News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr to raise concerns about his handling of Special Counsel Mueller’s report and to call for any summaries that may have been prepared by the Special Counsel to be released to the public. This letter ...
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Zoe Lofgren, Chairwoman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship; Pramila Jayapal, Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERT SORRENTINO, DDS and ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGICAL ASSOCIATES P.C. have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and have agreed to pay more than $252,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Former CEO of Tennessee Pain Management Company Convicted for Role in Approximate $4 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Appomattox Court House NHP News. April 4, 2019, 2019 Contact: Alyssa Holland. Release Date: Immediate Phone No: 434-352-8987 Ext. 234. Appomattox Court House NHP Seeks Volunteers. for American Battlefield Trust Park Day. Appomattox, VA-On Saturday, April 20th, 2019, Appomattox Court House NHP will participate...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Elk numbers in Yellowstone National Park’s northern herd are fewer compared to last year, however the population remains above the 10-year average and other recent counts. Low calf survival will likely impact the population over the next two years, according to a population survey conducted last month.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management invites interested members of the public to two meetings next week regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to analyze and disclose environmental impacts associated with the proposed 10-year renewal of the Burning Man Special Recreation...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that, in its continued efforts to support the commitments in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office participated in Advocacy Day for Access and Independence 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Multi-Conspirator Crime Spree Involved Armed Robbery of a U.S. Mail Carrier, Mail Theft, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Leonard Espree, 55, formerly of Lafayette, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. for stealing nearly $300,000 from three finance companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the Grape Street Crips gang was found guilty today by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute heroin, and other drug crimes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Pleaded Guilty to Laundering $13 Million in Hard Narcotics Proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Jose Reyes-Delgado, 57, a Mexican national residing in Fresno, charging him with failure to register or update his registration as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Cheikh Ahmet Tidiane Cisse, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal charges in connection with a scheme in which Cisse allegedly filed fraudulent claims for Social Security benefits using fictitious identities and the identities of actual individuals, and attempted to collected over $236,000. The indictment was returned on April 3, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 2, 2019, a federal grand jury issued an indictment against Scott E. Billington (age: 28) and Kody E. Gurske (age: 23) both of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Leonard Espree, 55, formerly of Lafayette, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. for stealing nearly $300,000 from three finance companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to four years and three months (51 months) of imprisonment and three years of supervised release in federal court for two charges of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart, joined by FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nick Boshears, Pittsburgh Field Office, FBI Assistant Section Chief Brian Herrick, Violent Crimes Against Children, and West Virginia State Police Sergeant James Kozik, Internet Crimes Against Children...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on reports that the administration would soon announce a summit with China to complete a trade agreement...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN DEPPERT, 64, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of theft of government property related to a scheme to steal benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA").
