News from July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a grand jury has handed down a 10 count indictment charging Peter N. Militello, 32, of Tonawanda, N.Y., with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and crack cocaine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $1,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Fred James Wheat Porterfield, 24, of Gulfport, Mississippi, was sentenced in federal court today to 39 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiracy to submit false claims to the United States, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Naval Criminal Investigative...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Memphis, TN - Maggie Cooper, 62, of Memphis, TN, a 27-year veteran Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Analyst, was indicted today in a 38-count indictment charging her with money laundering and money laundering conspiracy, announced Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and Christopher A. Henry, Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Defendant Was a Choir Teacher at Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine, Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2013 - Representative Bill Johnson (OH-06) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) today introduced, the Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act. This legislation would protect American jobs, save taxpayer...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As a former sheriff and now Chairman of the Human Resources Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means with jurisdiction over the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, today Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced H.R. 2826, the Permanently Ending Receipt by Prisoners Act, also known as the PERP Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Brian Scott Carlton, 43, of Vancleave, Mississippi, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to conspiracy to submit false claims to the United States, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Supervisory Special Agent in Charge Brian Swords announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: DALLAS - Quaylan Anderson, 25, of DeSoto, Texas, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 293 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in April 2013 to one count of production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Indictments charge a source of supply for “Up North ‘D’ Boys" rap group,.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Sheldon LaPointe, 37, of Rapid City, South Dakota, appeared before Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court, on July 24, 2013, and pled guilty to a charge of Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Oversight Committee voted on a partisan basis to pass H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013, which was introduced by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa::
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former police officer with the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal money laundering laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By State Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing, “Crisis in Egypt."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: DALLAS - Kenneth Santodomingo, aka “Juan Goel Pagan" and “Juan Joel Pagan," 22, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 30 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2013 to an indictment charging one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. Santodomingo...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: MIGUEL MENDOZA-VEGA, age 40, of a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty in federal court yesterday before U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to Fraud and Misuse of a Permanent Resident Card and Illegal Use of a Social Security Number, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Sherman-Dixie Concrete Industries, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $664,581.23 to settle False Claims Act allegations, announced David Rivera, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced the sentencing of defendant Raymond Adams, 42, of Boca Raton, in connection with his conviction for attempted...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted 14 individuals in a Baltimore heroin distribution conspiracy. The indictment was unsealed today upon the arrests of nine defendants and the execution of three search warrants. Two defendants are in custody on state charges and three remain at large. Over 100 agents and officers assisted in today’s arrests and search warrants. The indictment was returned on Tuesday July 22, 2013.
