News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Hot Springs, AR: Hot Springs National Park will unveil a monument in honor of the first National Park Service Ranger to be killed in the line of duty during a special ceremony, May 30, at 1 p.m. at the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Bassem Kuran, 23, of Philadelphia, formerly the owner of VIP Ambulance, Inc., (“VIP") now defunct, was charged by information with making false statements in a health care matter, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Ralph Marlow and Lloyd Knuckles Admit to Selling Methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Defendant Also Fraudulently Diverted $245,000 in Loan Proceeds, Intended to Construct a Movie Theatre Restaurant, for His Personal Benefi.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Zubik v. Burwell...
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Dr. Sylvia Earle, a renowned oceanographer and explorer, will lead two Channel Islands Live Dive presentations that will be broadcast to the National Mall in Washington, DC, as part of a national BioBlitz and a Kids to Parks Day celebration, on Saturday, May 21.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: As the next step in the Department of the Interior's comprehensive review of the federal coal program, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will solicit public input at six public meetings starting with Casper, Wyo., on May 17.Meetings in Casper, Wyo., Salt Lake City, Knoxville, Seattle, and Grand Junction...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - After a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted a man of conspiring to distribute multiple kilograms of cocaine and launder large sums of drug proceeds. Prior to the trial, the defendant pleaded guilty to partaking in a dog fighting enterprise. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the guilty verdict today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit drug dealer was sentenced to four years in federal prison for selling pain pills, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Derrick Bernard Pritchett, 32, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of oxycodone and alprazolam.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A California-based securities attorney was convicted today by a federal jury in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with his role in manipulating the stock of a series of publicly traded companies, including CitySide Tickets, Inc., a Boston-based ticket reseller.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Sholondrell Denise Taylor has been sentenced to federal prison for the theft of $1.9 million in a food stamp fraud scheme. Her Atlanta stores allowed customers to exchange their food stamps for cash, and purchased Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers at less than face value, eventually redeeming them with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at full price.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Christina Hernandez, 39, resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to an eleven-count indictment charging her with health care fraud and embezzlement from a health care benefits program, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jordan Monroe, 50, of Warwick, R.I., was ordered detained in federal custody on Friday following an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Zachary Stephen Thomas Stole Checks and Financial Information from Lakeshore Residents.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Oaxaca Mexican Products, 100 8th St., Passaic, New Jersey
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: FBI Apprehends Jacob Linn Cross Dog, III.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Irina Vorotinov faked former husband’s death to claim insurance proceeds.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the implementation of an accelerated process for annual water transfers and/or exchanges. The program is for contract years 2016 through 2020 (or March 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2021), pursuant to Section 3405(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized new rules undermining employee wellness programs...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2016
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - CODY GENE BOMHAK, 34, TERRY GENE BOMHAK, 53, and GARY DEAN BOMHAK, 50, all of El Reno, Oklahoma, entered guilty pleas last week for their involvement in the failure of The Bank of Union, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
