News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - The owner of a children’s fun and gaming center in Danville, KY., is accused of committing wire fraud and identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - As the April 15 deadline for filing taxes approaches, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Shantelle P. Kitchen IRS-Criminal Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge, Newark Field Office, are reminding taxpayers to accurately and completely fill out their returns and make sure they file them on time.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Ladonna Cooper, 30, of Jackson, pled guilty in federal court today to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis, Resident Agent in Charge Allen Bryant of the U.S. Secret Service, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Damon Rowe of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Seung E. Oh, a/k/a Sandy Oh, age 44, of Great Falls, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, with resulting losses of over $100 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ADRIAN PINZON-GALLARDO, also known as “The Mexican," 27, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Bloomfield, Conn., was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and cocaine. PINZON-GALLARDO also was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: In 2012 Attack at Deanwood Metro Station.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Former bank vice president Adam Teague was sentenced today to serve over five years in federal prison for conspiring to defraud Appalachian Community Bank.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
Release: West Hartford, CT, April 5, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed USDA efforts to improve school meals and outlined the need for a renewed commitment to improve childhood nutrition, which will lead to a healthier generation of Americans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Denny Mendoza, 38, formerly of Providence, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and United States Marshal Jamie A. Hainsworth.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Derek Lamarr Gaines, age 25, of Landover, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Joseph White, 46, of Oxford, Pennsylvania was sentenced today to eight years in prison by the Honorable Stewart Dalzell for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. During the evening of April 12, 2012, Pennsylvania State Police were called to White’s home in Oxford for a domestic disturbance. Prior...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced CECIL KURRENTHES RANSOM, 33, to 85 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Albany, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to defrauding an elderly Maryville, Mo., couple.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has again imposed employment restrictions on Celso D. Paganini, a principal of Paganini Produce LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man has been found guilty on two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Child. Emmanuel William Nyuon, age 34, was convicted by a federal jury for Sex Trafficking of a Child by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking of a Child.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today unveiled legislation to reauthorize the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA). Together, these two pieces of legislation will give livestock and poultry producers, pet owners, and veterinarians...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PETER C. JOHNS, 39, of Wallingford, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for trading child pornography on the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - Three tax return preparers, a salesman, and the owner of a psychic reading business are among seven Chicago and suburban defendants who are facing federal prosecution in separate cases for alleged federal income tax crimes. These cases, along with others recently charged, are typical of federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: Raleigh - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced DARRIN HOWARD MERRITT, 48, of Raleigh,North Carolina, to 151 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release.
