News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has returned two indictments charging seven Nigerian nationals with federal charges ranging from wire fraud to identity theft arising from their operation of online romance fraud schemes that cost users of American dating websites over $1.5 million in losses. Federal agents have arrested five of the seven defendants - two defendants remain at-large. The indictments were partially unsealed earlier today.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are profoundly concerned about your planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since you became president, you have consistently berated and alienated America’s NATO allies, the countries with which our ties are strongest. At the same time, you have repeatedly praised...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Joni Seay announced today that a vessel speed limit of 13 knots through the water will be implemented at Point Carolus in park waters at the mouth of Glacier Bay to protect numerous humpback whales that have been sighted in this area. During...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Vidal Sheen, 58, St. Louis County, Missouri, pled guilty to obstructing an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") regarding whether he billed the Medicare program and private insurers for “face to face" office visits performed on dates when he was actually traveling outside of Missouri, and sometimes traveling outside of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: RAPID CITY, SD - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that the United States has reached a settlement agreement with a Rapid City landlord to resolve a lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of sex and familial status, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Emily Moerdermo Fu, a metro Atlanta realtor and businesswoman, who defrauded clients out of more than $22 million dollars over a 2-year period, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on July 12, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Election Security, released the following statement on Special Counsel Mueller’s 12 indictments related to Russia interfering in the 2016 Presidential Campaign...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Visitors to Buffalo National River often asked questions about the quality of the water, including “Is it safe to drink?" and “What’s with all the algae?" The park reminds all visitors to be aware of their surroundings and use best practices on the river, so everyone has a safe and enjoyable visit.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a multitude of proposed changes to strengthen and modernize Medicare for the beneficiaries that rely upon it.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent a letter today seeking further information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the process it uses to review grant solicitations and applications.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray, D-Wash., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today issued a report revealing how Michael Cohen, the president’s then-personal lawyer, was pressing Novartis’ then-CEO to take up an investment opportunity that would benefit Russian-linked Columbus Nova.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following the release of a report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General which found that former HHS Secretary Tom Price badly misused taxpayer dollars during his tenure...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
Release: Corpus Christi, Tex. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) this morning at the security screening checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - SOUTHWEST ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS, PLLC; ANTHONY CRUSE, D.O.; R.J. LANGERMAN, JR., D.O.; DANIEL J. JONES, M.D.; MEHDI ADHAM, M.D.; DEREK WEST, D.O.; BRIAN LEVINGS, D.O.; SHANE HUME, D.O.; BRAD REDDICK, D.O.; and KRISTOPHER AVANT, D.O., have agreed to pay $670,000 to settle civil claims...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -Chief United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Joseph Laurence Bonds, a/k/a/ Joe, a/k/a Yo Gotti, age 36, to 90 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang’s Greenmount Avenue Regime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GARY DAVIS, a/k/a “Libertas," was extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United States. DAVIS was arrested in January 2014 for charges arising out of his role as a member of the administrative...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: PRICE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management, Price Field Office has developed an Environmental Assessment (EA) to address public safety concerns at the Morrison Knudsen (MK) Tunnels.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: DENVER - Christopher Paul Kelly, age 52, of Colorado Springs, Colorado was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to serve 20 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS - Criminal Investigation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent a letter today seeking further information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the process it uses to review grant solicitations and applications.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
