News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Jacky Lynn McComber, formerly Jacky Lynn Kimmel age 48, of Elkridge, Maryland, on the federal charges of submitting false claims and making false statements, in connection with the hours she claimed to have worked on a federal contract. McComber...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey physician and his medical practice will pay $106,255 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Samuel Joseph Chee, 26, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced in federal court today to a year and a half in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon. Chee pleaded guilty on Oct. 8, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Shane Thompson, 46, of Rumney, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl and cocaine.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: Today, the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, revoked the license that was issued to Specially Designated National Dan Gertler on Jan. 15, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Brecksville, OH - To improve the park experience for all visitors to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP), the National Park Service (NPS) wants to hear from the public. Input is needed to help identify key issues and opportunities that will help planners come up with ways to enhance future park enjoyment and protect the park’s natural and cultural environment.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: NIAGARA, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Niagara Falls International Airport as part of the agency’s continued efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: KANAB, Utah - Construction for facility improvements at the Wire Pass Trailhead is scheduled to begin on March 10, 2021 and continue through the end of May. The project is located in Kane County along House Rock Valley Road, approximately 40 miles east of Kanab, on public lands managed by the BLM Kanab Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dmitry Royzman, will pay $128,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he illegally claimed subsidies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD") while renting an apartment to his mother-in-law in violation of the program’s requirements.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The second defendant named in a federal grand jury indictment surrendered today to face charges stemming from a scheme that used bogus transcripts, ghostwritten admissions essays and imposters who took standardized tests to help foreigners gain admission to colleges, allowing them to fraudulently obtain student visas to enter or remain in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: A Talala man who knowingly wrote counterfeit checks to purchase vehicles at dealerships in Tulsa, Sand Springs, and Collinsville was sentenced in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: SALEM, MA - In celebration of Salem Women’s History Day, join us for a virtual program, “Unsung Heroes: Black Women in Essex County," at 1:00p.m. on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Presented in partnership with Essex Heritage this program is free, but registration is required.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
Release: Today in London, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joined meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, and President-Designate of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Alok Sharma.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: You’re going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the brakes, and within a fraction of a second of the impact an airbag inflates, saving you from serious injury or even death.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: PAGE, Arizona - The Department of the Interior will implement a spring disturbance flow at Glen Canyon Dam March 15 to 26, 2021. The operation will coincide with required maintenance on the concrete apron downstream of the dam and powerplant. The spring disturbance flow will not affect the monthly or annual release volumes from Lake Powell.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack designated four North Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent disasters may be eligible for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, woman convicted of Interference with Commerce by Robbery was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that on Friday, March 5, 2021, after a three-day trial, a federal jury found Crystal Hardy, 38, and Christopher Kelly, 43, both of Laconia, guilty of conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, methamphetamine. The jury also found Kelly guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2021
News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will be making safety improvements to the popular Creekside Terrace Trailhead at Fort Ord National Monument in Monterey County. Maintenance staff will be installing speed bumps to slow drivers entering from Creekside Terrace Road, adding gravel to help designate...
