Md. U.S. attorney’s office recovers nearly $47 million in FY16, DOJ says #NotFrosh #NotDefectivePlasticGrass

The Maryland U.S. attorney’s office collected nearly $47 million in criminal and civil recoveries in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the federal Justice Department reported Thursday.

Of that figure, more than $35 million came via civil actions, including money that had been lost to the U.S. government through fraud or other misconduct or by violations of federal health, safety, civil rights or environmental laws, the department stated.

These civil cases included investigations against PNC Bank, Foundation Health Service Inc., Arkema Inc. and Westvaco. The U.S attorney’s office also collected civil penalties under the federal Controlled Substances Act from investigations of CVS Pharmacy Inc., Value Drug Inc. and Drug City Pharmacy Inc., the department reported.

As for criminal recoveries, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office collected $11.5 million through restitution, criminal fines and felony assessments.
In all, the U.S. attorney’s offices nationwide recovered more than $15.3 billion in fiscal 2016...

 http://thedailyrecord.com/2016/12/15/md-u-s-attorneys-office-recovers-nearly-47-million-in-fy16-doj-says/

2 US Senators call for FTC to Hold FieldTurf Accountable #notMD #notMikulski #notCardin #notFrosh

Booker, Menendez say FTC must hold top U.S. turf company accountable
In a letter sent Sunday to the Federal Trade Commission’s chairwoman, and obtained by NJ Advance Media, Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez (both D-New Jersey) said the government must be "vigilant against deception and misuse of taxpayer dollars."
Read the letter and their call for action on NJ.com.

Third Annual Summer Reading List - Additions from our Senator

We received a kind letter from our Senator, Ben Cardin, responding to our request for favorite books he read as a child. Here is his response, below.

Letter From MD Senator Ben Cardin on Summer Reading June 24, 2011





Tell us what you have been reading this summer. Post here as a comment.