News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On March 29, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted six MS-13 members on charges in connection with their MS-13 gang activities, including racketeering conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; violent crimes in aid of racketeering; use, carry and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial invites Junior Rangers for several upcoming Junior Ranger Day programs. Junior Rangers events are focused on hands-on learning and fun. There will be an activity every last Saturday of the month, from April to July, on various topics such as 1820s pioneer life, our environment, and Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood in Indiana. Are you looking for something fun to do this summer? Come and join us!!.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: TUPELO, MS: To celebrate the National Park Service’s National Park Week and National Junior Ranger Day, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival at the Tupelo Visitor Center on Saturday, April 14, 2018, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. The BioBlitz and Wildlife Festival provide a great opportunity to celebrate wildlife and biodiversity in our community.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury has convicted a woman on felony offenses for submitting false information when applying for a passport in June 2014, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - William M. Broomfield, age 29, of Gulfport, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: One pleaded guilty on first day of trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that VICTOR ESQUIVEL, age 28, of Brownsville, Texas, was sentenced today for charges relating to narcotics trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: BUTTE - Following an eight-day trial with testimony from thirty-two government witnesses, Joseph Brent Loftis, 63, of Corona Del Mar, California, was convicted by a Montana jury of five counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. Loftis faces a maximum of 20 years imprisonment for each count...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Carla Denise Jones, of Volga, West Virginia, admitted today to her role in a firearms theft and sale scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: As the birds come in the Spring,.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 – As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced an enhanced focus on program integrity today, that will include renewed attention on transparency, payment accuracy, fraud and waste prevention, and improved quality control.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: The United States has reached agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and several of its affiliates (together, Barclays) to settle a civil action filed in December 2016 in which the United States sought civil penalties for alleged conduct related to Barclays’ underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A federal court enjoined Riddhi USA Inc., of Ronkonoma, New York, and its owner, Mohd M. Alam, from distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements pending required remedial action, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: Texas-based SightLine Health LLC (SightLine), which operates radiation therapy centers throughout the United States, has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that it knowingly submitted claims to the Medicare program that violated the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today. Together with Integrated Oncology Network Holdings LLC (ION), which acquired SightLine in 2011, SightLine has agreed to pay the government up to $11.5 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: The Justice Department today reached a settlement agreement with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), to ensure that inmates with hearing disabilities are provided effective communication and the opportunity to participate equally in SCDC’s services, programs, and activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: The assistant director of nursing of a Michigan home health agency was sentenced to 36 months in prison today for his role in a scheme involving approximately $1.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health services that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, and that were medically unnecessary and not provided.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A federal jury in the District of New Jersey found the former chief executive officer and the former vice president of a now-bankrupt public air charter operator guilty yesterday for their roles in a scheme to steal millions of dollars in passenger money for future travel from an escrow account, announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted today six MS-13 members, five of whom were unlawfully in the United States, on charges in connection with their MS-13 gang activities, including racketeering conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; violent crimes in aid of racketeering; use, carry and possession of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A federal jury found a Houston physician and the owner of a pain management clinic guilty today for their roles in running a “pill mill” that provided tens of thousands of unlawful prescriptions for millions of doses of opioids and other controlled substances.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve announced today that work will begin this month on a new study that will measure fraud and associated costs in the U.S. payments system and identify the causes and contributing factors to fraud. The study is part of the Federal Reserve's ongoing effort to improve and support payment security throughout the industry, as outlined in the Federal Reserve Next Steps in the Payment Improvement Journey paper released last year.
