News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Hjestie Olitta Sommer, age 40, of Fayetteville, was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $1,900.00 fine on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Brandon Michael Council, age 32, of Wilson, North Carolina, will make his initial appearance in a South Carolina courtroom at a hearing set for Thursday afternoon, Sept. 14, 2017, at 2:30 P.M. at the McMillan Federal Building in Florence, South Carolina, 401 West Evans Street, Florence, South Carolina, 29501.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A former employee of a medical practice in Williamsburg was indicted by a federal grand jury today on fraud charges for allegedly embezzling over $500,000 from her employer.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 13, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States Virgin Islands to buy hot foods with their benefits through Nov. 13.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that the Department of Homeland Security has issued a binding directive barring Kaspersky Lab software from Federal networks...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) established a two-year alliance today to raise awareness of how workers are exposed to diisocyantes, and promote safe practices for their use in the polyurethane industry.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Utah quarterly oil and gas lease sale generated $14,837 in bonus bids, rentals and filing fees. The competitive bids were for approximately 4,100 acres of the nearly 14,950 acres offered.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former New Jersey resident has been convicted in federal court for one count of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Join the Bureau of Land Management to discover the trail that led to riches, but found itself shrouded in turmoil. On Saturday, Sept. 16, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center hosts the Pioneer Trail Trek program, “Encounters along the Bozeman Trail."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyannis man associated with the Nauti-Block gang was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in trafficking large quantities of heroin throughout Cape Cod.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Democratic members of the House Natural Resources Committee joined in condemnation of today’s just-concluded markup of a bill that weakens public safety, unnecessarily deregulates gun silencers and makes it harder for federal authorities to regulate armor-piercing bullets.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Jose Rafael Camacho-Ontiveros, the alleged leader of a Mexican heroin trafficking organization, was extradited to the United States by Mexico yesterday and made his first appearance in federal court this afternoon.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: The attached provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Contact: Public Information Officer. Number: 206-553-1162. @DEASeattleDiv. ANCHORAGE - On Sept. 12, 2017, a federal grand jury in Anchorage returned a series of indictments charging individuals with fentanyl trafficking and other criminal offenses. Fentanyl, sometimes known on the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Noble U. Ezukanma, 57, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle to 200 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $34,003,151.24 in restitution for his role in an over $50 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SUPRENIA WASHINGTON, age 61, ERICA EDWARDS, age 32, both of New Orleans, and JEFF KOON, age 44, of Lockport, were sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to healthcare fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: For Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation of Minors and Other Crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former wedding photographer in Raymore, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for a fraud scheme to dupe dozens of women into having sex - which he recorded - under the guise they were rehearsing for a pornography movie.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury sitting in Columbus, Georgia returned a guilty verdict today against a U.S. postal worker for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney G. F. Peterman III for the Middle District of Georgia.
