News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the possession of six pit bull-type dogs which were allegedly involved in an interstate dog fighting venture in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman for the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General John Cruden for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Obama designated 4,913 square miles off the coast of New England as a new marine monument. This monument is expected to cause massive damage to the local seafood industry. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eli Hunt, 37, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Newcomb, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 120 months in prison for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Hunt will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- National Park Service crews searched by air, water, and foot yesterday and today for missing river guide Joshua Tourjee. Tourjee's river trip reported him missing on September 12 after he failed to return to camp.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, has scheduled a seasonal closure of the north side of Oak Shores Day Use Area and the two
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on Sept. 14, a jury sitting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania convicted Shavouy Paisley, age 24 of Queens, New York of criminal conspiracy to possess counterfeit or unauthorized access devices after a trial presided over by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and other senators on his committee heard testimony Thursday from representatives of state health insurance commissioners. The testimony led Johnson to label Obamacare a kind of consumer fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: MS-13 Fugitive Arrested in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ Two physicians from a family medicine clinic in Mexico have been ordered to prison for their role in a scheme to submit false and fraudulent insurance claims, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - William David Dickson, aka "Butch" Dickson, 60, of Jackson, was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee to pay restitution to the bankruptcy estate of Community Home Financial Services, Inc., in the amount of $5,442,004.58, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis, Acting U.S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs, Jr. of Region 5, FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway and U.S. Marshal George White.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Modernizing Government Travel Act Thursday.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury found Robert William Barton (43, Zephyrhills) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Salt Lake City-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will hold a field tour and meeting Oct. 17-18, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Thousands of Homeowners Victimized in Largest Mortgage Modification Scheme Ever Charged.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 15, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking retailer volunteers for a two-year, nationwide pilot to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants to purchase their groceries online. The 2014 Farm Bill mandated a pilot be conducted to test the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Two Former Executives of Foreign Defense Contractor Charged in Expanding Fraud and Corruption Probe.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the possession of six pit bull-type dogs which were allegedly involved in an interstate dog fighting venture in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman for the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General John Cruden for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Child Was Returning Home from Pizza Dinner.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling more than $213,000 from Bank of America.
