News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida -- William Clero, 44 and Cesar Armando Perez Amador, 51, residents of Miami, Florida, were arrested today for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud prescription drug cost savings (coupon) programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Allegedly Kidnapped and Robbed a Man They Met at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Stealing Thousands of Dollars, Narcotics, and Other Property.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that his office has resolved claims that RPh Now, LLC d/b/a/ The Medicine Shoppe of Georgetown failed to abide by recordkeeping requirements of the Controlled Substances Act. RPh Now, LLC will pay $24,500 to resolve the claims and agrees to comply with heightened reporting requirements for a two-year period.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming has sentenced eight defendants charged in a drug distribution case. RAYMOND ARTHUR CARNAHAN, KELLY MILES FINNESSEY, TERRY WILLIAM CLIFFORD, CODY LEE SHUCK, ANTONIO CORTES SAEZ, HEATHER RAE THOMAS, QUINTON MICHAEL CASE, and JENNIFER ANN MOSS were all convicted and sentenced related to their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Columbus, OH - United States Marshal Peter Tobin is pleased to announce that Juan McConnell was arrested March 31, 2021 in Columbus, OH. McConnell was wanted by the Zanesville Police Department on a warrant issued March 5, 2021 from the Zanesville Municipal Court charging McConnell for Attempted Murder, ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Millions of K-12 students in the United States haven’t stepped foot inside of a classroom in over a year, causing long-lasting harm to our nation’s children. Grades are falling, mental health is deteriorating, and working parents are struggling to stay afloat while serving as educators and caregivers ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced loan interest rates for April 2021, which are effective April 1. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - To help visitors plan ahead for temporary road closures that might impact their visit, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has launched a new webpage,.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Santa Fe, N.M. - The dry winter and spring are combining with strong winds to bring wildfire season to many parts of New Mexico already. To help communities throughout the State, the Bureau of Land Management is working with local, State, Federal and Tribal partners and non-governmental organizations to bring an April message to New Mexicans for the 2021 wildfire preparedness campaign: Don’t be fooled, prepare for wildfire.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska-The National Park Service has updated park compendiums for 2021. A compendium - one for each NPS area in Alaska - is a compilation of designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: St. John, USVI - The National Park Service (NPS) will hold a listening session next Thursday to receive public input on the future of Caneel Bay at Virgin Islands National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Julio Polanco Suarez, age 44, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to 70 months’ imprisonment, for conspiring to defraud the government and for committing aggravated identity theft.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Uranium mining in southwest Colorado is as much a part of the region’s history as the iconic Dolores River. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is currently working towards protecting the Dolores River by addressing sedimentation issues stemming from the historic Burro Mines Complex in San Miguel County, Colorado.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK - A Long Island-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The seaman alleged the company fired him for cooperating with investigators and reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard. The explosion occurred on Oct. 20, 2017, off Port Aransas aboard the Buster Bouchard/B. No. 255.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office will be temporarily closing vehicle access to the Panoche Hills Recreation Area in Fresno and San Benito counties effective at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 2. The closure will help prevent unnecessary destruction of plant life and wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, DOMINIC EUGENE HUNT, aka "Dime Sack," 26, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 80 years in prison on numerous firearms, ammunition, and drug-related charges after five years of criminal conduct, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - Nicholas “Nick" Lavrov is embracing the challenge of serving as the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Manager overseeing management of more than 270,000 acres of public land within nine counties in northern California.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Thurmont, Md. - Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, April 2, 2021. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 6 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded North Wind Construction Services (NWCS), LLC of Idaho Falls, ID, a contract to design and construct the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) Facility. The new facility, to be located on the campus of the University of South...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Gregory Wayne Haygood a/k/a “Big", 48, of Jackson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate, to 97 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, ...
