News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at the Senate Finance Committee hearing to address opioid and substance-abuse disorders in Medicare, Medicaid and human services programs...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Michael (also known as Mickey) A. Prisley, 52, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to submit false claims for income tax refunds with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As part of the plea, Prisley agreed to pay more than $250,000 in restitution to the IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The financial manager of Atius Technology Institute (“Atius"), a privately owned, non-accredited school specializing in information technology courses, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to bribe a public official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in exchange for the public...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - A federal jury yesterday found Matthew Berckmann, 44, guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault of his spouse by strangulation. The verdict came a few hours after a four and a half day trial. Berckmann faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years on each count when he is sentenced on August 6, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: On Friday, April 13, 2018, law enforcement in Albany County, Wyoming was conducting drug interdiction. As a result, police identified a vehicle they suspected contained controlled substances. A search warrant was executed on the vehicle that resulted in the location and seizure of approximately 35 pounds of suspected methamphetamine; one kilogram of suspected heroin and one kilogram of suspected fentanyl. This case remains under investigation.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) today issued a renewal of Agreement to the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices. The Agreement, entitled “Engaging States on Critical Issues Related to Radioactive Waste and Materials Disposition at DOE Facilities" was renewed for a five-year period of performance beginning April 23, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter with eight House Democratic colleagues to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today questioning the haste with which the Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving the country closer to drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Allen Johnson, age 35, of Baltimore City, Maryland, on charges relating to his possession of a firearm that discharged while Baltimore City Police Officers were placing him into custody. Johnson was prohibited from possessing a firearm at the time because ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Program aimed to improve visitor access on the Highway 140 corridor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A felon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to six months’ imprisonment, followed by three years’ supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston-area man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Quick Change Bandit. The Littleton, Aurora, and Grand Junction Police Departments, along with the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, are investigating the following bank robberies: Wells Fargo Bank. 5601 South Broadway. Littleton, Colorado. April 2, 2018. U.S. Bank. 2990 S Peoria St. Aurora, CO...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of four schools that enrolled hundreds of foreign nationals who fraudulently obtained immigration documents allowing them to remain in the United States as “students" - even though they rarely, if ever, attended classes - was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit more than $450,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GARRET TEMPLETON, age 33, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy throughout the New Orleans area. Specifically, TEMPLETON pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Umar Adeyola, 48, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Stole more than $110,000 from Vigo County taxpayers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane announced that RONNETTE BROWN, 45, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid program.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today, RASHEM SANTA PERRY, 26, of Ahoskie was sentenced in United States District Court today. The charges stem from a search of the defendant’s residence on May 5, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Families and children of all ages are invited to join Grand Teton National Park rangers and naturalists Saturday, April 28 to participate in Junior Ranger Day. This year’s event, titled “Make Your Splash," will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic River Act. Junior Ranger Day will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose. The event is free and open to the public.
