News from January 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: Patient Services Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Allegedly Serving as a Conduit for Pharmaceutical Companies to Illegally Pay Patient Copayments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Matthew Ramone, 32, of Thoreau, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque today to two charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Atlanta office is highlighting its efforts to combat human trafficking as part of January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month campaign. More information on human trafficking is available at
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Elijah Stevarus Hallman, 30, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 231 months in prison in connection with the armed robberies of two fast food restaurants, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray. Hallman was also ordered to serve three years under supervised release after he is released from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: Department of Justice Files Brief in Support of the Constitutionality of Ohio Law Prohibiting Abortion Providers From Performing an Abortion They Know Is Sought Because of Down Syndrome.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, and Sheriff William D. Snyder of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced that Torrie Chermaine Austin, 35, of Stuart, Florida, was sentenced today to...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: On Jan. 17, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office issued a Decision Record (DR) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on analysis provided in the Reveille Herd Management Area (HMA) Wild Horse Gather Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). The BLM developed the 10-year gather plan to manage wild horses within the Reveille HMA. The EA and DR/FONSI are available online at.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography and distributing the sexually explicit images of children to other Internet users.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House committees with jurisdiction over health care sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia regarding challenges facing workers and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: Patient Services Inc. (PSI), a foundation based in Midlothian, Virginia, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by acting as a conduit to enable certain pharmaceutical companies to provide kickbacks to Medicare patients taking the companies’ drugs by...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on January 6, 2020, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: With one eye on understanding future trends in innovation and the other on how technology can enhance security and save lives, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Jan. 6-10, Las Vegas, NV. With hundreds of exhibitors and panel talks, hosted...
By State Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
Release: More information about New Zealand is available on the New Zealand country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By State Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
Release: More information about Philippines is available on the Philippines Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave" on Tuesday, January 28th at 10 AM in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Angela K. Williams, M.D., 34, of Brentwood, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to one felony charge of fraudulently obtaining oxycodone, a narcotic opioid prescription drug.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a $704,000 research-and-development (R&D) contract to Atlanta-based Georgia Tech Applied Research Center (GTARC) to address a crucial gap in the trustmark framework for the public safety community’s information sharing and safeguarding (IS&S) capabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Francisco Alarcon Badillo, 28, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty on Jan. 17 to selling crystal methamphetamine while employed at the Saratoga Race Course.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua R. Sipe, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 147 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Corsica, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
