News from January 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Justin Augus, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, was sentenced to 228 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Jorge Jose Diaz-Botello, 24, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Jan. 22, 2014, for three counts of being a felon in possession. He received eight months imprisonment, to be served consecutively to the 92-month sentence imposed for his previous conviction of distributing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Karashia A. Tabbs, 46, of Cahokia, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois on one count of Health Care Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio filed 207 illegal firearms indictments last year, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Amanda Hollmer, 36, of Amherst, N.Y., pleaded guilty to bank fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Ross Township man was sentenced today in federal court to 18 months in prison, two years supervised release and restitution of $302,803.16 on his conviction of theft of government property, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of New York. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Five of twelve conspirators charged with running a cigarette smuggling ring in North and South Carolina were sentenced in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 on cigarette trafficking and money laundering charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Tremec Jeffries, 38, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $10,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), and Linda M. Swacina, District Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: An Indictment Is Merely An Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Lunar New Year Event Will Present Folk Memories Across Generations.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - In the opening weeks of 1864, the future site of the Andersonville Prison was abuzz with activity as Confederate officials and military officers supervised the construction of a new facility to replace the military prisons in Richmond, Virginia. In this moment, Confederate officials...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: (DETROIT) - Today, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released a report criticizing and calling for an end to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) sweeping telephone metadata collection program. The PCLOB cited the program, currently permitted under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Tampa, Florida, man convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Aggravated Identity Theft was sentenced on Jan. 17, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Elk Grove, Calif., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, during a federal court session in Billings, Senior District Judge Donald Molloy sentenced AARON ROSS TURNSPLENTY, JR, of Crow Agency, to 10 years in prison and three years supervised release for molesting a young girl in 1996.
By State Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the announced ceasefire between South Sudan and opposition forces.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERT PONTE, 59, of Denville, N.J., formerly of Stonington, was sentenced late yesterday by...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2014
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury convicted Joseph Romano, 51, of Levittown, N.Y., of conspiring to murder the Assistant United States Attorney who prosecuted him for engaging in an eight-year, multi-million dollar fraud involving the telemarketing...
