News from June 2023
What did Justice Department publish on June 13?
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Gloucester County Man Admits Healthcare Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding his employer’s health insurance plan out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compounded medications, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Notice published by Justice Department on June 13
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Casper Woman Arraigned on Arson Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and was arraigned today for arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin. Green pleaded not guilty. A jury trial has been set for July 24, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
New Orleans Man Federally Indicted for Carjacking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Today, DEVON FRITH, age 24, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a two-count indictment for violation of the Carjacking statute and the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Five Jersey City Gang Members and Associates Sentenced to Prison for Gang-Related Stabbing
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Five members and associates of a neighborhood street gang in Hudson County, New Jersey, have been sentenced to prison for their respective roles in a gang-related stabbing, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Open RF Association, Inc. discussed on June 13 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers on June 13
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Obtained Through Straw Purchase Less Than a Month After Leaving Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm, which he obtained through a straw purchase less than a month after being released from state prison on parole.
Three-Month Campaign To Reduce Violent Crime Results in Seizure of 165 Firearms and 29 Prosecutions for Gun, Drug and Violent Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Law enforcement officials today announced that a three-month campaign to reduce violent crime in San Diego County has resulted in the seizure of 165 firearms - including 82 privately-made weapons known as “ghost guns" - and the prosecution of 29 people.
Marion County Woman Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Ocala, FL - U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Nishera Remon Johnson (42, Silver Springs Shores) to 16 years and 8 months years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics (including methamphetamine and cocaine) and possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. Johnson had been indicted on Sept. 2, 2020. She was previously found guilty by a federal jury on June 29, 2022.
Committee Releases FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
On June 14, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Committee Releases FY24 Defense Appropriations Bill
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
On June 14, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Defense Subcommittee.
Committee Approves FY24 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
On June 14, the Full Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee.
Property Management Company to Pay Nearly $75,000 to Resolve Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Claims
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that FPI Management Inc. (FPI) has agreed to pay $74,087 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by imposing unlawful charges on nine servicemembers who were exercising their right to terminate their apartment leases after receiving military orders to relocate.
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Mountain Prairie Holdings, a Colorado-based staffing agency that formerly operated as Apprentice Personnel. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Mountain Prairie violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. discussed on June 13 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online in coordination with ISIS members overseas.
Construction Firm CFO Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a Mississippi company pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to report and pay over employment taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks.