News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Mechanicsville dentist was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid and four dental insurers of approximately $783,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), today issued the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s proposed revision to the rule guiding offshore oil and gas drilling and production known as the Well Control Rule. The rule updates the requirement for equipment and operations for offshore drilling activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On April 26, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Jorge L. Rodríguez-Santos, a.k.a. “Macho" for carjacking resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and using a firearm during a crime of violence causing murder, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: A Ravenna man was indicted for using a firearm while selling fentanyl and cocaine, as well as making a straw purchase of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A disbarred Somerset attorney was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a scheme to defraud an acquaintance of $60,000 and for witness tampering based on his efforts to influence the victim’s testimony at trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Timothy A. Garrison Confirmed as Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for the Western District of Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: A 57-year-old Tacoma man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for two federal felonies involving guns and drug dealing, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. GERALD CLAUDE CARLSON, was convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
Release: April 27, 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites public comment on a revised environmental impact statement (EIS) for the national fruit fly cooperative control program. The draft EIS considers potential environmental impacts from each of ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - After a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General audit examined veterans’ access to care at Missouri VA facilities or through the Choice program-which is intended to expedite care for veterans or give them healthcare options closer to home than their local VA facility-U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is asking for additional details on what the VA is doing to improve Missouri veterans’ healthcare experience.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Sandra Ruballo, 46, of Davie, and Carlos Andres Montoya, 47, of Miramar, have been charged by criminal complaint with participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federally funded Child Care Food Program (CCFP), which provides free and reduced meals to underprivileged children at hundreds of South Florida...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Acadia National Park’s Draft Transportation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is available for public comment for 60 days from April 27 through June 26, 2018. The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to provide feedback on the range of management alternatives and potential environmental impacts identified in the Draft Transportation Plan and EIS.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Kareem Murphy, 36, of Darby, was charged today by indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney William M. McSwain.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 761,200 visitors to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in 2017 spent $22,700,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 299 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $24,100,000.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: At a recent federal court hearing, a jury convicted a man of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault by strangulation. Matthew Berckmann, age 44, was found guilty of charges that stemmed from an October 2017 incident in Haleakalā National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Falsely Represented that his Counterfeit Jewelry was Created by the Late Charles Loloma, Renowned Master Hopi Artist.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A Modesto physician, Sawtantra Kumar Chopra, 71, was arrested today, charged with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. On April 19, 2018, a federal grand jury in Fresno brought a 22-count indictment against Chopra. He was arrested at his home in Modesto.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Juan Sebastian Chavez, 26, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for possessing and producing child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BOSTON -- A Gloucester, Massachusetts, woman was sentenced to prison April 26 in federal court in Boston for her role in a conspiracy to traffic counterfeit steroids and launder money following charges brought from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations(HSI)-led case.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, a time we remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives on the job. The Department of Labor is committed to ensuring safe and healthful workplaces for all American workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Gun Found in Car After Police Chase.
