News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jarod Martin, 36, a member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 183 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on assault and firearms charges. Martin’s crimes of conviction...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Mexican man on drug distribution and weapons charges, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Landlord.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2017 Continuing Resolution, which also includes emergency funding to respond to the Zika virus and Louisiana floods, and the FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra), a national hospital chain headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to $32.7 million, plus interest, to resolve claims that Vibra violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: On Sept. 26, 2016, three individuals were sentenced to prison for their participation in a long-running marriage fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Sonja McQuillar, 50, of New Castle, Delaware was charged today by Indictment with two counts of theft from a program that received federal funds and one count of making a material false statement, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger and Philadelphia Inspector General Amy Kurland.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Grand Jury in Harrisburg indicted a Dauphin County man charging him with armed bank robbery, possession of a loaded firearm during a crime of violence and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted a civilian hospital employee on charges of attacking and injuring two women, one who he set on fire and the other who he attacked when she tried to help the victim, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a North Platte River Water Information Meeting in Torrington, Wyo.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Richard Leon Wilbern, 56, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with credit union robbery resulting in death and possession and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death. If convicted, the charges carry a penalty of life in prison or, with the approval of the Attorney General, the death penalty.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: A federal judge today sentenced Yujie Ding to a year and a day in prison for his role in defrauding NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III also ordered Ding to pay a fine of $3,000 and restitution of $72,000. Last week, Ding's co-defendant and wife, Yuliya Zotova, was sentenced to 3 months in prison, along with a fine and restitution.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon, developed two new berry varieties-a blueberry and a blackberry-and recently released them to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the owners and operators of 360 Midtown, a bar and nightclub located in Houston, alleging that the defendants discriminated against African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American patrons in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Defendant Willfully Failed to Report Over $2 Million in Consulting Fees.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Defendant Charged Following Seizure of more than 13 Pounds of Methamphetamine during March 10, 2016 Traffic Stop in Quay County.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: FARMINGTON -The National Park Service announces the winter hours of operation for visitor facilities at Fort Necessity and Friendship Hill NHS, located in Fayette County Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Bureau of Land Management today recognized three hardrock mineral companies for advancing the use of sustainable development practices in their work. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Las Vegas by BLM Assistant Director Michael D. (Mike) Nedd, who oversees the agency’s energy, minerals, and realty management programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2016
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Department of Veterans Affairs Leases: Is the VA Over-Paying for Leased Medical Facilities?". Sept. 28, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). I want to thank the witnesses...
