News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: “Today, Peter Lesniewski, Marie Baran and Joseph Rutigliano stand convicted of participating in the massive LIRR disability fraud that turned a safety net for the truly disabled into a gravy train for the corrupt. Dr. Lesniewski enabled hundreds of LIRR employees to dupe the government through medical...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER LESNIEWSKI, MARIE BARAN, and JOSEPH RUTIGLIANO were convicted today in Manhattan federal court for their participation in a massive fraud scheme in which Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR") employees claimed...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: The King Center and the 50th Anniversary Coalition are calling on people and organizations across the globe to help culminate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech with "Let Freedom Ring" bell-ringing events at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 28th, a half century to the minute after Dr. King delivered his historic address.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Larry Poole, age 50, of Laurel, Maryland today to 15 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography. Chief Judge Chasanow ordered that upon his release from prison, Poole must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a White Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Richard Dean Russell, 52, of New Holland, PA, was charged today, by information, with possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges Russell with one count of possessing child pornography on Oct. 17, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal indictment has been unsealed charging two men with conspiring to smuggle/traffic in counterfeit and misbranded medicine, specifically Viagra, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that Duncan Badding, 25, of Williamsville, N.Y., pleaded guilty before United States District Chief Judge William M. Skretny, to unlawfully making and unlawfully possessing destructive devices. This offense carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUFUS HUNTER, also known as “Trip," and “Triple Black," 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 130 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh-area businessman has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy, bribery of agent of an organization receiving federal funds and mail fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Utah. Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Funding will Support Several Local Initiatives. SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $1,619,555 Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to the Utah...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the final 2013 volume mandates for renewable fuels known as the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 92 months incarceration and three years of supervised release on his conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Samad Jafari, 55, of Henrico, Va., was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a tax evasion scheme involving his used car sales business known as United Import Company, Ltd. (United Import), and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $668,791. In addition, on March 25, 2013, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: TUSCALOOSA -- Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents working with local and state partners today completed a roundup of 22 individuals charged with violating federal and state firearms and narcotics laws, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, ATF Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Fulton, Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steven D. Anderson and Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Lt. Andy Norris.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The National Park Service is preparing a joint environmental assessment (EA) for an invasive plant management plan for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) and Redwood National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GABRIEL SERRANO, 47, of West Hartford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to conspiracy charges stemming from his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme. SERRANO, an attorney, is a partner in the law firm of Serrano & Serrano, LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Luis Alberto Alcala, 25, of Laredo, has been ordered to federal prison for nearly eight years following his conviction of possessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. He pleaded guilty Aug. 15, 2012.
