News from September 2017
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2017
News Release: Two serious accidents occurred this weekend at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Kane County, Utah.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Sept. 13, 2017, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Sidney J. Charles, Jr., age 50, of Levelland, Texas, to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud. The District Court also entered orders of forfeiture and restitution in the amount of $249,706.30.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man has been sentenced for illegal gun possession related to an armed robbery that he committed at a gas station convenience store. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response. Homestead, Fla. - The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have partnered at Everglades National Park’s Gulf Coast District to clean up after Hurricane Irma. The Gulf Coast District is located on the west side of...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An engineer who worked for a defense contractor was sentenced this morning to 60 months in federal prison for selling sensitive satellite information he stole from his employer to a person he believed to be an agent of a Russian intelligence service.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Ari Elias Baum, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the Social Security Administration (SSA) concerning his eligibility to receive disability benefits before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing heroin.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Release Number: R4 DR-4337-FL NR 008 For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If you live in one of the disaster-designated Florida counties and experienced property damage or loss directly caused by Hurricane Irma, register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster assistance – even if you have insurance. This can be an important step to begin the process of recovery.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues coordinating the efforts of the federal family, working alongside state, Commonwealth, tribal, territorial, and local emergency responders to help address the immediate needs of survivors following Hurricane Irma.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Floridians begin the cleanup process after Hurricane Irma, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urges everyone to know the best way to remove debris from their property.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As the reentry process for the Lower Keys begins, FEMA stresses the importance of following guidance from your local officials. Currently only residents, business owners, disaster workers, and supply vehicles with appropriate identification, or re-entry stickers, will be permitted to enter.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today a $4.8 million contract award to the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) of Herndon, Virginia, to apply cutting-edge ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Maria advances toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Jose approaches the northeastern United States, residents and visitors in potentially affected areas should review their preparations. Always remember, listen to the instructions of state, tribal, territorial, commonwealth, and local officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (ADHSS) has agreed to pay the United States $2,489,999 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced today. Until 2008, SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that CitiFinancial Credit Company, as successor to CitiFinancial Auto Corporation, has agreed to pay $907,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 164 cars owned by SCRA protected servicemembers without ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: A 43-year-old man was sentenced in the District of Maryland to 21 months in prison for mail fraud in connection with a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen M. Schenning for the District of Maryland.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Chancler Encalade, 20, pleaded guilty today to assaulting a man because of the victim’s sexual orientation, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Texas, and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Dallas Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: Fengyi Zhou, a resident of Syosset, New York, and the owner of a business specializing in Asian works of art, was sentenced today to two years of imprisonment for one count of information of wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act for illegally trafficking horns from endangered black rhinoceros, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS, L.C., (the Company), headquartered in Lehi, Utah, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal misdemeanor charges regarding its illegal trafficking of rosewood oil and spikenard oil in violation of the Lacey Act and the Endangered ...
