News from August 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that DANIEL RAY JOHNSON, age 32, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 168 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A).

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: OAKLAND - Brittany Lebon was sentenced today to 26 months in prison, and ordered to pay $364,698.86 in restitution for embezzling from her employer and committing bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Andrew Adelmann.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON-As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to reduce dependence on foreign oil and transition to a clean energy economy, the Energy Department today announced more than $55 million for 31 new projects to accelerate research and development of critical vehicle technologies that will improve...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: After beating a man to death at an elementary school, Victor Michael Vielle was sentenced in federal court to 170 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Vielle was sentenced on Aug. 14, 2014 in Great Falls, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris. As part of the sentence, VIELLE is also required to pay restitution to the family for the victim's funeral expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Brittany Mercer, 25, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Aug. 14, 2014, for attempting to pass counterfeit obligations. Mercer received two years of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus soliciting proposals for the award of twoconcession contracts within Grand Teton National Park to provide guided overnight backpacking services for youths under the age of 21, including associated transportation, food service, and guided day hikes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: DETROIT - Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in response to ongoing events in Ferguson, Missouri...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Dawn Chamberlain, age 36, of Claymont, Delaware, was sentenced today by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to 51 months imprisonment and full restitution. The sentence follows Chamberlain’s plea of guilty to violations of 18 USC § 286 (False Claims Conspiracy) and 18 USC § 1341 (Mail Fraud).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Minnesota. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. $4 MILLION. United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentence of MARK HOLT, 45, to. ten years in federal prison for stealing more than $4 million from his investment advisory clients. The defendant...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Cardiology Practice Allegedly Compensated Physicians for Improper Referrals.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Brittany Mercer, 25, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Aug. 14, 2014, for attempting to pass counterfeit obligations. Mercer received two years of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kyle S. Swimmer, 21, an enrolled member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, pleaded guilty this morning to a misdemeanor assault charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Wampum, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotic laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of Tufts Health Plan pleaded guilty today to stealing personal identifying information belonging to hundreds of customers. The stolen data included names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, primarily of customers over the age of 65.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Timothy S. Miller, 58, a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company, pleaded guilty today to providing illegal gratuities to two public officials working for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Robert Marinaro, doing business as Sunny Fresh Citrus, satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).