News from October 2017
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Dr. Jack Michel, Owner of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, LLC, the Florida nursing home that lost 14 residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma, after the facility’s air conditioning failed. The letter requests a detailed briefing and documents from the owner of the facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former resident of Old Tappan, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for evading personal income taxes on more than $400,000 in income in 2013, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Going-to- the-Sun Road will reopen to Avalanche from the West Entrance by 12 pm on October 21. Going-to- the-Sun Road access from the St. Mary entrance is currently to Rising Sun.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: A Ravenna man previously convicted of domestic violence was indicted for having eight firearms and and more than 1,300 rounds of ammunition, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today the sentencings of two defendants with prior felony convictions for federal firearms and narcotics crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment yesterday against Juhun Merrell Brown, 42, of Sacramento, charging him with escaping from custody, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Stanislav Nazarov, 46, a dual citizen of Israel and Russia, has been extradited from Israel to face charges in an indictment accusing him of taking part in an international money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Colette Arne, 66, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of oxymorphone, a Schedule II controlled substance before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Burlington man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking three women for sex and threatening them with violence.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Dr. Jack Michel, Owner of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, LLC, the Florida nursing home that lost 14 residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma, after the facility’s air conditioning failed. The letter requests a detailed briefing and documents from the owner of the facility.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter asking Chairman Trey Gowdy to join him in sending a letter demanding all documents the White House is currently withholding in response to the Committee’s bipartisan request on the use of personal email by the President’s top White House aides in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: On Oct. 11, 2017 Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and Spioenkop Nature Reserve in South Africa signed a five year “Sister Park" Agreement. This agreement allows for intellectual exchange, international cooperation, sharing ways to enrich visitor experiences, and enhance training of park staff.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Georgia man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud Framingham-based Staples Inc. of more than $1.4 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Humana, CVS Health, Aetna, Anthem, and Express Scripts requesting documents and information about recent reports that insurance companies...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Three Arrested in Connection with Human Trafficking Operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two Columbia, Mo., men have been charged in federal court, in separate cases, with illegally possessing firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LAZANDY DANIELS, age 40, of the St. Roch neighborhood, was sentenced yesterday for his role in distributing kilograms of cocaine in the New Orleans area. Following a three-day trial, a jury found DANIELS guilty of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride (powder) and 28 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack"); and two counts relating to the distribution of crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A pair of Harrisonburg residents, who formerly owned and managed a Peruvian-themed restaurant in the city, pleaded guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg to federal harboring charges, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Chelsea S. Rice has been selected to receive the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest honors the Justice Department bestows upon its employees.
