News from May 2016
By DOJ Gazette | May 3, 2016
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced an opportunity to apply for $8 million in federal funding for projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to mobility issues in public transportation. The program, known as the Mobility ...
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced an opportunity to apply for $8 million in federal funding for projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to mobility issues in public transportation. The program, known as the Mobility ...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that Acadia National Park's 2.81 million visits in 2015 resulted in $248 million in total visitor spending in the local communities. That spending supported 3,878 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $305 million.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Bonnie Monique Youn has been sentenced to two years on probation for her role in submitting a false application to adjust status on behalf of a Korean citizen to the Citizenship and Immigration Services.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., man was convicted in federal court today of his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Columbia.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service will host a viewing party to observe the transit of Mercury across the sun on Monday, May 9, from 7 am to 3 pm in the Hulls Cove Visitor Center parking lot. Park rangers and astronomers from Acadia Astronomical Society will provide telescopes with solar filters to allow visitors...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: Release Date: 5/3/2016. Contact: Jim Richardson. Email address: jim_richardson@nps.gov. Phone: (671) 477-7278 x1003. American Memorial Park Reopens 24-7. American Memorial Park grounds have been cleared and repaired, and are now open to the public for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Although there...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will be hosting New Moon Stargazing events at the Wahweap Campground Amphitheater. Events will take place on Friday evenings closest to the new moon, when skies are at their darkest and stars are at their brightest.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lebanon, Mo., man was indicted for being a felon in possession of firearms following an eight-hour-long standoff with law enforcement officers while he was in the attic space of a friend’s residence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Agape Health Management, Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, located in Alexandria, has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle federal and state civil fraud allegations that claimed Agape submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: North Carolina Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Operating Violent and Extensive Sex Trafficking Enterprise.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Agape Health Management, Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, located in Alexandria, has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle federal and state civil fraud allegations that claimed Agape submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Richard Shusterman, age 53, of Highland Beach, Florida late on May 2, 2016, of conspiring to commit wire fraud and nine counts of wire fraud in connection with a complex scheme to defraud investors and lenders of $278 million by selling fraudulent investment...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: RIFLE, Colo. - Volunteers are needed Saturday for the annual community clean-up at the Hubbard Mesa and Fravert Reservoir area north of Rifle, Colo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A West Wildwood, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Clinton William Yetter, 50, of Gainesville, Fla., pleaded guilty yesterday in Albuquerque, N.M, federal court to false statements and aggravated identity theft charges.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: The staff at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park invites teachers to join us this summer for a week in the park learning about Archeology and related activities that can be applied to classroom learning. Training will take place at the Mound City Group unit of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, June 6-10, 2016, 8:30am-4:00pm. The workshop is free of charge and will include.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Robbie Bowles, 30, of Newport News, was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for various violent crime and drug offenses. Bowles’ sentence will run consecutive to a 120 month sentence on an earlier federal firearms conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Martiquos Javon McIlwain, age 23, of Lancaster County, South Carolina was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C.
