News from January 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Tristram J. Coffin announced today that the District of Vermont collected $8,078,858 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013. Of this amount, $1,481,573was collected in criminal actions and $6,597,285 was collected in civil actions Additionally, the office collected $4,970,388...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO ― The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois collected $78.1 million in fiscal year (FY) 2013, Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today. These collections included more than $31.8 million in criminal debts, more than...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Johncarlos Ortiz, 40, a non-native resident of Pojoaque Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced this morning to five years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for his child pornography conviction. Ortiz will be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence. Ortiz also was ordered to pay $500 in restitution to the identified victim in the crime of conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that it collected approximately $6.4 million in criminal and civil matters in Fiscal Year 2013 (Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2013).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of New York. Thursday, January 9, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jason Berg, 22, Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to bank robbery before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Division, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Sirrico Lewis (42, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to access device fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and a 3-year term of supervised release, following his incarceration. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Kelly Prigmore was sentenced to prison for one day, followed by two years of supervised release, with the first ten months subject to location-monitored home confinement, for her August 2013 conviction for filing false income tax returns, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, questioning the Justice Department’s decision to task a Democratic political donor with leading the criminal investigation into the IRS’ inappropriate treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., January 9, 2014 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Full Committee oversight hearing on “Obama Administration’s War on Coal: The Recent Report by the Office of the Inspector General.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas J. Cannon, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF"), and William J. Bratton, the Police Commissioner for the City of New York (“NYPD"), ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - U. S. Attorney Edward Tarver announced today that the Southern District of Georgia collected over $71 million in civil, criminal and asset forfeiture actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. The Office collected $31,621,385.97 in criminal and civil actions in FY 2013. Of this amount, $29,153,117.82...
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the below opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing on the situation in South Sudan:
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced today that the Southern District of Iowa collected $5,607,017.30 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013. Of this amount, $4,094,883.39 was collected in criminal actions and $1,512,133.91was collected in civil actions.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park has started using social media with the hope of reaching "virtual visitors" who may not be able to visit the park or for those who live in the area and would like to learn more about the park, including special events and programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Mark Valerio, 57, of Macedon, N.Y., who was convicted of violating the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, was sentenced to one year probation, 500 hours of community service, and was ordered to repay more than $39,000...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña announced today that the Northern District of Texas collected $31,201,427.29 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013. Of this amount, $12,400,303.78 was collected in criminal actions and $18,801,123.51 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Sean Ola-Ojo, 33, from Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme, before U.S. District Judge David H. Larimer. The defendant faces up to 41 months in prison when sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - U.S. Attorney Mark Green announced today that the Eastern District of Oklahoma collected $1,174,439 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013. Of this amount, $380,400 was collected in criminal actions and $794,039 was collected in civil actions.
