11 northern and north-central Idaho counties: Adams, Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Miami Businessman Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Fraud Charges in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CARLOS HUMBERTO FUENTES CORDON, 36, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced today for conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns.
