News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: Help us combat disaster fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah-Every January, hundreds of wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts flock to St. George, Utah, to escape the cold and shake post-holiday blues. In Southern Utah, mild winter weather rarely thwarts birding efforts and with trees and shrubs devoid of leaves, it’s an ideal time to discover the 375 colorful bird species found in the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jordan R. Doane, 28, of Friendship, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Darnell Jerome, 20, of Rochester, NY, of making a false statement. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: FBI and Wisconsin DOJ Partners Release Results of 2016 Statewide Meth Study.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two Kansas City, Mo., men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a series of local armed robberies following a head-on collision with a police vehicle in a Quik Trip parking lot while attempting to flee from officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: A New York resident pled guilty for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy involving stolen identity tax fraud and a recreational vehicles fraud scheme.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced the release of the inaugural State of the Department of Energy National Laboratories Report on January 11, 2017.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bicameral leaders today sent a letter to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) requesting they analyze the optional Medicaid eligibility and benefit categories that states have chosen to cover and spending for those categories. The letter was sent by full committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Donovan Chaca, 38, of Second Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 67 months of imprisonment, in addition to 23 months already served on related prosecutions in the Hopi Tribal Court. Chaca had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner and assault by strangling or suffocating a dating partner.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today unveiled “Health Care Central, " a portal dedicated to providing a one stop shop for all things related to health care reform.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A member of the Latin Kings man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston for drug and gun possession.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: After temporarily closing the childhood home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in August 2016 for safety reasons, the National Park Service has repaired the first floor of the home and it will re-open to the visiting public on the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, Jan. 16, 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: On Jan. 9, 2017, President Obama named 102 scientists and researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Superintendent Judy Forte is pleased to announce the free public events that will take place at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (NHS) to celebrate and commemorate the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 and ending on the National...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hung C. Nguyen, 40, of Moorpark, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing marijuana as part of a larger conspiracy to distribute marijuana throughout California, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Gladstone, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Six Beaver County residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Smith County couple has pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas announced Acting United States Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: A grand jury returned an indictment charging Zachary Benson, 25, of Fairview Park, with one count of making threats against the President-Elect, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
