News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an American Samoan woman has been sentenced in federal court for filing approximately 200 fraudulent tax returns on behalf of other individuals living in American Samoa seeking over $1 million in fraudulent returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES TURNER, also known as “Rell" and “CJ," 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Michael Philip Auld (30, Ocala) today pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with distribution of child pornography. Because Auld already has a 2008 federal conviction for possession of child pornography, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years, up to 40 years, in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm & Possession of a Firearm in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two executives at a South Los Angeles company that offered alcohol and drug abuse treatment services were arrested this morning on federal charges that allege they defrauded the Medi-Cal program by submitting bills seeking more than $2 million for services that did not qualify for reimbursement or simply were never provided.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it will hold a meeting of the Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC)/Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC). The public is welcome to attend the meeting which will occur on May 21 and 22, 2018, at the BLM Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101. On May 21, the RAC will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On May 22, the RAC will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office and its partners invite the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly constructed Third Flats Trailhead to celebrate four new trails in the Bangs Canyon Recreation Area. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 6.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Daniel Hunt, 41, of Lockport, NY, with being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition, and with possessing a stolen firearm. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gary Auerswald, 61, Edgerton, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes withheld from his employees’ paychecks. Auerswald pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison on March 30, 2018.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Editor's Note: This was cross-posted from Argonne National Laboratory.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) released the following statements regarding the agreement reached concerning the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Chinese Citizen Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Smuggling Related to Dietary Supplement Scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: “Today our Committee is honored to welcome Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to testify on recent trade actions, particularly the section 232 determinations on steel and aluminum. Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us. We look forward to your testimony, which is very timely with tariffs set to take effect on aluminum and steel tomorrow.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Plymouth man was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with anonymously stalking a woman by text message and social media for more than two years, including throughout the 14-months that they dated.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - The United States Attorney’s Office in Hawaii, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 8-14, 2018, is participating with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in a Financial Literacy Fair on April 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Tamarind Park at Bishop...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two executives at a South Los Angeles company that offered alcohol and drug abuse treatment services were arrested this morning on federal charges that allege they defrauded the Medi-Cal program by submitting bills seeking more than $2 million for services that did not qualify for reimbursement or simply were never provided.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) has given Bechtel National (BNI), the contractor for the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), an, according to a recently released award fee scorecard. While BNI achieved some key performance milestones during the performance period, the scorecard also outlines several areas for improvement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Stamatios “Tom" Kousisis, 60 of Downingtown, PA and Emanouel “Manny" Frangos, 41, of Campbell, OH, along with Alpha Painting & Construction Co., Inc., of Baltimore MD, and Liberty Maintenance, Inc., of Youngstown, OH were charged today by Indictment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury convicted three men, last week, for their roles in a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of underage girls. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Parthava Behesht Nejad, 82, of Springfield, Oregon, was sentenced today to five years probation for concealing income in order to qualify for welfare benefits. Nejad was also ordered to pay more than $309,000 in restitution and forfeiture and must complete 300 hours of community service.
