News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sharif Layton, age 38, and Jamal Cooper, age 29, both of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted on April 12, 2017, by a federal grand jury for conspiracy, bank robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant in Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Arrested in Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney G. F. “Pete" Peterman, III announces that Wilfred E. Wright, age 34, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. The sentence was handed down by Chief United States District Court Judge Clay D. Land in Columbus, Georgia on April 11, 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, I want to express my gratitude to our counterparts in Mexico on the arrest of Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, a cartel member suspected of shooting and killing U.S. Border ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A Detroit Emergency Room physician was charged by complaint for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on minor females.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: With the annual tax return filing deadline almost upon us, the vast majority of taxpayers are complying with their legal obligation to file accurate returns and pay the taxes that they owe. However, there are taxpayers who attempt to evade paying their fair share of taxes, file false returns, fail to ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A DeSoto, Texas resident pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John R. Parker for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A criminal complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging Ayad Fatafta and Kifah Ghanimat, both approximately 39 years of age and from areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, in connection with the Dec. 18, 2010, murder of Kristine Luken, a U.S. citizen, in Israel.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment today charging a Danville, Virginia resident with filing false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle for the Western District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A Detroit podiatrist was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged participation in a $13.9 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for unnecessary foot surgeries and other podiatric services that were never rendered.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the District of Colorado returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging a Colorado resident with tax evasion, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer for the District of Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: An Alabama real estate investor was sentenced on Monday, Apr. 10, 2017, to serve 12 months and a day in prison for his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy and a fraud scheme related to public real estate foreclosure auctions in Mobile, Alabama, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: A Modesto, California resident was convicted today after a 10-day jury trial on 14 child exploitation offenses for his role in a child exploitation enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel L. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, who is charged with participating in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, was taken into custody by Mexican authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico on Wednesday based on a provisional arrest warrant issued at the request of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: An Indian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through various telephone fraud and money laundering schemes via India-based call centers.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application by Nordea Bank AB (publ), Stockholm, Sweden, to establish a branch in New York, New York.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the newly launched Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework is now accepting self-certifications. The Framework provides companies a mechanism to comply with Swiss data protection requirements when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the final affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) investigation of finished carbon steel flanges from Spain. The Department of Commerce, at request of relief from U.S. producers, has determined that exporters from Spain have been unfairly dumping these finished carbon steel flanges in the U.S. market at a rate ranging from 18.81 percent to 24.43 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment in federal court ordering two Gloucester-based fish processors – Zeus Packing Inc. and Cape Ann Seafood Exchange Inc. – and the companies’ owner Kristian Kristensen to pay over $200,000 in liquidated damages to more than 100 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Excavating rock from the Mt. Marion Pit and Mill, a common shale operation in Ulster County, New York, involves drilling blast holes and packing them with explosives. After detonation, the loose material is loaded into haul trucks, transported to a processing plant and turned into construction aggregate.
