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.

Does the Tuxedo Crowd Care about Protecting Students? #rockterrace #identitytheft

Yesterday saw Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner posting the picture below on Facebook.  Then the comments came, including from Councilmember George Leventhal saying "four handsome fellows."

This display of yet another party for elected officials was posted on the same day that the Montgomery County State's Attorney secretly released the results of a Grand Jury investigation into the misappropriation of student funds by MCPS staff at the Rock Terrace School in Rockville.

Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy did not hold a press conference to announce the findings.  Instead he gave an exclusive interview to The Washington Post.  No other news agency could report on the Grand Jury findings and no other news agency could ask questions of Mr. McCarthy. 

So which of the tuxedo clad elected officials in this Facebook picture will speak up on behalf of the Rock Terrace students who had their identities stolen by MCPS staff? $69,000 of student funds is missing.  Do any of these tuxedos care or are they only concerned with getting to their next fundraiser on time?

Posted by Roger Berliner on Sunday, April 26, 2015