News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Topsfield man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston late yesterday for filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over the course of four years.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley was guest speaker at two Veterans Day events dedicated to those who serve our nation’s military.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: Jury Convicts Home Health Agency Owner in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Obama’s request for supplemental Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced Thursday to 138 months in federal prison for attempting to rob a Park City liquor store, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 11, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources (MIEW), along with the Israel Innovation Authority, announced $4 million for five newly selected clean energy projects as part of the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD)...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. Forty-seven other individuals outside of the department were also honored for their work. This annual ceremony recognizes individuals for their outstanding service and dedication to carrying out the missions of the Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BRIAN GRACO, age 36, of Slidell, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to receiving images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Altmann, 67, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to twelve months and one day in prison for bank fraud, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS - A federal grand jury indicted Ikechi W. Emeaghara, 27, of Columbus, charging him with armed bank robbery of a northwest Columbus bank on Oct. 21, 2016.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Federal investigators have cited a Jefferson City roofing contractor after a 47-year-old laborer collapsed on Aug. 17, 2016, and later died after being hospitalized with a core body temperature above 107 degrees.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that HOMER GROSS, age 32, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 924, respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement regarding the outcome of Tuesday’s election...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) and S&T’s Cyber Security Division (CSD) will cohost a Homeland Security Day in Boston on November 14 to introduce technology startups and investors to the cybersecurity challenges threatening the financial services sector.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 In October a total of 46,195 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on our southwest border, compared with 39,501 in September and 37,048 in August. Within these totals, we have seen corresponding increases in the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of University Programs (OUP) is now accepting applications for summer internships in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for 2017. Interested applicants may apply until December 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Used Warehouse Bank, Prepaid Debit Cards, Cashier’s Checks, and Postal Money Orders to Conceal Income and Assets From IRS A Point Richmond, California man was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison yesterday for tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released updated guidance today on the application of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) to state and local land use and zoning laws. The guidance is designed to help state and local governments better understand how to comply with the FHA when making zoning and land use decisions as well as to help members of the public understand their rights under the FHA.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 Justice Department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. Forty-seven other individuals outside of the department were also honored for their work. This annual ceremony recognizes individuals ...
