News from January 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Michael Codelia, 47, of Amherst, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone stolen from the Middleport Family Health Center and Pharmacy on Aug. 12, 2012, during a burglary. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Stephanie Olean Chapman, 28, of Fairfax, Va., and Ronnie Pierre Holmes, 30, with no fixed address, were sentenced today to 132 and 168 months in prison, respectively, followed by five years of supervised release, for charges stemming from the prostitution of a 15-year-old girl throughout northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Attorney Ronald L. Rosenfield was charged in an information with failing to report and pay approximately $196,832 of employment taxes announced United States Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach. The case is assigned to United States District Judge John R. Adams in Akron.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled,“Keeping College Within Reach: Sharing Best Practices for Serving Low-income and First Generation Students." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Bellevue Resident And Brother From Thailand Continued Scheme Even After Contact With Law Enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Allegedly Sought $400,000 in Fraudulent Refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Larry Michael Parrish, a/k/a Michael Parrish, age 49, of Walkersville, Maryland today to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud arising from an investment scheme in which investors lost approximately $4 million by relying on Parrish’s false representations concerning his company IV Capital, Ltd. Judge Motz also ordered Parrish to pay restitution of $4 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Two orthopedic clinics have agreed to pay a combined $1.85 million to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed state and federal health care programs for reimported osteoarthritis medications, known as viscosupplements. Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, P.C., headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, will pay $1.3 million and Appalachian Orthopaedic Clinics, P.C., headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, will pay $550,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Thirty-nine individuals residing in Eddy, Chaves and Lincoln Counties, N.M., and one from west Texas are facing drug trafficking and firearms charges as the result of a multi-agency investigation targeting drug traffickers in southeastern New Mexico. The investigation culminated this morning...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: EVANSVILLE -- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Oril C. Dent, age 66, of Winslow, has been charged with preparing false safety training certifications required to be maintained by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act. This follows an investigation by the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Celebrate Gullah heritage! The National Park Service, in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is sponsoring a series of free cultural programs at Charles Pinckney National Historic site every Saturday at 2:00 p.m. during March 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A federal jury has convicted Jaime Homero Guerrero of conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Stephen S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts today following more than two days of testimony and approximately five hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: NEW YORK - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that David Levy was sentenced today to nine years in prison after having been found guilty...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal jury returned guilty verdicts late Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, against a former contract employee for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for stealing hundreds of immigration forms from the warehouse where he worked and selling them for ultimate use as part of a criminal enterprise, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the guilty plea of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On Jan. 24, 2014, Manuel Partida Garcia, age 32, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 36 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry into the United States, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester to falsifying tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Nelly Dadson, age 23, of Baltimore, today to four years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with two bank fraud schemes. Judge Grimm also ordered Dadson to forfeit and pay restitution of at least $251,745.52.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Joseph S. Heleniak, 68, of West Seneca, N.Y., was charged by criminal complaint with receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of 40 years, and a fine of $250,000 or both.
