News from October 2016
By Commerce News Now | Oct 3, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: USMMA Cultural Assessment: Providing a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment for all Midshipmen
By DOT News Wire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, NC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today announced three Administrator’s Awards for Outstanding Public Transportation Service in Rural Public Transportation. The announcement was made at the 22nd National Rural and Intercity Bus Conference in Asheville, NC.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: USDOT Re-Opens Comment Period on Proposed New Rule to Improve Transportation Planning in High-Population Regions. This week, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the reopening of a public comment period for a proposed new rule that would improve ...
By DOT News Wire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is issuing $20.4 million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants to states, territories, and Native American tribes to enhance their ability to respond ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: CG Technology, LP, formerly doing business as Cantor Gaming (CG Technology and Cantor Gaming),[1] one of the largest race and sports book operators in the United States, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay $16.5 million in penalties and forfeiture to the federal government...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A jury has convicted a New Canton, Ill., man, Ralph David Hathaway, 47, for transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity and two counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The jury deliberated for approximately one hour on Friday, Sept. 30, before returning the guilty verdicts on all counts. Senior U.S District Judge Richard Mills scheduled sentencing for Hathaway on Feb. 15, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A lender headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: TULSA, Okla.-A Colorado couple has paid $30,000 to resolve allegations that they trespassed and either cut down or had another person cut down trees on property owned by the United States government, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. of the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement prescribed burn projects from early October through the end of November, based on suitable weather and fuel conditions. The prescribed burn will take place within an approximately 1,800-acre project area in the Banco Bonito...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A 37-year-old undocumented immigrant who had been using the identity of a United States citizen for almost a decade has been convicted, announced U.S Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Martina Azucena Melendrez Acevez was caught when she attempted to use the other woman’s identity to obtain a passport. Today, she pleaded guilty to making false claims to U.S. citizenship and making false statements in a passport application.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Nicholas County woman who issued herself prescriptions without authorization from a doctor was sentenced today after being convicted of obtaining the prescription opioid pain medication tramadol by fraud, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Cary Lynn Eades, 47, of Mount Nebo, was sentenced to three years of probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Anthony Oliphant, Jr. of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, was sentenced by the Honorable J.P. Stadtmueller to 114 months’ imprisonment for his role in committing the March 4, 2016, armed robbery of the Tri City National Bank in Brown Deer. Oliphant’s prison sentence will be followed by 60 months of supervised release. He has also been ordered to pay restitution to the bank.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Patchogue, NY - Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company has begun work on Phase Three of the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) Stabilization Project. As the project progresses, beach driving closures will be required on the west end of Fire Island National Seashore.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A former Fairfield Police Department custodian pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of firearms, which he stole from the police department’s evidence room and was selling from his home, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Hyche.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: ROCKFORD - An Elgin resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on federal fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Clique Member Involved in Assaulting Gang Rival.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: A Palm Beach County resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $188,570 for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund fraud conspiracy involving students and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Mission Viejo man has agreed to plead guilty to taking more than $2,300,000 from investors in a fraudulent real estate investment scheme in which he used investor funds to pay for personal expenses, including travel and cosmetic surgery, to make cash withdrawals, and to make Ponzi-style payments to other investors.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, ...
