News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A former fugitive from Arkansas who was arrested in Delaware County pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chair Paul Tonko (D-NY) today demanded answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding potential changes to Environmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - The lead defendant in a major south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison, representing the final defendant to be sentenced from the now-dismantled drug trafficking ring.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Interagency News Release. 760-934-2289 (Devils Postpile National Monument). For more info visit: nps.gov/depo. Schedule Changes for Reds Meadow and Devils Postpile Shuttle Bus Services Coming Soon. Beginning Monday, September 9th, the mandatory Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (ESTA) shuttle to Reds Meadow...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chair Paul Tonko (D-NY) today demanded answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding potential changes to Environmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A registered sex offender from Lawrence was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay $5,000 to the fund established by the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Glacier National Park will celebrate the opening of its new astronomical observatory with special events on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the St. Mary Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A North Las Vegas man who was convicted of a federal child pornography charge was sentenced today to 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLIVER JOAN UBIERA MALENO, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to approximately 16 months of imprisonment, time already served, for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Aug. 19, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has sworn in Brandon Lipps as Deputy Under Secretary of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) and Pam Miller as the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Perdue issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - NNAMDI FRANKLIN OJIMBA, 35, has been convicted by a jury of conspiring to commit wire fraud based on his involvement in an on-line romance scam, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 – Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Bette Brand today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding grants for projects in all states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reduce energy costs for farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses and institutions.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has sworn in Brandon Lipps as Deputy Under Secretary of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) and Pam Miller as the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr today announced he will appoint Dr. Kathleen Hawk Sawyer as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Dr. Thomas R. Kane as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Dr. Hawk Sawyer previously served as Director of BOP from 1992 – 2003. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: An orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas was indicted for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Duane "DAK" Kees for the Western District of Arkansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: PCI FlorTech Inc., an Illinois-based commercial flooring contractor, has been charged for its role in a long-running conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for commercial flooring services and products sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced today. PCI FlorTech has agreed to plead ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: A Nigerian man was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme in which more than $8 million was fraudulently billed to Medicare for DME that was not medically necessary.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: There is a significant body of evidence showing that the U.S. economy is strong. The U.S. economy has added millions of jobs, and even long-neglected sectors like manufacturing are having a resurgence.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce identified 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. affiliates that require inclusion on the Entity List, as part of a routine review of all Entity Listings. Since May, the Department has added over one hundred persons or organizations to the Entity List in connection to Huawei. The new restrictions on these affiliates are effective today, August 19th.
