News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2017
News Release: Owner of the Meat Store convicted of Food Stamp Fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today introduced the Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (H.R.4200 /S. 2052 ) following their bicameral agreement last week. The legislation would pair concrete, structural Obamacare reforms with a temporary funding extension for the health law’s cost-sharing reduction (CSR) program.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury returned a eleven-count superseding indictment yesterday charging nine men with various violent offenses stemming from several armed robberies in North Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Department of Justice Compensates Victims of Bernard Madoff Fraud Scheme With Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that the Drug Enforcement (DEA) intends to take immediate action against the flow of illicit fentanyl analogues into this country and the alarming increase in overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids by scheduling all fentanyl-related substances on an emergency basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 44-year-old Dallas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A doctor was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $2,198,520.37 for his participation in a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme that involved the filing of fraudulent insurance claim forms and defrauded health care benefit programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Gregory Donald Myrick, 50, of Laurel, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, to thirteen months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for theft of government funds, announced U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge James Werner of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Inspector General. Myrick was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $143,106.00.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - On Veterans Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11-12, 2017, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region, Central California Area Office, will waive day use fees at New Melones Lake for all visitors in honor of the men and women of the U.S. military who have given so much for our country.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A Cleveland man was charged with child pornography crimes, said U.S Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthiony.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intention to hire hundreds of veterans identified at a veterans jobs fair in August 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced the issuance of an updated National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin pertaining to the terrorism threat to the U.S. homeland.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Discuss Cooperation on Aviation Security, Addressing Terrorist Use of the Internet For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke this week met with United Kingdom Home Secretary Amber Rudd in Washington, D.C. Acting ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., November 9, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the launch of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources to provide comprehensive and timely support to veterans interested in opportunities in agriculture, agribusiness, and in rural America. The resources include a new website and a USDA-wide AgLearn curriculum to allow all employees to understand the unique opportunities offered to our nation’s veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that on Nov. 9, the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its initial distribution of $772.5 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. Government in connection with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme. These funds will be sent to 24,631 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A Dover, Delaware man pleaded guilty today to two counts of producing child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge Gregory M. Sleet, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss of the District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to take immediate action against the flow of illicit fentanyl analogues into this country and the alarming increase in overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids by scheduling all fentanyl-related substances ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the District of Columbia returned an indictment yesterday charging a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official with a scheme to steal benefit money for veterans in need from the VA.
