News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Online Investigation Led to Search of Defendant’s Residence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Following a five-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle, a federal jury has convicted Noble U. Ezukanma, 57, of Fort Worth, Texas, of seven counts of health care fraud offenses, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today issued the following statement on the American Health Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux City, Iowa, man convicted of Attempted Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor was sentenced on March 20, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with the sale of machine guns and handguns stolen from the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Worcester.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: (LUBBOCK, - Texas - Christopher David Gonzales, aka “Chris," 41, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 121 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in December 2016 to his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy. The sentencing...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of the Interior announced plans to repeal the Office of Natural Resources Revenue’s (ONRR) “Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Rule.".
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after the State Department approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Edwin Forrest Ludwig III, 61, and Donald Loyde Harned, 72, both of Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States with false claims for federal tax refunds, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement upon news that the Trump administration granted a permit authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline this morning...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of an asbestos abatement and demolition services company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for paying employees in cash in order to avoid paying union benefits and employment taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A local tax return preparer has been ordered to federal prison for a second time for preparing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS in the enforcement of federal income tax laws, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez along with D. Richard Goss, special agent in charge of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (CI). Cedric Keith Oliphant pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, after a six-day trial, a federal jury found Harjit Kaur Johal, 50, and Jasvir Kaur, 47, guilty of making false declarations before a grand jury, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Henderson, Nevada man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 120 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Customers, Employees Fled as He Brought Assault Rifle and Revolver Into Restaurant on Weekend Afternoon.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Washington - Washington sweet cherry growers will vote from Apr. 21, 2017 through May 5, 2017, on whether to continue their Federal marketing order. Growers who have produced sweet cherries in designated counties in Washington from Apr. 1, 2016 through Mar. 31, 2017, are eligible to vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Lebanese Businessman Tied to Hizballah Arrested for Violating IEEPA and Defrauding the U.S. Government.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Josué Marrero was sentenced to 72 months in prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Marrero had plead guilty on Nov. 28, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Four men who are alleged to be members and significant criminal associates of the Latin Kings street gang operating in New Bedford, Mass., were charged yesterday on federal drug offenses. The charges stem from a long-term investigation into narcotics sales in the New Bedford area.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - A physical fitness park dedicated to the memory of U.S. Forest Service fallen smokejumper Luke Sheehy will be officially opened to the public in a ceremony set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Bureau of Land Management Swasey Recreation Area, west of Redding.
