News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for selling to a Camden drug dealer and other criminals in the Camden area at least 200 firearms that he purchased with cash from other illicit firearms dealers, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Orlando Gutierrez (619) 546-6958.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SAMUEL GENTLE, a tax preparer and the owner of tax preparation businesses named GenGen, Inc., and GenGen Financial, Inc., in Mount Vernon, New York, was sentenced today in White Plains federal court...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: As part of the Obama Administration’s effort to cut energy waste in the nation’s university buildings and facilities, today the Energy Department’s Better Buildings Challenge program recognized University of California, Berkeley for its leadership in energy efficiency. The University achieved 65 percent...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: In honor of the 40th anniversary of the opening of Fort Stanwix National Monument, park partners at the Rome Historical Society and the park itself have created a two-part exhibit entitled "From Memory to Monument." The exhibit will be unveiled at both the Rome Historical Society (RHS) and the Fort Stanwix visitor center on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. Ceremonies begin at the park visitor center at 2 p.m., and continue at the RHS at 4 p.m. with a general reception.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 516,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: WILMINGTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that a federal grand jury in Wilmington, North Carolina returned a five-count indictment charging JONES TYLER MARTIN and HAILEY TYKOSKI with conspiring to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and aiding and abetting.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: View Citations here. Background: Based in Orrville, The J. M. Smucker Company is a leading marketer and manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products and pet food and pet snacks in North America. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Pipestone National Monument News Release. For Release: Immediate Release. Contact: Cody Goraczkowski Phone: 507-825-5464 Ext. 213 Email: e-mail us. Pipestone National Monument Honors Veterans with Fee Free Day. Pipestone, MN: To honor America’s service men and women, all areas managed by the Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Francis Frost, Sante Fe Springs, CA, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of conspiring to import and distribute methamphetamine and cocaine into the St. Louis area via the commercial airlines, and for conspiring to violate airport security requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Best Choice Home Health Care Agency Inc. (Best Choice) and its owner, Reginald King, have agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations that Best Choice and King violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for the referral of Medicaid-covered patients for home and community-based healthcare services from Best Choice. Best Choice is a home healthcare services provider based in Kansas City, Kansas. King is the owner and operator of Best Choice.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced grant program awards in excess of $700,000 will be given to Portland State University (PSU) in support of four campus law enforcement and community justice initiatives. The awards recognize and support the work of both law enforcement and universities in developing new and innovative ways of administering justice programs on and off campus.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Dedicated Logistics Inc. Dedicated Logistics Inc. 2720 Enloe Ave. 2720 Enloe Ave. Hudson, Wisconsin. Hudson, Wisconsin. Citations issued: Oct. 20, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Eau Claire Area Office has...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Mattie Compton will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Compton...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - United States Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr., of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations - New Orleans Field Office, announced today that twelve defendants have entered guilty pleas admitting to U-Visa fraud and marriage fraud in two separate cases.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: A woman who defrauded an elderly couple out of more than $100,000 was sentenced yesterday to nearly three years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS -- United States Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced today that he has designated Election Officers in each of the district’s three offices who will lead the efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Daly will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide election day program for the Nov. 8, 2016, general elections.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGORY W. GRAY, JR., was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to two years in prison for securities fraud and perjury charges stemming from his scheme to defraud an investor of approximately $5 million to cover up his mismanagement of other investor funds. GRAY pled guilty on Dec. 23, 2015, and was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began issuing Part 107 waivers and airspace authorizations to drone operators starting Aug. 29, 2016, the effective date of the new rule. As of Oct. 24, 2016, the agency has approved 81 authorizations for flights in Class D and E airspace, and has issued 36 waivers of Part 107 provisions to drone operators who applied after the rule’s effective date.
