News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Portage, Pa. has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 15 months in prison, consecutive to a sentence he is presently serving on a case prosecuted in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and three years’ supervised release, on his conviction of conspiring to commit money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to a $555,000 wire fraud scheme and to failing to pay taxes on any of the embezzled income.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A South Gate, California, man today admitted his intent to distribute over 29 kilograms of methamphetamine that was hidden in a tractor trailer he was driving, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that four individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy and Theft by Employees of a Gaming Establishment on Indian Land.
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 hundreds of millions of spam e-mails, and installing ransomware and other malicious software.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: A former resident of Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud in connection with her scheme to steal from her employers, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. SARAH ELIZABETH COFFELT, 42, who now resides in Seattle, worked for a retired...
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 USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations to fill two seats on the Popcorn Research and Promotion Board that will come open Dec. 31, 2017. Members are appointed to serve a three-year term.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2017
News Release: Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Junior Ranger Day celebration on Sunday, April 16th, 2017. Come out for a family-friendly day of events that include a black powder demonstration and a scavenger hunt. The black powder artillery demonstration will start at11:00 a.m. At 1:00...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2017
News Release: Panel Discussion Will Follow Film at Oswego Elks Lodge.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2017
News Release: Hopewell Culture National Historic Park will convert three former agriculture fields to native grasslands to protect the historic earthworks of the park. Prior to grassland conversion, the agriculture fields would be treated using Round-up Ready or Liberty Link soybeans, technically termed genetically...
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Sunday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will discuss the situation in Syria on FOX’s….
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: A grand jury sitting in Houston returned a 27-count superseding indictment against 25 Tri-City Bombers (TCB) gang members and associates in a conspiracy involving racketeering, drug distribution, money laundering, robbery and discharge of a firearm resulting in death.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Sessions released the following statement on the District Court’s entry of the Baltimore consent decree: “Today, a federal court entered a consent decree that will require the court and a highly-paid monitor to govern every detail of how the Baltimore Police Department functions for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice today recognized 12 individuals and teams for their exceptional service to crime victims and innovative work to support victims’ rights. The award recipients were honored during the annual National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: Television personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, were indicted today on additional charges including tax evasion, structuring and falsifying records, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick for the District of New Jersey announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: The owner of a New Jersey feedstock collector and processor was sentenced today for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent tax credits and renewable fuels credits (RIN credits) connected to the purported production of biodiesel fuel, as well as his subsequent attempts to obstruct a Grand Jury investigation into the fraud.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the applications under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by United Bankshares, Inc., Charleston, West Virginia, and UBV Holding Company, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia, to acquire Cardinal Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire ...
By State News Post | Apr 7, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
