News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Beckley man pled guilty today to his role in a mail theft and counterfeit check cashing conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Shawn Meadows, 30, entered his guilty plea to uttering counterfeit securities.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to follow-up on the Committee’s initial request for information related to Administrator Pruitt’s official travel. Additionally, the Committee is evaluating a lease agreement between Administrator Pruitt and Ms. Vicki Hart.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that an Anchorage woman has been sentenced in federal court for embezzling nearly $200,000 from a local union.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: U.S. beef exports to Indonesia reached a record $53.7 million in 2017, up 37 percent from the previous year, thanks in large part to policy changes advocated by FAS that have made it easier for U.S. exporters to ship their products there. To capitalize on the potential of this rapidly growing market, FAS is partnering with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to build local awareness of the variety and quality of U.S. meats.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John F. Grasso, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the United States Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, New York Field Division, announced that GERARD SCPARTA, a former New York City Police...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns and structuring cash payments to avoid reporting requirements, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Lecelle Montgomery, age 71, of Bluffton, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston for one count of Bank Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2). United States District Judge Richard Gergel, of Charleston, sentenced Montgomery to 60 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release and mandatory restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Benjamin J. Katz and Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9604 and (619) 546-9714.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter calling on President Donald Trump to finally implement the recommendation made nearly nine months ago by his own Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Farmingdale, New Jersey, man today admitted perpetrating a long-running scheme to defraud investment clients out of millions of dollars, forging an attorney’s signature without authorization in connection with that scheme, and preparing false tax returns for his clients, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Travis Guerriera, 28, of Olcott, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography and cyberstalking, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - Landscape industry associations and employers are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to sponsor one-hour, safety stand-down events to educate employees on landscaping hazards, and preventing heat-related illnesses. The events will be held at worksites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi on April 17-18, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kamesha Sherrail Claypool, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) has convened a hearing entitled “Financing Overseas Development: The Administration’s Proposal." Live webcast and witness testimony is available HERE.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Liliya Dzyuba, 42, a Ukraine National and citizen of Canada, pleaded guilty to bulk cash smuggling before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: (PINDALE, Wyo.) - The Bureau of Land Management will host the combined Pinedale Anticline Project Area wildlife, air, water and operator planning meetings on Thursday, April 26, at the BLM Pinedale Field Office, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, WY, from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 55-year-old resident of Pettus has been ordered to federal prison following his admission that he attempted to meet two underage boys for the purpose of sex, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Darrell Freeze pleaded guilty Oct. 30, 2017, to one count of online solicitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthetist Indicted for Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of Texas pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
