News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a former police officer today of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and obstruction of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Three Major New York Diagnostic Testing Facility Owners Charged for Their Roles in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two Sacramento, Calif., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for the sex trafficking of six victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond doctor was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond doctor was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Dennis and Cheryl Gowin Charged in 48-Count Indictment.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Cummings Asks Vice President to. Allow FBI to Release Security Clearance. Application from Michael Flynn, Jr. Washington, D.C. (Dec.18, 2017)-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Philadelphia political consultant pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring with a former Arkansas state legislator and several executives of a Springfield, Mo., charity to spend nearly $1 million on illegal political activity and on kickbacks to conspirators.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Charles Allen Bailey, age 50, of Antlers, Oklahoma pled guilty to Felon In Possession Of Firearm & Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, and up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Release Date: 18 December 2017. Contacts: Charles Barr, charles_barr@nps.gov, 229 924-0343, ext. 112. NR17-10. Record Number of Wreaths for Event at Andersonville National Cemetery. Over 3,000 wreaths placed on veterans graves at Andersonville National Cemetery. ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - The Wreaths...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, (202) 254-2385 Washington, D.C.—A pilot project by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) resulted in the successful remediation of potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in mobile applications (apps) used by the nation’s public-safety professionals, supporting the creation of an on-going mobile app-testing program.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Strategy: “Today, the President released a bold vision for our nation’s security ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2017 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 individuals to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Members newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: * Ernesto Chamberlain, Nogales, Ariz.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Crop Production Services Inc. (Crop Production), an agricultural company headquartered in Loveland, Colorado. The settlement resolves a lawsuit the Justice Department filed against the company on Sept. 28, 2017, alleging ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Three owners of independent diagnostic testing facilities in Brooklyn, New York, were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in an allegedly fraudulent scheme that involved submitting over $44 million in claims to Medicare and private insurers, which included government-sponsored managed care organizations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: A Bosnian Serb residing in North Carolina pleaded guilty today lying to obtain lawful permanent resident status by concealing his military status and criminal activity during the war in Bosnia. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan and Special Agent in Charge ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that female tenants in residential rental properties in Wichita, Kansas, were subjected to egregious sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. The department’s complaint names four individuals ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following statement on President Trump’s National Security Strategy: "President Trump has put America first,” Attorney General Sessions said. “The very first pillar of his national security strategy is to protect our homeland--to protect the American people ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: A federal jury convicted a former police officer today of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and obstruction of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, the 25-year-old refugee who was born in Iraq and resided in Houston, has been ordered to federal prison for 16 years following his conviction of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. He pleaded guilty Oct. 17, 2016.
