News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Brandon Kenon Rogers, 31, of Grand Rapids, pled guilty to student loan and tax fraud. Rogers’s wire fraud scheme involved aggravated identity theft and ultimately defrauded the U.S. Department of Education of approximately $150,000. His filing of false tax returns using other people’s information led to the tax fraud conviction.
By State Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT[1]. 28-30 November 2017. Delegations from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the European Union, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States of...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: High-power, ultrafast pulsed lasers increasingly supply light for biomedical applications and imaging, materials processing, industrial micromachining and more. But many laser eyewear products are not tested with ultrafast lasers and may not be providing adequate protection for the technical workers who depend on them.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for six San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project Interim Renewal Contracts for the Westlands Water District.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: FORT WAYNE - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that, Jermaine Underwood, 42, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Robert L. Miller Jr., for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Earlier this month, Kevin Matthew Bianchi, 47 of Petaluma, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David L. Rayes to two years’ imprisonment for aggravated identity theft and credit card fraud. Bianchi had previously pleaded guilty to both charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG"), announced today the filing of criminal and civil...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, waived prosecution by Indictment and pleaded guilty to an Information in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By State Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent two new letters in light of a troubling new report in the Wall Street Journal that Lt. General Michael...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to more than 13 years in federal prison following his conviction for an alien hostage-taking scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TICO GARRETT, 37, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Acadia Annual Passes will be on sale at half-price for $25 during most of the month of December. Information and orientation to Acadia National Park is available at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center during the winter and spring season (2 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a new approach to testing multilayered, three-dimensional computer chips that are now appearing in some of the latest consumer devices. The new method may be the answer the semiconductor industry needs to quickly assess...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a field hearing at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore requested by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings to examine the opioid epidemic and the recommendations of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Dr. Gilberto Sanchez, 56, of Cecil, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to drug distribution conspiracy, health care fraud, and money laundering charges, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. from the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $25 million for a selected eight organizations to further the installation of cost-effective, highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) technologies. The use of CHP can support U.S. economic competitive advantage, promote ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: FSB Tasked Prolific Hacker to Target Webmail Accounts on Behalf of Russian Government.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Indianapolis, Indiana - Nov. 22, 2017: Chief U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson and U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler warn the public of a nationwide scam in which the callers pose as U.S. Marshals or other government officials and claim that the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty, but can avoid arrest by paying a fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Gettysburg, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
