News from October 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Candace Walker, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of theft of government funds, was sentenced to two years probation before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: This case results from a joint investigation conducted by the United States Drug.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today against residents of Pennsylvania and Detroit, Michigan, on charges of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Maxsun Produce Corp. of Maspeth, N.Y., for failure to pay for produce.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: OAKLAND - Thomas Yu pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to charges of conspiracy to commit false bank entries, reports, and transactions related to his preparation of false and misleading reports, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -United StatesAttorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Florida woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a bribery scheme involving a former staff member at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that seven more individuals have been charged along with the original eight individuals and a business previously indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as K2.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Gary Clark Steciuk, age 39, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Heber Springs, Arkansas, today on charges of mail fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, related to a scheme to defraud his clients of more than $1 million.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Wage and Hour Division at Department of Labor will move forward with implementing the final rule...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Brian Wilkerson -, 36, of Dorchester, Massachusetts was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 15 years in prison and eight years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute cocaine. Wilkerson pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Janette Briones, 58, of Big Bear, Calif., made her initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California yesterday afternoon on a criminal complaint charging her with kidnapping a two-year old Isleta Pueblo boy and taking the young victim across state lines. A detention hearing is scheduled for Oct. 10, 2014, to determine whether Briones will be detained pending her transfer to New Mexico to face the charge against her.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown announces that Allen L. Bryant, a 48 year old resident of Jasper, Florida was sentenced today. Mr. Bryant pled guilty on June 16, 2014, to aggravated identity theft. Mr. Bryant received a mandatory two years of incarceration followed by one year of supervised...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a man from Allentown pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Edwin M. Kosik to the charge of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On October 7, 2014, David Anthony Lavera, age 33, of San Diego, California, had his initial appearance and arraignment on federal child pornography charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Trial was set for Dec. 1, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Anthony Preston, a/k/a “40," or “Tone," age 27, of Laurel, in Howard County Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering conspiracy, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with his membership in the Bloods gang operating primarily out of Howard County, Maryland.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A McKeesport resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, federal employees’ compensation fraud and theft of government money, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Baltimore - DRS Technical Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $13.7 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government for work performed by DRS personnel who lacked the job qualifications required by contract.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) honored oil and gas operator RKI Exploration & Production, LLC with the “Restore New Mexico" award for their efforts to enhance and restore public lands in the Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico. The annual Restore New Mexico Award is given to individuals, organizations...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Fees are in effect for camping and overnight marina use on Boca Chita and Elliott Keys. Between October 1 and April 30, Biscayne National Park charges boaters $20 for overnight marina use and a campsite, and $15 dollars for a campsite only. Marina use is free during the day. Fees are due at sunset. Fees will be enforced. The campgrounds can be reached only by boat.
