News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: DENVER - McKesson Corporation (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 Act (CSA), Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and DEA Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyoming - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on the environmental analysis for the August 2017 competitive oil and gas lease sale for parcels offered in the High Plains District. The District is comprised of the Casper, Buffalo and Newcastle field offices.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and EM Assistant Secretary Monica Regalbuto joined members of the New Mexico delegation, including Gov. Susana Martinez, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway for a celebration this...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - DOE has successfully cleaned up the Idaho Site ’s legacy waste for the last 25 years, protecting the primary drinking and irrigation water source for more than 300,000 Idahoans in compliance with an agreement with the state.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will accept proposals for Round 10 of the Lincoln County Archaeological Initiative (LCAI) from Tuesday, Jan. 17 through Friday, March 17, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH- A resident of University Heights, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of interfering with the duties of a flight crew, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - John Katz has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for communicating with a minor on the Internet for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity with her. Katz drove more than 30 miles to meet the minor and was arrested when he showed up at a pre-arranged site to meet her for sex.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Employer name: County Concrete Corp. County Concrete Corp. Inspection site: 64 Glenwood Pl. 64 Glenwood Pl. East Orange, New Jersey. East Orange, New Jersey. Citations issued: On Jan. 4, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: McKesson Agrees to Pay Record $150 Million Settlement for Failure to Report Suspicious Orders of Pharmaceutical Drugs.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Tonight, during a confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) expressed serious concerns regarding Betsy DeVos’ long record fighting to privatize public schools and gut public education. Sen. Murray also...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that ALEXANDRA ELAINE BURRIS, age 27, of Detroit, Michigan, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III and Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord announce the return of an indictment charging Noor Salman (30, formerly of Fort Pierce, Florida) with aiding and abetting Omar Mateen’s attempted provision and provision...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: Irvin Randall Newswanger, 48, of Lancaster, PA, was charged Jan. 12, 2017, by Indictment1 with possession and distribution of child pornography announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Four residents of Salt Lake City have initial appearances in federal court Wednesday afternoon after a grand jury returned an indictment charging them with violations of federal law in connection with a string of robberies in the Salt Lake Valley during September 2016. A silver handgun was used during each of the robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Three defendants were sentenced to federal prison last week for drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Elizabeth A. Strange, the current First Assistant United States Attorney, has been named as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Arizona effective upon the announced resignation of United States Attorney John S. Leonardo, on Jan. 20, 2017. Ms. Strange will maintain that position pending the appointment of a new United States Attorney by the new administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that JEFFREY SCOTT HOFFMAN, age 46, of Park Hill, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting more information on a series of lab incidents involving select agents, as reported by USA Today. The letter was sent by full committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 2017
News Release: BRAINTREE, Mass. - A Bellingham used auto parts business' failure to follow required workplace safety standards allowed an employee to suffer fatal head injuries, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
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.
