News from September 2017
By DOT News Wire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials to make $25 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds available to help Florida address the initial damage resulting from Hurricane Irma. The funds, which will help with repairs on flood-damaged roads and bridges, were approved for release promptly after the request was made by Florida Governor Rick Scott.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Four Philadelphia, Pennsylvania men pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to conspiring to file fraudulent tax refund claims, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - James J. Mattison, age 46, of Fort Edward, New York, appeared today in federal court on charges that he sexually exploited a child.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Salem, Ore. - Access will be limited to the Bureau of Land Management’s Sandy Ridge Recreation Site Sept. 11 to 13 due to a land use permit for use of the parking area and trails. The Sandy Ridge Recreation Site is a great example where BLM facilitates opportunities for development of energy infrastructure, active timber management, and commercial recreation on our public lands that create jobs that help local communities grow.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Edward R. Prestes, 48, of Glen Allen, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the IRS of over $3 million in employment and income taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: United States Files Civil Fraud Complaint Against Former Deutsche Bank Head of Subprime Mortgage Trading.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced recent sentences after convictions for a group of men who were part of a drug trafficking organization operating on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The three codefendants entered guilty pleas in June 2017. The sentences were imposed by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Powers, age 53, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before Chief United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to charges that he filed a false Federal Income Tax Return pertaining to tax year 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: The attached provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that resulted in an estimated $5 million in losses - and caused one victim company to go out of business - was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced recent sentences after convictions for a group of men who were part of a drug trafficking organization operating on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The three codefendants entered guilty pleas in June 2017. The sentences were imposed by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Billy Groce Shipped Illegal Drugs to Carroll County Cooperative for Illegal Resale.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a document that evaluates the potential installation of infrastructure that would make permanent recreational development possible at five sites around Lake Berryessa. An Environmental Assessment released Monday proposes to authorize infrastructure...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is accepting public comments on the draft Pinedale Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment to determine the appropriate management of the federal fluid minerals estate for 5,120 split-estate acres located about seven miles southeast of Bondurant, Wyoming.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District, Kemmerer Field Office, in coordination with Uinta County Fire Department, is fighting a wildfire approximately 13 miles northeast of Evanston, which has burned an estimated 1,592 acres. A unified command has been established.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The fifth and final defendant charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that resulted in an estimated $5 million in losses - and caused one victim company to go out of business - was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 7, 2017, LaTanya Ghee, (age: 51) of Milwaukee, was sentenced to one year in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On April 18, 2017, Ghee pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 286. Ghee was also ordered to pay restitution of $84,734 to the government.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 11, 2017 - Texans recovering from Hurricane Harvey could be eligible for disaster food benefits from the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the availability of Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kirksville, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling more than $380,000 from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in Columbia, Mo.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at a Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) checkpoint.
