News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A south Jersey man who hid his father’s death from authorities to keep his Social Security payments admitted today to stealing more than $200,000 in retirement savings benefits paid out to the deceased, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Man Pleads Guilty To Traveling Into The District Of Columbia To Engage In Illicit Sexual Conduct With A Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - George G. Kahl, 42, of Alexandria, Va., pled guilty today to traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Last Full Measure of Devotion

News Release: Monocacy National Battlefield, May 25-27, 2013.

Attorney General Holder Names U.s. Attorney Hartunian To Advisory Committee

News Release: Albany, New York - United States Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of Northern District of New York United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian to serve a two-year term on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC). Hartunian was one of six U.S. Attorneys appointed to...

Landover Woman Indicted For Allegedly Embezzling Over $453,000 From Her Employer

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today indicted Mercy Coffie-Joseph, a/k/a Mercy A. Coffie, age 40, of Landover, Maryland, on charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to embezzle over $453,000 from her employer. She was also charged with making a false statement in a passport application, using a passport obtained through a false statement and aggravated identity theft.

Shelby County Man Guilty Of Buying Cold Pills To Make Meth

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 40-year-old Joaquin, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Attorney General Holder Appoints U.S. Attorney Sharpe To Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of Ronald W.

US Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band Memorial Day Commemoration

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA: The U.S. Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band will perform a free public concert on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. outside behind the Museum Building. In case of rain the concert will move to the Springfield Technical Community College Auditorium. Admission is free of charge.

St. Louis Man sentenced to 10 and a half years in Federal Prison for distributing child pornography

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a St. Louis man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for distributing child pornography.

Statement on the Effects of Sequestration at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

News Release: KIMBERLY, OR - Effective March 1, 2013, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument was required by "sequestration" (a series of automatic, across-the-board permanent spending cuts) to reduce its annual budget by five percent.The park must absorb that cut in the remaining months of this fiscal year that ends September 30.The federal law imposing sequestration requires that each park take this cut.

We'll Never Turn Back: Relive a Day of Learning

News Release: Teachers and librarians from throughout New England gathered at the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on April 3 for We'll Never Turn Back: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement, a day-long conference on the Civil Rights Movement. The conference, co-sponsored by John F. Kennedy National Historic...

District Man Sentenced To 23-Year Prison Term After Pleading Guilty To Charges In Two Sexual Assaults-DNA Later Tied Him To The Crimes, Including One Committed A Decade Ago-

News Release: WASHINGTON - Anthony Lamont Burns, 39, of Washington, D.C., has pled guilty to charges stemming from two sexual assaults that he committed years ago, including one attack against a 14-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.

Bryan Chiropractic Clinic Owner Convicted Of $3 Million Automobile Insurance Fraud

News Release: HOUSTON - The owner of a now defunct chiropractic clinic in Bryan has pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

New Orleans Man, John Philip Morrill, Charged With Assault Upon A Federal Officer, Access Device And Bank Fraud

News Release: JOHN PHILIP MORRILL, JR., age 32, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a four-count superseding bill of information filed today for assault upon a federal officer, access device fraud and bank fraud, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.

Dutschke Charged in Ricin Case

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2013

News Release: OXFORD, Miss. B Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Daniel McMullen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Mississippi, announce.

International Competition Network AdvancesConvergence Through Initiatives onEnforcement Cooperation and Investigative Process

News Release: T he International Competition Network (ICN) advanced convergence through important initiatives on international enforcement cooperation and investigative processes in competition cases, the Department of Justice announced today. The ICN adopted new work product on economic analysis in merger review, legal theories in exclusive dealing investigations, international cooperation and information sharing in cartel enforcement, and the benefits of competition.

Alabama Residents Indicted for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Several residents of Montgomery, Ala., were indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in a conspiracy to receive fraudulent tax refunds into their bank accounts, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Tarrish Tellis, Bobby Joe Means, Delancy Tolliver, ...

Justice Department Returned $1.5 Billion to Victims of Crime since January 2012

News Release: As the United States concludes its recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman announced that the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture Program has returned more than $1.5 billion in forfeited assets to more than 400,000 crime victims since January ...

United States Files Complaint Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. for Allegedly Paying Kickbacks to Doctors in Exchange for Prescribing Its Drugs

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a second civil false claims lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. involving alleged kickbacks paid by the company to health care providers. The government’s complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims ...

Alabama Man Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Using Prisoner Identities