Tropical development closer toward the U.S. in October
We are getting closer to a new month of the 2021 hurricane season. Focusing on October, some tropical system patterns are likely to shift from...
Day : September 23, 2021
Tropical Storm Sam forms in the eastern Atlantic
Tropical Depression Eighteen became Tropical Storm Sam between the Lesser Antilles and the Cabo Verde Islands Thursday morning. What You Need To Know Tropical Storm...
United States Returns to Iraq Rare Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh | OPA
The United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem...
Shipping Company Fined $2 Million in a Multi-District Case for Concealing Illegal Discharges of Oily Water into the Atlantic Ocean | OPA
Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited (DWM), a Cyprus-based company that operates several commercial vessels, was sentenced today in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca...
Florida Businessman and CFO of Russian Natural Gas Company Arrested on Tax Charges Related to $93 Million Hidden in Offshore Accounts | OPA
A federal grand jury in Fort Myers, Florida, returned an indictment on Sept. 22 charging a Florida businessman with defrauding the United States by not...
Queens Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud | OPA
A New York man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion and employment tax fraud. According to court documents, Rocco Manzione, of Queens, New York, owned...
Louisiana State Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee | OPA
Jacob Brown, 31, a former trooper with the Louisiana State Police, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, for using excessive...
Maryland Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the IRS | OPA
Two Maryland tax return preparers were sentenced to prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns. Lenore Worthy was sentenced...
Business Executive Pleads Guilty in Conduit Campaign Contribution Case | OPA
A California business executive pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia for conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions during the...