News from April 2020
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Tennessee - The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway), in response to guidance from the Tennessee Governors Executive Orders 22 and 23, and the Tennessee State Parks, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: MILWAUKEE - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul E. Maxwell and United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Dr. Mehran Heydarpour of Brookfield, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - David Podell, a New Jersey chiropractor, has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he both knowingly billed Medicare for medically-unnecessary viscosupplementation injections and knee braces and that he received illegal kickbacks, the Justice...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Firearms by a Drug User was sentenced on April 6, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s April 2020 Total Water Supply Available forecast for
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Following an investigation by US Park Rangers, a repeat offender who victimized more than 40 hikers and campers was recently sentenced to serve two years in federal prison to follow a 25-month state prison term. Michael Wayne Pickering, age 41, prowled at least four dozen cars at more than seven different trailheads and parking lots in Olympic and Mount Rainier national parks. Pickering must also serve three years of supervised release following prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Hahira, Georgia, man was charged in federal district court with Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today wrote to the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) encouraging the IRS watchdog to engage in a public awareness and education campaign informing Americans of scams and frauds related to the ongoing coronavirus...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that, in coordination with the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has established the South Carolina COVID Strike Team to pursue the prosecution and investigation of Coronavirus fraud schemes, hoarding, and price gouging activities.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Dear President Trump: As the government works to protect Americans from COVID-19, we must ensure that we provide first responders with the resources they need to keep our communities safe during this pandemic. Reports from across the country indicate that first responders do not have the personal protective...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that, in coordination with the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has established the South Carolina COVID Strike Team to pursue the prosecution and investigation of Coronavirus fraud schemes, hoarding, and price gouging activities.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation updated the water supply allocation for Friant Division Central Valley Project contracts for the 2020 contract year. The Friant Division provides water for 15,000 family farms and several cities in the Central Valley. Initial allocations were made on Feb. 25, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Spokane, Washington - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that the Department of Justice is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: FBI Anticipates Rise in Business Email Compromise Schemes Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Today the National Park Service (NPS) received a letter from the Southwest Utah Public Health Department recommending a full closure for Bryce Canyon National Park. Upon receiving this request, Superintendent Linda Mazzu, with the support of the NPS Deputy Director, Operations, David Vela and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, made the decision to close the park until further notice effective 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7th.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko conducted a video briefing for Committee Members on the status of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - MiMedx Group Inc. (MiMedx), a biopharmaceutical company based in Marietta, Georgia that manufactures and sells human tissue grafts, will pay $6.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false commercial pricing disclosures to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Justice Department announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 15 other House Democrats wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today urging him to reject Republican and fossil fuel industry calls for royalty cuts on oil and gas taken from federal lands and waters. Such a move, the authors write, would be illegal, unnecessary, and disconnected from the realities the country faces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: New Jersey Chiropractor Agrees to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Knee Injections and Knee Braces and Related Kickbacks.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2020
News Release: Medford, Oregon - The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains the number one priority of the Bureau of Land Management. In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Oregon public health officials, the BLM Medford District will temporarily close many of its developed recreation facilities to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
