WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on April 10, 2024: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is fortunate to have two sites that were in the path of totality April 8, 2024, when the moon completely blocked the sun, and hundreds of visitors came to the sites to not only see the eclipse but to learn about LM. Science and public education are core to LM's mission, and the locations of the Fernald Preser  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Cincinnati woman convicted at trial last summer of fraud crimes was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 84 months in prison. Kelli Prather, 52, fraudulently requested more than $1.2 million in pandemic relief loans. She was convicted on all 14 counts following a trial in July 2023 before U.S. District Judge Matthew W. McFarland. According to  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Columbus man who estimated he filed more than 3,000 fraudulent COVID-relief applications was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 72 months in prison. The fraud scheme perpetuated by Ousmane Diane, 24, caused a loss of more than $908,000. He submitted applications for more than $2 million in funding. Diane pleaded guilty in October 2023 to wi  more