News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Jonathan Spearman, 37, of East St. Louis, IL, was sentenced on September 9, 2013, in federal court in East St. Louis on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: MICHAEL ROIG, age 36, a resident of Covington, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to embezzlement of mail matter, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Serrell Gayton, 55, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, to bank fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Maracle Industrial Finishing, located at 39 Commercial Street, Webster N.Y., and General Manager Jon Maltese, 60, of Canandaigua, N.Y., were sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer for violating the Clean Water...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Whitinsville lawyer, who was also a Boy Scout troop leader and part-time middle school instructor, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, a Federal Grand Jury returned a one-count indictment charging Gabriel Osorio-Cotto of providing false information and hoaxes to the Puerto Rico 9-1-1 Emergency Services, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. Osorio-Cotto was arrested yesterday by agents from the Puerto Rico Police Department and the FBI.
By State Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the one-year anniversary of the diplomatic facility attack in Benghazi, Libya.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Four members and associates of the Armenian Power gang, as well as four others, pleaded guilty late Monday to charges related to the activities of the Armenian Power criminal enterprise, including racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, drug-trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Christopher Michael Vaughan, 37, of Bristol, Tenn., was sentenced to serve a total of 420 months in prison, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, on Sept. 11, 2013. Upon his release from prison, he will be subject to supervised release for five years. Vaughan was further ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Clarice Brave, age 51, of Mission, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on September 9, 2013, and pled guilty to the Indictment that charged her with Wire Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: PLANO, Texas - The federal government provided nearly $1 million in forfeiture proceeds to local police departments for their assistance in dismantling a wide-scale Internet-based pharmacy, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: During the last two weeks of September 2013, Pikes Peak area attractions, natural areas, and parks will be inviting kids and families to get outside and celebrate the 5th Annual No Child Left Inside Celebration in the Pikes Peak Region.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: The Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway on the east side of Zion National Park, between Canyon Junction and the East Entrance, is closed to vehicles effective immediately. The area sustained high precipitation and several sections flash flooded including a ravine approximately a mile west of the small tunnel, where...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that LaPrece Lawhorn, 26, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, was sentenced to 180 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ramon S. Davila, 59, a former background investigator under contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), was sentenced today to four years of probation, during which time he must serve 60 days in community detention and perform 200 hours of community service, on a charge stemming from his falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Kickbacks, Bribery and Extortion Alleged. NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury indicted Joseph A. Ferriero, the former chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Organization (BCDO), today, charging him with a racketeering scheme involving kickbacks paid to a public official, soliciting and accepting bribes...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cambridge, Minnesota, man charged with Failure to Pay Child Support was sentenced on September 9, 2013, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Kevin Garcia Fuertes, a/k/a Kerlin Esquivel-Feuntes, age 26, a citizen of Honduras and an illegal alien residing in Annapolis, Maryland, and Richmond, Virginia, late yesterday to 235 months in prison followed by five years of...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: The Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security issued a new report identifying millions of misguided procurement practices of DHS's radio systems. The report found that the department has no reliable way to create an inventory of existing radio systems, and component-level data is often inaccurate and incomplete. The IG report also found that without significant reforms, significant funds could be wasted on current and future radio procurement programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2013
News Release: FortWayne,Indiana - TheUnited States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on Sept. 11, 2013.
