News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Robert Mulgrew, 55, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED"). Mulgrew also pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Rhonda M. Glover, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that JOSHUA NASSI, 35, formerly of Fairfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Sept. 19, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, VINCE LEE WHITEMAN, a 23-year-old resident of Lame Deer and an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was sentenced to a term of.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Union County, N.J., women were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a wide-ranging counterfeit check scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that William W. Wilson, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, who was convicted of aiding and abetting his elder brother, Michael Wilson, in the possession of money unlawfully taken from a federally insured bank, was sentenced to 18 months probation by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Werawat Isaraphanich (38, Bronx, New York) today pleaded guilty to access device fraud. Isaraphanich faces a maximum of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. As part of his plea agreement, Isaraphanich has agreed to forfeit more than$176,000 that is being held in two accounts. These funds will be returned to the victims as partial payment toward their losses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jack Raymond Kimble, Jr., age 40, of Sykesville, Maryland pleaded guilty today to using false documents in a matter of the U.S. government.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Kevin Corley, 30, the convicted “hitman" involved in a murder-for-hire plot and drug conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for 13 years, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. -The St. Mary Campground, located on the east side of the park, is currently available to hard-sided camping only. The campground has seen a recent increase of black and grizzly bear activity, creating a high potential for negative human/bear interactions. No incidents between humans and bears have been reported in the St. Mary Campground to date.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, N.J., man admitted he conspired to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Dwight A. Etheridge, 49, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was sentenced today to fiftymonths in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, false statements to a financial institution, and aiding and abetting misapplication of bank funds.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Vilsack Announces Loans and Grants to Create Jobs, Support Regional Economic Development WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2013 – The White House Rural Council met today with officials from economic development districts, county governments and non-profit organizations to discuss ways to replicate successful regional economic development strategies.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the fiscal year 2013 Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition allocations (see charts below) will benefit more than 10.5 million people worldwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Michael D. Hayden Jr., 41, of Tilghman’s Island, Md., was arrested yesterday on charges of witness tampering and retaliation in connection with an investigation of felony Lacey Act violations related to the illegal harvesting of striped bass from the Chesapeake Bay.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Today, Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez met at the White House to kick off a comprehensive interagency initiative to prevent, protect against, and where necessary prosecute consumer fraud ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (UBS Securities Japan), an investment bank, financial advisory securities firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, was sentenced today for its role in manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced today the return of two indictments against six individuals and three companies for offenses involving federal renewable fuel programs, allegedly creating ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced the awarding of 192 grants to 110 American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designated non-profits. The grants will provide more than $90 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: A Maine resident pleaded guilty today in federal court to engaging in a type of cyberstalking known as “sextortion,” announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John P. Kacavas of the District of New Hampshire.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Earlier today, a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn detained an Irish national who was arrested on Saturday and charged in a complaint for false labeling in connection with his alleged role in international rhinoceros horn smuggling in violation of the Lacey Act. The arrest and charge is a result of ...
