News from November 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Orlando, FL - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, along with Special Agent in Charge Mark R. Trouville, (DEA) Miami Field Division, and Special Agent in Charge David Dongilli, (DEA) Philadelphia Field division announce the arrest and unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Dr. Olivia...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: A Mt. Carmel, Ill. tax accountant began serving a10 year sentence in federal prison, on Nov. 21, 2013, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Kevin C. Williams, 53, was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2013, to 120 months (10 years) in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and nearly two million dollars in restitution. The sentencing judge ordered Williams to surrender today to begin serving his sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Yugool Persaud (61, Guyana) and Desmond Wilson (54, Guyana) guilty of two counts of violating the U.S. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. Persaud and Wilson face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Their sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that the National Park Service and the Millbrook Village Society will offer two events to celebrate the holiday season at Millbrook Village in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Both events are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Contact: Public Information Officer. Number: (313) 234-4310 . GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury charged Kim Mulder, the owner and CEO of Kentwood Pharmacy, with a Superseding Indictment charging conspiracy to misbrand drugs...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: ROCKFORD - The former Energy Director for the City of Rockford pleaded guilty today in federal court, before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala, to one count of mail fraud. MARK E. BIXBY, 58, of Rockton, Ill. admitted that between December 2006 and March 2010 he defrauded a heating contractor and window contractor, both of whom did work for the City’s Energy Division, out of at least $53,101.33 in funds and benefits.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled the third package in a series of proposals to overhaul America’s tax code. The latest staff discussion draft focuses on reforms to cost recovery and tax accounting rules.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Charlie M. Jarrett, 71, of Wood River, Illinois, was sentenced on Nov. 20, 2013, in the United States District Court to 10 years in prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Merrith Baughman 402-223-3514. Ice Sculpture Carving followed by Special Holidays Presentation. Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures at Homestead National Monument of America. Don't miss all the unique programs at Homestead National Monument of America onSunday, December 8, 2013, at the Education Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney David J. Hickton issued the following statement today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they conspired to distribute large quantities of heroin. One was also indicted on related gun charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Gabriel Valley man involved in credit card fraud was sentenced this morning to 87 months in federal prison for heading a credit card fraud ring that used stolen credit card numbers from around the world to buy hundreds of thousands of dollars of luxury goods, cosmetics, electronics and other merchandise at retail stores.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that federal prosecutors have charged eleven men with participating in what is alleged to have been a worldwide child exploitation ring. Those defendants include Indianapolis and Anderson-area defendants who allegedly participated in a conspiracy to distribute and receive videos and images of child exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Sonny D. Southall, 29, of McLeansboro, Illinois, pled guilty today in United States District Court in Benton to an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The indictment, returned...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Indictment Filed In Scheme to Defraud The IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Myra Hight, 52, of Lake Tahoe, CA, pleaded guilty to marijuana conspiracy before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Bridget Veronica Medlock, 19, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for threatening to kill a federal agent during the performance of his official duties, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Trey Lund, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - New Orleans Field Office. Medlock was also ordered to pay a partial fine of $1,500. She will report to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 13, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Jackson, TN -Rebecca Christain, 57, of Mountain Home, AR, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2013, to a two-count federal information charging her with one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering in relation to a Medicare fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: The owner and operator of several Miami health care agencies was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
