News from August 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) made the following statements on the failure to adopt the Trade Facilitation Agreement protocol in Geneva...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle of the Eastern Distirct of Wisconsin announced that Michael Stolp (age; 44) and Judith Stolp (age: 44) both of West Bend were sentenced to two years in federal prison by District Court Judge Charles N. Clevert for their roles in a conspiracy to illegally distribute Oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Alice Boland, age 30, of Beaufort, South Carolina, was recently ordered to be civilly committed to the custody of the Attorney General pending further court order as explained below.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statements upon the release of the 2014 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Report. According to the report, at the current rate, Medicare will go bankrupt in 2030 and Social Security will not be able to pay full benefits in 2033.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Keith Dana Steedley, Jr., age 29, of Germantown, Maryland, today to 11 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to rob a business and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with the May 22, 2013 armed robbery of a pizza restaurant.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on July 29, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Nureni Abayomi Baruwa, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud today, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Lazar Hazard, 31, of Providence, was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Park Recognized for Park Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Sustainability.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle of the Eastern Distirct of Wisconsin announced that Michael Stolp (age; 44) and Judith Stolp (age: 44) both of West Bend were sentenced to two years in federal prison by District Court Judge Charles N. Clevert for their roles in a conspiracy to illegally distribute Oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A 15-month investigation by the FBI and the New Mexico HIDTA Regional Interagency Drug Task Force (Metro Narcotics Task Force) targeting repeat offenders in Doña Ana County, N.M., concluded yesterday with a major law enforcement operation, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division and Commander Bobby Holden of the Metro Narcotics Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -A Lafayette woman was sentenced to 29 months in prison and five years of supervised release for defrauding more than half a million dollars from Waste Auditors Inc., the Lafayette company where she worked, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced the sentencing last week of DOUGLAS LUKE ROBINETTE, 27, to 360 months in federal prison. ROBINETTE was indicted on April 9, 2013, and pleaded guilty to one count of Production of Child Pornography on November 8, 2013. He was sentenced on July 28, 2014, by United States District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a statement following reports of a computer breach of the federal contractor, U.S. Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS)...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, August 7, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - The owner of Columbus-based Janis Home Health Care, Eric Isakov, 45, was sentenced to 42 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - James Lewis Johnson, 61, of New Jersey, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. to 86 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Postal Inspector in Charge Robert Wemyss. Johnson was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $107,926.43.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Patrick O’Carroll requesting a full and immediate investigation into the SSA’s mismanagement and failed implementation of the $300...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 5260, the Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014, to combat fraud in the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program and better protect taxpayers and beneficiaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: More Than 8,000 Financially Struggling Homeowners Victimized In What Is Believed To Be The Largest Mortgage Modification Scheme Ever Charged, Victims Of The Scheme Reside In All 50 States.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today, charging Tiandre Cook, 24, of Vallejo, with being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
