News from January 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A physician who wrote illegal prescriptions for oxycodone today admitted his participation in a conspiracy to illegally distribute the medication, and admitted that he distributed it on numerous occasions, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: “I want to welcome everyone to the latest in our ongoing series of hearings focusing on retirement security. Today, we are going to take a closer look at the question: How much do families need to save for retirement?
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry seeking documents relating to their recent settlement with mortgage servicers that ended the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner and president of GAC Consulting Group LLC (“GAC") today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud at least 17 charities and non-profit organizations, costing them more than $750,000 in losses, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: A man who hid a gun that his brother used in a murder was sentenced Jan. 30, 2013, to 8 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Larry Lee Northern, Jr. (29, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. Northern faces a maximum penalty of 12 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney announced that on Jan. 29, 2013 Federal District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced Paul Zaleski, (age: 64), formerly of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, now living in Ojai, California, to fourteen months in federal prison for his part in a mortgage fraud scheme that spanned 2004 to 2006. Zaleski, who pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, faced a total of 30 years in prison for these offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lolita Nieto, 36, a member and resident of Kewa Pueblo, was sentenced this afternoon to 15 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release for her aggravated assault conviction. Nieto also was ordered to pay $3,745.20 in restitution to the victim of her attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Demi Mishel Muniz, of Los Angeles, Calif., has been convicted of conspiracy to transport and harbor aliens resulting in the death of a 38-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The Houston federal jury returned its verdict just a short time ago following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 48-year-old felon from the northern Minnesota community of Virginia pleaded guilty to possessing a.38-caliber revolver. John Carl Pape specifically pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pape, who was indicted on Oct. 15, 2012, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Marc A. Gersen, 31, a former law school student, was sentenced today to a four-year prison term for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Washington, D.C. area, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning Laurence Kasero, 38, a member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, N.M., pled guilty to a federal assault charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Columbia. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Who Threatened to Expose the Scheme-. WASHINGTON - Lee A. Khan, 32, of Fairfax, Va., was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a money laundering scheme meant to keep law enforcement from learning...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROOMY KHAN was sentenced today to one year in prison for her participation in insider trading schemes in which KHAN provided material, nonpublic information (“Inside Information") about various publicly-traded...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JASON PFLAUM, a former research analyst with the hedge fund Barai Capital Management (“BCM"), was sentenced today to time served followed by two years of supervised release for his participation in an insider...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a St. Peter man was sentenced on one count of transporting illegal aliens. United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Juan Arrazolo, also known as John Arrazolo, to three years of probation, six months of home confinement and a $2,000 fine. Arrazolo was indicted on April 16, 2012 and pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Two federal indictments were returned today in two separate cases originating from Kern County involving large quantities of controlled substances, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: On Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at 2 p.m., author Philip McFarland will present a talk based on his book, Mark Twain and the Colonel. The talk will be held in the Christ Church Parish Hall, located at 61 East Main Street in the hamlet of Oyster Bay. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is sponsoring Mr. McFarland's appearance, which will include a book signing. The event is free of charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Four men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy that trafficked in stolen vehicles, backhoes, steel, scrap metal and other objects through a chop shop and a scrap-metal yard in Cleveland, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Two Utah felons separately convicted of sexual abuse of a child were deported Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
