News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - Two Memphians have been sentenced for their roles in a tax fraud scheme that defrauded the government of more than $100,000. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation; and Tom Noyes, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service - Charlotte Division announced the sentences today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man who had a 3-year-old child in the back seat of his car as he pointed a handgun at an undercover officer during a drug buy was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing the firearm and distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: D.C.-Area Fraud Fugitive on Run for Decade Seen in Los Angeles; Seeking Tips.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - In concurrence with National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached separate civil settlements with Tufts Medical Center and Eaton Apothecary to resolve allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances Act.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: VERNAL, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management invites members of the public to the 2016 Jarvie Fest, a family friendly community event, to be held Oct. 8, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Daggett County's Brown's Park.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will repair damaged concrete on the right side of the spillway stilling basin at Jackson Lake Dam beginning Oct. 4. During construction, the southeast side parking lot at the dam and downstream right-hand side of the river will be temporarily closed to all traffic through the end of November.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Sept. 20, 2016 - Provides quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces three tables: Tables 1 and 2 include income and sales data and Table 3 provides tax collections by state.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to examine the Department of Education’s “supplement, not supplant" regulatory proposal and a discussion draft to modernize multiemployer pensions. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - Attorney General Loretta Lynch has designated the week of Sept. 19, 2016, as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. Accordingly, a large number of U.S. Attorney’s offices, including the Middle District of Florida (MDFL), are joining with law enforcement to engage local community stakeholders, and collaborate with public health professionals to help combat this growing epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: A Nashville, Tennessee resident and a LaVergne, Tennessee resident pleaded guilty in separate cases this week to assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney David Rivera for the Middle District of Tennessee and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Abdul Robinson, 39, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty today in federal court on St. Croix to providing contraband in prison and conflict of interest charges, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Berlin, MD--Assateague Island needs you! For over 30 years, the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup has inspired worldwide volunteer action to remove trash from the world's beaches and waterways. Assateague Coastal Trust has coordinated a coastal cleanup at Assateague Island for more than...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a York City man was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane in Harrisburg, for selling drugs and possessing weapons in October 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: On Sept. 15, 2016, a former United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officer pled guilty to bulk cash smuggling.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Teresa Wash, 51, of Meridian, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, to one count of accessing a computer to defraud and obtain value, announced U. S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Former Executive Director of Military Charity Indicted for Fraud and Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Law Enforcement Leaders Meet to Discuss Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Investigating Financial Fraud Crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - Everyone is invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Three Peaks Recreation Area and National Public Lands Day with service, recreation and a meal for the whole community, Saturday, Sept. 24, starting with registration at 7:30 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Antonio Gordon, 32, of Bangor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2016
News Release: G.F. Peterman, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces James Royal, age 43, of Cuthbert, Georgia pled guilty Sept. 20, 2016 to distribution of marijuana in front of the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge, in Columbus, Georgia.
