News published on Federal Newswire in August 2014

News from August 2014


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A joint investigation by ATF agents and Central Falls Police has resulted in the arrest and detention of a Central Falls resident for allegedly trafficking crack cocaine and the seizure of more than 128 grams of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Division of ATF, and Central Falls Police Chief Colonel James J. Mendonca.


Michael Brown D.B.A. Valkry Corporation And Exotic Cars South Indicted For Wire And Mail Fraud

News Release: Memphis, TN - Michael G. Brown, age 56, of Alpharetta, GA, has been charged in a three count indictment with wire and mail fraud, announced U. S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


Owners Of Lawrence County Medical Clinics Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Friday, August 8, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. Four people involved in the operation of Advanced Family Medical Center and Watkins-Tsai Imaging in Coal Grove, Ohio have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit...


U.S. Attorney’s Office and HSI Sponsoring Free School Safety and Preparedness Training in Espanola

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Albuquerque office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are sponsoring a free school safety and preparedness training conference in Española, N.M.


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a free ranger guided walking program on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Participants should meet at Outdoor Chattanooga (200 River Street) in North Shore Chattanooga at 1:30 pm for this 3-hour walking tour.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, August 8, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M, Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, August 8, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today, that on August 8, 2014, Jane Johanna Emily, a/k/a Jane Moeller, 42, of St. Louis...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to possess and traffic stolen credit card data held by New Jersey residents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Georgia Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Operating Pill-Mill Clinics

News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - CLEVELAND J. ENMON, 36, of Decatur, Georgia, who was convicted by a federal jury of over 90 counts of drug distribution offenses for his role in prescribing hundreds of thousands of pain medications for no legitimate medical purpose, was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison by U. S. Chief District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood.


News Release: A Youngstown woman was convicted of setting fire to a rental property in order to collect insurance money, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: HOUSTON - Crystal M. Washington, aka Crystal Bureau, 54, has been ordered to federal prison following her convictions of accepting bribes from parolees and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Washington was employed as a parole officer at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) office located on Hamilton Street in Houston. A federal jury convicted her Dec. 10, 2013.


Jasper County Man Indicted For Lethal Drug Transactions

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 28-year-old Jasper, Texas man has been indicted for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Two Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone; Thousands of Pills Distributed Using Fraudulent Prescription Scheme

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Two Salt Lake City residents were sentenced to federal prison Friday afternoon for their roles in an ongoing scheme to fraudulently obtain oxycodone from local pharmacies. The fraud scheme resulted in the distribution of thousands of 30 mg tablets of oxycodone.


Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty In Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, announces that Roberto Bisono (34, Jacksonville) pleaded guilty today to theft of government property in connection with cashing numerous federal income tax refund checks which were issued on false and fraudulent tax returns. Under the...


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is advising the public that portions of the Lookout Mountain trails will be temporarily closed on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, from 7 am until 2 pm.In case of inclement weather, work will begin on Tuesday, August 19. During this closure the park will replace a chain-link fence at the base of the Ochs Museum inside Point Park.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - James Quinn, 73, of Surrey, United Kingdom, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for his alleged involvement in the illegal shipments of non-FDA approved prescription drugs to co-conspirators in the United States. Quinn, along with two companies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland that he controls, were charged with five felony counts and he is due to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady for arraignment on Aug. 15, 2014.


Three Face Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences After Pleading Guilty To Drug Or Firearms Offenses

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Three defendants who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Lubbock, Texas, earlier this summer have pleaded guilty to felony drug or firearms offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An investigation by the Providence Fire Department Arson Squad, the Providence Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office into an early morning fire on July 23, 2014, that caused significant damage...


Superintendent of New Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group Named

News Release: ATLANTA -Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin announced today the selection of John Slaughter as superintendent of the recently created park group that includes Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Ninety Six National Historic Site, and Overmountain Victory National...