News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workersto fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile

By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: LUZERNE, PA - Despite the dangers of falls - a leading cause of construction industry deaths - a Strasburg framing contractor ignored federal workplace standards and exposed workers to falls as high as 14 feet while working at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation facility.

Newport News Pharmacy Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty under the Controlled Substances Act

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Hidenwood Pharmacy, Inc., located in Newport News, and its owner, Anne Hutchens, of Seaport, have agreed to pay $125,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from alleged record-keeping violations associated with controlled substances.

EM-Los Alamos Hosts Public Forum Focused on Cleanup Mission

By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Los Alamos and northern New Mexico citizens, advocacy groups and members of the media attended the Environmental Management Cleanup Forum June 16 at the historic Fuller Lodge, part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.

Maryland Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Child

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: Defendant Also Violated a Court Protection Order.

National Park Service awards $3.4 million in grants to preserve and interpret World War II Japanese American confinement sites

By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today announced $3,405,000 in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants. These funds will support 19 preservation, restoration, and education projects that help tell the story of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, incarcerated by the U.S. government following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942.

Homeland Security Department honors ICE workers

By John Kelly | Jun 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recognized more than 200 employees at the Secretary’s Awards Ceremony at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.

Wilderness and backcountry management plan and environmental assessment released (Gunnison)

By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: Gunnison, Colo. - On June 21, 2022, The National Park Service (NPS) is releasing a final draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area. The effort will provide long-term direction to preserve wilderness and backcountry resources while offering a spectrum of visitor opportunities in the parks.

Paducah Doctor Admits to Violating the False Claims Act and Being Liable for Millions for His Role in a Telehealth Scheme by Ordering Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Genetic Tests

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: Paducah, KY - Patrick C. Finney, M.D., located in Paducah, has agreed to pay $561,800 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing the submission of false or fraudulent claims to Medicare, knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, false records and statements to obtain payment from Medicare, and conspiring to defraud Medicare by causing the submission and payment of false or fraudulent claims.

Chicago Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: For Firearm Offense. HAMMOND- Jarron Price, 29 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Price was sentenced to 46...

Drug Trafficker who Hid in Dog House Sentenced to 30 Years

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a man from California to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Kids Get Hands Dirty at Mock Archaeology Dig

By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2022

News Release: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, announces Kids Digs programs for children ages 8 to 12 this summer. Kids Dig programs will take place on three Saturdays in July: July 9, July 16, and July 23, at 10 am and 2 pm. Kids Digs introduce youth to archaeology through...