News from January 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An attorney formerly licensed in New Jersey was arrested this morning in connection with a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme which caused losses of more than $30 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Judge Describes Evan Foreman’s Conduct as “Urban Terrorism" and Sentences Him to Over 24 Years in Prison, and His Brother to 12 Years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Two (2) Others Pled Guilty Before Trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., returned a superseding indictment charging Deatrice Smith Williams and Quentin Collick for their roles in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - Twelve Chicago and area defendants were indicted on federal bank fraud charges, and five of them were also charged with aggravated identity theft, for their alleged roles in a scheme to obtain more than $1 million from counterfeit personal and corporate checks, and actually obtaining more than $700,000, by cashing the bogus checks at various local banks and sharing the proceeds among themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: US Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wakpala man, convicted of Sexual Assault of a Minor, was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2013, by US District Judge Charles B. Kornmann. Tyrel DeMarrias, a/k/a Tyrell DeMarrias, age 25, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment against a California man who was arrested in Thomas County, Kan., charging him with possession with intent to distribute four kilograms of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture optional origin sales of 180,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2010/2011 marketing year. An optional origin contract provides that the origin of the commodity may be the U.S. or one or more other countries.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Doctor’s prescribing practices connected to numerous deaths; sentence is four times the maximum recommended by federal guidelines.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mobridge woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on January 4, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann. Amber Long Chase, age 32, was sentenced to 105 months in custody, 6 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hunterdon County, N.J., man who previously owned his own private detective firm was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiring to commit Social Security disability fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: On Friday, April 12, 2013, NIST will host a free, one-day workshop on interpreting forensic DNA mixtures in casework. Participants may attend this workshop hosted at the NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland campus or view via live webcast. Participants will be able to obtain a certificate of completion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk announced today that Judge Michael Bluff of the Yavapai County Superior Court has granted a Permanent Injunction to ban all known retailers from selling synthetic drugs in Yavapai County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Monday, January 7, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO - Weston Henri Moquin, 28, of Athens, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Devin Edward Montgomery, 33, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to a single count information charging him with unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Daniel R. McRae, age 55, of Beltsville, Maryland, today to fourteen years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery. Judge Messitte also ordered that McRae pay restitution of $8,150.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: First detected in the United States a decade ago, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is now in at least 39 states, is wreaking havoc in homes and gardens, and is a major economic threat to orchard fruits, garden vegetables and row crops. It's no wonder the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers this pest to be one of its top invasive insects of interest.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning, Joseph Torrez, 24, and his brother Ivan Chavez, 18, both of Espanola, N.M., were arraigned on a two-count indictment charging them with conspiracy and theft of postal property offenses. Both men entered not guilty pleas during this morning’s proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on January 7, 2013, Tiffany Lynn Lafond, 37, of Lincoln, was sentenced to ten years (120 months) in federal prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine between June of 2010 and March...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
