CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Today, Ricky and Katrina Lanier, 55 and 49, both of LaGrange, N.C., were sentenced by the Honorable Travis McDonough, Chief United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, to serve federal prison terms of 48…
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FAIRBANKS – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee with wire fraud and embezzlement of public funds for perpetrating a years-long scheme to steal money from her employer.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – EOG Resources, Inc. ("EOG"), a Texas based oil and gas company, paid $243,604 to settle claims related to its alleged unauthorized drilling, extraction and sale of federal minerals, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General announced today that James I. Matison, 57, of Boulder, CO, and Jeffrey Ham, 46, of El Prado, NM, made…
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The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) announces that its newly elected Chairperson is the Honorable Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). Mr. Greenblatt was elected Chairperson on…
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The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) welcomed four new national law enforcement partners to the Strike Force, for a total of 34 agencies and offices committed to deterring, detecting, investigating and prosecuting…
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LAS VEGAS – A former Special Agent assigned to the U.S. National Park Service, Lake Mead Resident Office in Boulder City, Nev., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey for submitting false information about his work experience…
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Today, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) honored three teams and one individual from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the 25th Annual CIGIE Awards Ceremony. Featuring Interior Secretary…
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Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that two men were sentenced to prison after being convicted of fraud and identity theft crimes arising from a securities fraud involving NuTech Energy Resources Inc. The sentencing hearing took place on…
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DENVER—The United States Attorney’s Office t0day announced that PDC Energy, Inc., an oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has paid $194,000 to resolve allegations that it drilled, and then operated, an oil and gas well that removed federal minerals…