News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Brian Becker, 41, of Webster, NY, pleaded guilty to creating a false document, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to 70 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Darryl Flannagan, age 26, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition while subject to an order of protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Coleman Virgil Slade, 70, of Purvis, Mississippi, Don Durrett, 72, of Aspermont, Texas, and Dewayne Slade, 44, of Purvis, Mississippi, pled guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by importing live white-tailed deer into Mississippi, announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Tonique Hatton, 39, of North Little Rock, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and one count of receipt of a bribe in connection with USDA funds intended to feed children in low income areas during the school year and summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Erick Bradshaw, Sr., age 41, of Kentucky, pled guilty Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in federal court in Greenville, to conspiracy to defraud federal and state housing programs, a violation of Title 18, United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Criminal Information was filed on Sept. 2, 2016 in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg charging a York man with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, bank robbery, and possession of a weapon in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Criminal Information was filed on Sept. 2, 2016 in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg charging a York man with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, bank robbery, and possession of a weapon in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: Every year, thousands of American children are taken from their homes and placed in foster care.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Darryl Flannagan, age 26, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition while subject to an order of protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Rancho Mirage woman who was the executive director of a cosmetic surgery center has been named in a superseding indictment that adds new fraud and identity theft charges to a case in which she is accused of participating in a scheme that billed insurance companies $50 million for cosmetic surgeries that were falsely claimed to be “medically necessary.".
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: Bipartisan leaders from the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee today sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell regarding the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The letter stressed the importance of a successful implementation of MACRA so doctors and other health care providers can deliver the quality care their patients deserve.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2016
News Release: California Man Pleads Guilty in 2013 Shooting Spree at Los Angeles International Airport and Admits to First-Degree Murder of Transportation Security Administration Officer.
By State Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after talks between the United States and Russia ended without an agreement on ending violence in Syria.
By State Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI -- Neal A. Chesterfield, 37, of St. Thomas, was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of approximately 21½ kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. At his initial appearance and detention hearing today in District Court, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller remanded Chesterfield to the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: Grand Teton National Park Rangers have located a body that meets the description of missing hiker and climber, Rene Dreiling, on the north side of Mount Owen, on a rocky cliff band beneath steep snow fields.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: In conjunction with the National Park Service Centennial, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to participate in a special presentation titled “Not Just a Pile of Rocks: The Preservation of Archeological Resources on Loudoun Heights" on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at 2:00 PM. This...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: Release Date: September 5, 2016. Contact: Brooke Nevitt, Park Ranger. Email address: brooke_nevitt@nps.gov. Phone: 670-234-7207, Ext 2020. American Memorial Park Launches Second Year of Every Kid in a Park. Receives Field Trip Grant from the National Park Foundation. American Memorial Park encourages...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2016
News Release: On September 4, 2016, a man operating a motorcycle suffered a fatal crash while traveling down Cadillac Summit Road in Acadia National Park.
