News from March 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: DENVER -Michael L. Roy, age 50, of Clifton, Colorado, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore on March 17, 2014, to conspiracy to defraud the United States and being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Robert Lewis, aged 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced on Thursday, March 20, 2014, to serve 10 months in federal prison for unlawful storage of hazardous waste. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable C. Ashley Royal, United States District Court Judge, in Macon, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alfonso Castellon, 40, of Bakersfield, was indicted today on charges of counterfeiting U.S. currency and possessing images for counterfeiting purposes, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, March 20, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on March 19, 2014, Tisa V. Vaughn, 49, of Florissant, Missouri, was found guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced today that following a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Richard Riccardi, 41, of Manalapan, N.J., and Louis Grasso, 46, of Staten Island, N.Y., of the robbery and murder of James Donovan on July 2, 2010. The defendants face a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of over $250,000 when they are sentenced in August.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., on Wednesday returned acharging John J. Brennan, 48, of Everett, Mass., a former Secretary Treasurer of Local 23 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in Rhode Island, with allegedly embezzling more than $74,000 in union and union employee benefit funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. -U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced today that following a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Richard Riccardi, 41, of Manalapan, N.J., and Louis Grasso, 46, of Staten Island, N.Y., of the robbery and murder of James Donovan on July 2, 2010. The defendants face a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of over $250,000 when they are sentenced in August.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Jose Chavez and Ely Ramirez-Sanchez were arrested on Friday, March 7, 2014 in Buncombe County and face drug trafficking charges in connection with the seizure of approximately 1,400 pounds of marijuana, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office and the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, along with Friends of Troy Seniors, AARP and the Troy Police Department will come together to increase public awareness about crimes targeting seniors in our community and to offer advice on how seniors can protect themselves from financial loss.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: FARMINGTON, PA - The National Park Service is happy to announce the spring opening dates for visitor facilities at the five National Parks in Western Pennsylvania. Superintendent Jeff Reinbold encourages visitors to spend a day in one or more of the five Parks; "spring is a great time to visit one of our historic sites or go for a walk on the 31 miles of walkways and trails in the five Parks.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Ava, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling $212,100 from her employer.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: “Fear and uncertainty," “immediate confusion," “premiums will double," “re-evaluating jobs," and “fewer choices" is how American families, job creators, and health care experts are talking about the President’s signature domestic policy, ObamaCare, which was signed into law nearly four years ago on March 23, 2010. Take a look...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ISAAK KHAFIZOV, a former owner of American Home Recovery (“AHR"), a mortgage loan modification business, was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan federal court to nine years in prison in connection with a scheme...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland man was sentenced to 6 months in jail for stealing more than $8,000 in benefits intended for his disabled sister. Jason I. Boutros, 49, appeared in federal court for sentencing yesterday after previously pleading guilty to Social Security fraud in December.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, announce that Louis A. Francois, 44, of Margate, pled guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Ruben Rivera was sentenced on March 13, 2014, to 41 months in prison for attempting to transport monetary instruments for the purpose of laundering proceeds of heroin distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Connecticut man was arrested yesterday after driving to Watertown to allegedly meet with a woman who posted an ad on Craigslist, seeking a male that might be interested in a relationship with her minor daughter. The Craigslist advertisement was placed by undercover Homeland Security Investigation agents.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Brookline, MA - Looking for something fun, free, and fantastic to do with family and friends? Why not become a Junior Ranger?! John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline and Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Former Sabinal (TX) police officer Jason Lee Villasana will serve 15 years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Vester Ray Bassham, 46, of Gautier, Mississippi, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to serve five months in federal prison followed by five months home confinement with electronic monitoring and three years of supervised release for wire fraud in connection with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. Bassham was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $26,000.
