News from April 2018
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Another major phase of the South Rim Roads Improvement Project is set to begin this week, when contractors begin paving Village Loop Drive. This work, starting Thursday, April 19, is expected to take three to three-and-a-half weeks from start to finish.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: For most Americans, filing tax returns is as much of a chore as spring cleaning. Fortunately, this Tax Day is the last time Americans will use the nation’s three-decade-old tax system, and moving forward - thanks to Republicans in the Senate, the House and the executive branch - will file based on a tax code that provides...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Melinda Ray McCardle, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to making a false statement, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Government Withdrew From Plea Agreement After Defendant Assaulted Another Inmate.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - On April 11, 2018, a federal jury convicted London physician Dr. Anis Chalhoub of health care fraud. The jury returned its guilty verdict after twelve days of trial, during which it heard evidence that Dr. Chalhoub defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurers by implanting medically unnecessary pacemakers in his patients and causing the unnecessary procedures and follow-up care to be billed to health insurance programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Failing to Have Proper Equipment on Bike Leads to Arrest and Discovery of Meth.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 16, 2018, Linda S. Ward, 55, of Caryville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Her sentencing hearing is set for 10:00 a.m., August 6, 2018, in U.S. District Court. She faces a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: (LEWISTOWN, Mont.) - Prescribed fires are often designed to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest and rangeland health conditions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom has announced that the iconic whalebone gate at the Captain Edward Penniman House in Eastham has been removed for public safety. The gate was in a deteriorated condition and was in danger of falling. Park staff will consult with conservators and educators to discuss options for stabilizing the bones or obtaining a new gate in the future.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, MS - Nakita Marie Piernas, 29, of Pass Christian, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 92 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith. Piernas was also ordered to pay an $8,000.00 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released version 1.1 of its popular Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, more widely known as the Cybersecurity Framework.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced today the appointment of Shawn Bennett as Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Oil and Natural Gas. As DAS for Oil and Natural Gas, Mr. Bennett will administer oil and gas programs, including research and development, analysis, and natural gas regulation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Steven Allen Baldwin, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland was ordered to pay back nearly $10,000 for committing bank fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, today named the Office’s new executive leadership team and announced a restructuring of the Office’s Criminal Division that will allow the office to best effectuate the Administration’s priorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Erron Deon Robinson, age 32, of District Heights, Maryland today to ten years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made a $25 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support energy sector cybersecurity. Under this FOA, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability’s Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program will seek applications to conduct research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) for innovative approaches to advance cyber resilient energy delivery systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months of probation and 10 months of home confinement on her conviction of conspiring to possess and distribute opiate painkillers, oxycodone and oxymorphone, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
Release: ITHACA, NY - Twenty future guide dogs had an opportunity to practice going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) Monday night (April 16) so that they would be more familiar with the checkpoint screening process when they do need to catch a flight once they are paired with someone who is blind or sight impaired.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: As part of a multi-year project, SEAC will be returning to Fort Frederica National Park (FOFR) next week to conduct a geophysical survey. Located on St. Simons Island, FOFR encompasses an 18th century British fort that was originally established by James Oglethorpe to protect the newly founded colony...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Tynisha Martin Kadiri, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, on charges of assisting in the filing of false income tax returns and failure to file corporate tax returns.
