News from June 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: BALTIMORE - David Russo, age 62, of Hagerstown, Maryland pleaded guilty today to health care fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid by billing for prescriptions that Russo knew were not written for a legitimate medical purpose.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: Defendant Claimed He Was Disabled And Unable To Work While Running Landscaping Company.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined 15 of his Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation to create a universal financial aid award letter so that families and students can easily compare financial aid...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: This afternoon a 36-year-old climber from Golden, Colorado, fell approximately 40 feet on Sundance Buttress, a popular climbing feature in the Lumpy Ridge area on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. At the time of the fall he was approximately 350 feet up the route. He suffered numerous injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 39-year-old Lewisville, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: Following yesterday's assessment by fire staff, the Big Meadows Fire is estimated as 353 acres in size; the fire is considered to be 30% contained. Hand crews will continue to strengthen fire lines along the northwest flank of the fire. Crews will also continue to reinforce fire lines along Tonahutu Creek with the goal of completing hose lays, installing sprinklers, improving and mopping up existing burned areas along the southern flank of the fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Allegheny County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) report on cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security. The report, entitled...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A former assistant property manager for the General Services Administration (GSA) in Las Vegas who oversaw the federal courthouse, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and witness tampering, announced André Birotte, Jr., United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Tara Makes Room For Them, age 19, of Mission, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on June 12, 2013 and pled guilty to Second Degree Burglary.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announced that Philip Lavoie (28, Sarasota) pleaded guilty yesterday to operating a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol. The plea was entered before United States Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli in Tampa. Lavoie faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: JUNE 14, (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - Seven individuals were arrested this morning on federal narcotics trafficking charges as a result of a multi-agency investigation targeting heroin traffickers operating in the Northeast Height of Albuquerque, N.M., announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales and Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA’s El Paso Field Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: Indictment Charges Husband and Wife with Obtaining Firearm for Charged Federal Defendant David Joseph Pedersen and Being Accessories After the Fact for Pederson and Co-Defendant Holly Ann Grigsby.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 13, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individual was arraigned.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: COVINGTON, KY - A Chicago man, who has several prior criminal convictions, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for committing two bank robberies in Boone County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced yesterday that John Anthony Barton, 33, of Dix, N.Y., was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, legislation designed to overhaul the federal government’s broken system for purchasing information technology was passed by the House of Representatives as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment, adopted into the NDAA on a unanimous voice vote, is similar...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: South Bend, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: ABILENE, Texas - Roy Paul Granger, 42, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 10 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea in January 2013 to one count of receipt of child pornography. Granger has been in custody since Jan. 25, 2013. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
