News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: ST. GEORGE, UT - Paul Ashton, age 34, of St. George, Utah, pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death - aiding and abetting and discharging a firearm - aiding and abetting in relation to a crime of violence Monday afternoon in federal court in St. George in connection with the October 2010 kidnapping and death of Bradley Eitner.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on May 6, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Gary Joe Emery, age 27, was sentenced to 5 months in custody, 5 months of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, received notice from Admiral R. J. Papp Jr., Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, that the USCG will extend the comment period for the TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Reader...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - CAROLYN DAWSON, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for embezzling from her former employer, American Plant Products, and for evading federal payroll taxes, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. In addition, Dawson was ordered to pay $1,843674.42 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - Four Jacksonville, Texas men have been indicted and arrested in connection with a violent crime spree targeting area businesses in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced Anthony Haynes (54, Seffner) today to one year and one day of imprisonment on two counts of wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent mortgage scheme. A restitution and forfeiture money judgment order was also entered in the amount of $940,498, the total proceeds of the fraud. Haynes pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Cabell County man who illegally sold prescription painkillers and several firearms pleaded guilty today to federal charges, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Kenneth Lee Sergent, 40, of Huntington, entered a guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of oxycodone before Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of a San Fernando Valley jewelry store was charged today with receiving insider information from a senior partner with KPMG LLP and using that confidential information about.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A citizen of the United Kingdom and most recently of Worcester, Mass., pleaded guilty May 6 to solicitation to commit a crime of violence - kidnaping of a child - and distribution and possession of child pornography. The guilty plea is the result of an extensive worldwide investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2013
News Release: LAS VEGAS - - Following a month-long jury trial, Jacorey Taylor, aka “Mo-B," 30, a member of the Playboy Bloods street gang, was convicted today of a racketeering conspiracy charge, murder in aid of the racketeering enterprise, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to distribute over...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2013
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park Postpones Debris Pile Burn/Structural Fire Training Exercise.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today announced three witnesses who will appear at a full committee hearing, “Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage, " on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 AM in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new rules to better target Community Connect broadband grants to areas where they are needed the most. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: A federal court in Los Angeles has entered an order permanently barring Simon Jenkins from preparing federal income tax returns and other tax-related documents for others, the Justice Department announced today. Jenkins, who operated under the business name “Jenkins Tax Service” in Gardena , Calif., consented to the civil injunction order, which was signed by U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Algerian national Hamza Bendelladj, aka “Bx1,” has been extradited from Thailand to the United States to face charges in Atlanta for allegedly playing a critical role in developing, marketing, distributing and controlling “SpyEye,” a pernicious computer virus designed to steal unsuspecting victims’ financial and personally identifying information.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement agreement with another health care provider, Medical Facilities of America XXIX Limited Partnership, t/a Burke Health and Rehabilitation Center in Burke, Va., to ensure that they ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: The mastermind of a $29.1 million Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately 30 purported medical clinics pleaded guilty today in Detroit for his role in the scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and officials from ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder is traveling to Auckland, New Zealand, for the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Quintet of Attorneys General of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The central theme of the Quintet meeting will be strategies for combatting sexual violence ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Adventist Health System/West, dba Adventist Health, and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States and the state of California $14.1 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Adventist Health ...
