News from June 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued the following statement on today’s Supreme Court decision in NLRB v. Noel Canning, which struck down President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Tony Frith (35, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to access device fraud. Frith is facing up to 10 years in federal prison and a 3-year term of supervised release. The sentencing hearing has been set for Sept. 15, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: Boston - A Pennsylvania woman affiliated with a Massachusetts-based broker dealer was indicted today in U.S. District Court in Boston on charges that she orchestrated a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Pennsylvania woman affiliated with a Massachusetts-based broker dealer was indicted today in U.S. District Court in Boston on charges that she orchestrated a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced yesterday, in federal court in Scranton, by United States District Judge Malachy Mannion, to serve 160 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following yesterday’s release of the Higher Education Affordability Act, a broad range of education, student, consumer, labor, and disability advocates expressed their support for provisions of the bill. Released by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On June 25, 2014, James D. Gunn, 34, of Marion, pled guilty to a two-count indictment, charging unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Tye Leif Petersen, 46, a resident of Petersburg, Alaska, pled guilty in federal court to distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident was sentenced yesterday in federal court to a total term of imprisonment of 163 months (13 years, 7 months) on his conviction of possession of a firearm by convicted felon, and for committing this crime during his federal supervised release for a prior federal drug-trafficking and firearms conviction, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Defendant Sold Stolen Soldier Gear Online.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: This morning, the Finance Committee is considering three nominees for key posts in the administration - Dr. Nathan Sheets, Ramin Toloui and Dr. Maria Cancian. Each of these nominees brings years of experience and skills that will be essential as they take on these new roles.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that DAVID ALLEN ROBERTS, age 32, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 years of probation with 5 months of home detention for THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section(s) 641. ROBERTS was also ordered to pay $30,727.65 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that STEVEN WESSEL, a/k/a “Wes Wessels," was arrested this morning on securities fraud and wire fraud charges. WESSEL is expected to be presented today in Manhattan federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced today announced today that charges in two unrelated cases were brought against the following persons in Harrisburg.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 ATHENS, Greece— On June 24-25, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to Athens, Greece to participate in the U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting. Deputy Secretary Mayorkas also met ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NOGALES, Ariz. — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson returned to the southwest border, this time to visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON—On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Wednesday that the Justice Department would remain aggressive in using Section 2 of the law—which was left intact by the Court’s decision—to guard against unjust voting restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Omnicare Inc., the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to nursing homes, has agreed to pay $124.24 million for allegedly offering improper financial incentives to skilled nursing facilities in return for their continued selection of Omnicare to supply drugs to elderly Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the Justice Department announced today. Omnicare is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York announced that Paul M. Daugerdas, 63, a tax attorney and certified public accountant, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Eric Omuro, of Mountain View, California, a.k.a “Red,” was arrested today following his indictment by a federal grand jury on charges involving the use of the mail and the Internet to facilitate prostitution, and multiple counts of money laundering. Annemarie Lanoce, 40, of Rocklin, California, was also indicted and arrested today for use of the mail and the Internet to facilitate prostitution.
