News from April 2017
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will participate in the Teacher Ranger Teacher program, offering a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend summer 2017 acquiring new skills in experiential learning. The program is a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Colorado, Denver (CUD).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces today the return of an indictment charging Christopher Jaye Boykin (34, Lisman) with four counts of receiving child pornography over the Internet. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison on each of count. Boykin was arrested on March 14, 2017, at his home in Alabama. His trial is scheduled for June 5, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: Austin residents Robert Allen Helms and Janniece S. Kaelin pleaded guilty today to federal charges of defrauding investors in companies that presumably were in the business of purchasing oil and gas royalties, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on the draft directive and standard that defines the eligible uses and recipients of project use power and related cost recovery and rate setting methodology. The draft directive and standard is available at
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: OAKLAND - Joseph Edward Conner was sentenced to 112 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that resulted in an estimated $5 million in losses - and caused one victim company to go out of business - has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an update to the 2017 water supply allocation for all Central Valley Project contractors South-of-Delta to 100 percent of their contract supply for the first time since 2006.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of a 180-day extension effective date for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) interim final rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Jarvis Cook, 45, of Mishongnovi Village, Second Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 46 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Cook, an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe, had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Thomas E. Matassa, 24, of Gulf Breeze, pled guilty today to receipt of child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment on April 6, 2017, charging six defendants in connection with their various roles in defrauding an energy generation company of over $2.2 million, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The indictment was unsealed today, and all six defendants were arraigned today on the indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: Erie, Pa. - A resident of Rosedale, New York has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months in jail on his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Franklin, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 92 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug and firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Elaine C. Duke was sworn in today as the seventh Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. In this capacity, she will serve as the chief operating officer for the Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: As part of the Department’s efforts under the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety (Task Force), Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced a series of actions the Department will take to advance forensic science and help combat the rise in violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has agreed to pay the United States $7,150,436 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced today. Until 2008, SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice warns that unscrupulous return preparers who prepare false tax returns will face civil and criminal enforcement. In the last year, the Department of Justice’s Tax Division filed dozens of civil actions throughout the United States seeking court orders to shut down dishonest return preparers who allegedly prepared false tax returns and in collaboration with U.S. Attorney’s Offices prosecuted dozens of returns preparers who prepared false tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: A Gulfport, Mississippi tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to obstructing the internal revenue laws and aiding 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 Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain for the Southern District of Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced an extensive effort to disrupt and dismantle the Kelihos botnet – a global network of tens of thousands of infected computers under the control of a cybercriminal that was used to facilitate malicious activities including harvesting login credentials, distributing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that its Civil Rights Division is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s U.S. Fire Administration on this year’s Arson Awareness Week, May 7-13, with a focus on Preventing Arson at Houses of Worship.
