News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Oct. 16, 2018, a federal grand jury in Portland charged retired attorney Bruce L. Lamon, of Hillsboro, Oregon, with evading $744,000 in personal income taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: Case involved dozens of pharmacy burglaries across the Southeast and trafficking in the stolen pills.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Robert M. Duncan, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announces his support and encouragement for the DEA and Lexington Police Department, in their National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 27th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The DEA and local agencies...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is pleased to announce the selection of Peter Cizmadia as an Artist-in-Residence. Cizmadia is a visual artist who specializes in stenciling, photography and painting to build mixed media artwork. He spends significant time traveling and finding...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: On Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, the last of four defendants was sentenced for his role in a narcotics importation and distribution ring, operating in Miami-Dade and Osceola Counties, involving an analogue of the powerful opioid fentanyl, as well as n-ethylpentalone.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior announced a dramatic expansion of the federal government’s key program that provides tribes with access to national crime information databases, the Justice Department’s Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: CALAIS, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to provide feedback on Saint Croix Island International Historic Site’s Draft Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect for Disposing of the McGlashan-Nickerson House (Draft EA). The Draft EA is available for public comment through Nov. 30, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Elyssa Shalla, park ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, has been selected as a recipient of the Intermountain Region 2018 Freeman Tilden Award. The award was created to stimulate and reward creative thinking that results in positive impacts upon the preservation of the parks and the visiting public. Shalla was specifically recognized for creating the "Towers & Type " program at the park.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: On Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) notified the Committee of a breach of a system associated with healthcare.gov, the website created for Obamacare enrollment. According to CMS, the breach affected approximately 75,000 individuals through...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Calvert Baker, 36, of Whippoorwill, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver to 30 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release. Baker, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Calvert Baker, 36, of Whippoorwill, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver to 30 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release. Baker, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2018
News Release: Luray, Virginia: From season to season and year to year, change is always a constant at Shenandoah National Park. In 2016, to celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park asked local photographers to investigate the forces of change in the Park by reshooting a series of historic photographs. The result is a stunning glimpse into how the Park has changed and how it has remained the same since its establishment.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2018
News Release: Winter operations at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument begins Nov. 1, 2018 and ends on Feb. 28, 2019. The Thomas Condon Paleontology Visitor Center, in the Sheep Rock Unit, will be open 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. The visitor center will be closed on Sundays and Mondays as well as all federal holidays.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm. This pest has cost U.S. producers tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses. Thanks to rigorous control ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: A former lobbyist was charged in an indictment with obstructing justice in connection with an ongoing federal investigation and proceedings concerning a multi-million dollar high-yield investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when billions of dollars in federal disaster relief poured into the Gulf Coast region, which opened opportunities for criminals to exploit people during vulnerable times. The NCDF, a ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you for that kind introduction and thank you to the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) for the honor of joining you this morning as a keynote speaker. Let me also recognize this year’s conference chair, Juge Gregg, who has done a remarkable job coordinating SEER’s 26th Annual Fall Conference.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: Universal American Mortgage Company LLC (UAMC) has agreed to pay the United States $13.2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it complied with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance requirements in connection with certain loans, the Department of Justice announced today. UAMC is a mortgage lender headquartered in Miami, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: A Centreville, Virginia man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed in Alexandria, Virginia, today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, and FBI Director Christopher Wray made the announcement after the charges were unsealed.
