News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), a health care system which operates several dental clinics in the Southern Tier of New York and in Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2.7 million dollars to resolve False Claim Act allegations. Under the settlement, the federal government will receive approximately $1.3 million dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man for making a false statement to a firearms dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A prescribing physician with SKS, Inc. has been sentenced in federal court to two years’ probation and fined $5,500 on her conviction of unlawfully prescribing buprenorphine and health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: TUSKEGEE, Ala. - Beginning May 28, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail will reopen the Lowndes and Montgomery Interpretive Centers at a reduced capacity. Hours of operation will be Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Trail grounds are open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
By DOE Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an investment of up to $14.5 million for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used to recycle single-use plastics like plastic bags, wraps, and films. This funding directed toward plastics recycling technologies advances the DOE’s...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: A man who sexually abused a young child starting in 2003 pleaded guilty Monday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Andrew Samuel Daniel Gossai was sentenced in federal court today to 226 months in prison for supplying the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of 45-year old Derrick Hotchkiss, a longtime rugby player for the San Diego Old Aztecs Rugby Football Club.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for lying about her role with a Worcester-based employment agency while testifying before a federal grand jury.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Keith Delmas Thomas to 70 months in prison Monday. The 30-year-old St. Louis County, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2021
Release: Windsor Locks, Conn. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a female soldier from carrying a firearm onto her flight at Bradley International Airport (BDL) on Monday, May 24. It was the second firearm detected at BDL this year.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2021
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER ASHKENAZI: Very briefly. It’s an honor and pleasure to have my friend the Secretary of State for his first official visit in Israel and welcoming him on behalf of the government and the people of Israel. The United States is our closest ally. I’m committed, as I’m sure the Secretary,...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is hosting a Twitter Chat with its recruiters, Wednesday, May 26, beginning at 1 p.m. (CST) in an effort to address commonly asked questions of individuals interested in becoming a Special Agent with the DEA. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session are encouraged to submit a question using the hashtag #AskDEA or #DEASARecruiter. The Twitter Chat can be found under @DEAOmahaDiv and @DEAHQ.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An inmate of the Allegheny County Jail has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possessing contraband while in prison, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2021
Release: I am very pleased to welcome Costa Rica as the 38th member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is a unique forum of like-minded democracies dedicated to promoting our shared values and addressing our shared challenges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: Bank Executives Charged with Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Saudi Arabia and Oman on May 25. He will meet with senior government officials and will continue to work jointly with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. Attempting to forestall the devastating consequences of the Houthi offensive on...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, RODERICK GLENN HOUSTON, JR., 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will seek comments from the public as it begins an Environmental Assessment to evaluate a multi-billion dollar O’Hare International Airport project proposed by the Chicago Department of Aviation. The proposed project involves the airport’s terminal ...
