News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Undercover Law Enforcement Investigation. Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, Troy Barrow, a resident of Brooklyn, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release, following his July 11, 2016 guilty plea to two counts of an indictment charging him...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, January, 24, 2017, to consider the nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) to be the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs to pharmacies and other health care providers, agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The government alleges that, from 2009 forward...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with SkyPan International, Inc., of Chicago. The agreement resolves enforcement cases that alleged the company operated unmanned aircraft (UAS) in congested airspace over New York City and Chicago, and violated airspace regulations and aircraft operating rules.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Carlton S. Shier, IV, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA Detroit Field Division, announced today that McKesson (McKesson), one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Fresh & Easy LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON ‐ A 32-year-old Pakistani national who resided in the local area has pleaded guilty to six counts of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Babar Butt resided in multiple locations in Houston and Spring and operated an electronics export business, routinely shipping items to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man today admitted his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy operating in Camden, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Wastren Advantage Inc. (WAI) in its first year as the operations contractor for the 222-S Laboratory at the Hanford Site, according to a recent award fee scorecard from EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Regis L. Walker, 30, of Pensacola, pled guilty today to mailing threatening communications. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Alexander Ortega, of Barnesville, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - In a first for EM, the Savannah River Site (SRS) has partnered with DOE’s Office of Science to host emergency data recovery capabilities at the Oak Ridge Site.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Visitation to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LAMR) surpasses 1 million visitors in 2016. This is an increase of 23.4% compared to the previous year. “Every time the lake goes up, visitation goes up," said LAMR Superintendent Robert Maguire. “With increased recreational opportunities [additional trails and boat docks], Ranger programing, and a sustained rise in lake levels, we foresee a continued growth in visitation," continued Maguire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - McKesson Corp. (McKesson), one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and DEA Special Agent in Charge Carl J. Kotowski announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Jordan Lee Adams, 26, of Wayne County, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today to charges of production of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced new appointments to the California Desert District citizen-based Desert Advisory Council (DAC) which advises the agency on over 10 million acres of southern California desert public land management issues. The DAC is composed of members with diverse interests and backgrounds.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WAYNE CO, TN- On January 7, 2017, a winter storm with snow and ice caused dangerous driving conditions on the Natchez Trace Parkway. After rangers worked a 3-car motor vehicle collision on a treacherous hill, the National Park Service decided to close the Parkway from milepost 355 to milepost 370 to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON --The Justice Department, along with federal partners, announced today a $7.2 billion settlement with Deutsche Bank resolving federal civil claims that Deutsche Bank misled investors in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)...
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on a report of a State Department Transition Team questionnaire regarding U.S. policy toward Africa, which questioned the value of foreign aid programs including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Miguel Angel Morales, 32, of Valley Springs, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 15 years and 8 months in prison for receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
