News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that additional bank fraud charges have been filed against an Alaska woman who allegedly defrauded an Anchorage medical practice of at least $550,000.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perspectives on Reform of the CFIUS Review Process."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Antoine Edwards, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to 66 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - All 24 Energy and Commerce Democrats sent a letter today to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing serious concerns regarding HHS’ recent decision to, against longstanding Congressional intent, rescind existing guidance on the rights of Medicaid beneficiaries...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) checkpoint this morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A 20-count indictment was unsealed today following the arrest of one of two defendants charged in an unemployment benefits fraud and an identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Landon Dupree, a 32-year-old resident of Poplar, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris presided over the hearing.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: In Wednesday’s hearing to mark up the House Agriculture Committee’s partisan Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2), Ranking Member Collin Peterson addressed the threats facing American farmers following the Administration’s actions on trade, and the need for certainty given a potentially significant...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 18, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding China’s announcement of duties of almost 179 percent on U.S. sorghum imports: “The international grain market is about the freest market there is, and it is ludicrous to even ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 18, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding approval of the 2018 Farm Bill by the House Committee on Agriculture: “I commend Chairman Conaway and the House Committee on Agriculture for passing a comprehensive Farm Bill ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury for the District of Nevada has returned an indictment yesterday, charging a former Las Vegas, Nevada, realtor with tax evasion, corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the internal revenue laws, making a false statement to a bank and failure to file tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed Ilene J. Lashinsky as the U.S. Trustee for Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma (Region 20) for an interim period, and Paul A. Randolph as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Kentucky and Tennessee (Region 8), the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST) announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions released the following statement on the passing of former first lady Barbara Bush: “Barbara Bush was a symbol around the country—and across the world—of dignity, humanity and strength,” Attorney General Sessions said. “She spoke her mind and used her position and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Three men from the southwest Kansas area were convicted today on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division John Gore; Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Jerry Lynn Gragg Jr., 41, a former police officer with the Savanna Police Department in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, was sentenced today in federal court in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to 100 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. Gragg previously pleaded guilty to one count of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Two former police officers of the Flint Police Department (FPD) pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to conspiring to commit theft from an organization receiving federal funds, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: A Salinas, California, resident pleaded guilty today to conspiring to file fraudulent claims for income tax refunds, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse for the Northern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: The fifth defendant to plead guilty in a multi-state dog fighting case was sentenced today in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, for his role in dog fighting activities that took place in New Jersey and Virginia. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2018
News Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dorian Wills, 52, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to tax evasion before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 18, 2018
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