News from October 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Baffour E. Opoku, owner and operator of Progressive Counseling Services, LLC, a Virginia Beach based counseling business, and nine other current and former employees were indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a scheme to defraud the Virginia Medical Assistance Program. Court documents were unsealed today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Edwaldo Louis Oliveiri to 10 years and 11 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $307,721, the proceeds obtained from the scheme. Oliveiri pleaded guilty on June 24, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: Company agrees to pay penalty and implement compliance program to resolve claims arising from alterations to physician orders for home healt care services.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i -Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in November. All programs are free, but park entrance fees may apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events, and don't forget that Tuesday, November 11 is Veterans Day: a fee-free day!.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A former officer with the San Bernardino Police Department was sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights charges of two women he forced perform sex acts while he was in uniform.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The former technology director for the City of Lenexa pleaded guilty Monday to a federal wire fraud charge, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - BLM Alaska has completed plugging of three legacy wells and removal of wellheads from three additional legacy wells at Umiat in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The work was done through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which contracted with Marsh Creek, LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Rodrigo Delacruz, 27, of Fremont, Nebraska, was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2014, to 5 years in prison by United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp. Delacruz had previously pled guilty after Fremont police officers responded to a domestic assault...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Utah is seeking public nominations for three open positions in Category Three on its Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC).The open RAC positions in Category Three consist of: Representatives of state, county, or local elected office; representatives and employees...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gerald A. Tso, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his aggravated sexual assault conviction. Tso will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - David Torres, 43, of Fall River, Mass., was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and United States Marshal Jamie A. Hainsworth.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: Final preparations are underway for the prescribed fire at Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT) that will take place Thursday, Oct. 30, weather permitting. National Park Service (NPS) fire specialists will burn 30 acres northwest of the intersection of United States Avenue and Hancock Avenue, not far from the Pennsylvania Memorial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On Oct. 22, 2014, Michael A. Boyt, Sr., 42, of Marion, and Matthew S. Beers, 31, of Johnston City, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging them with conspiracy to manufacture...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Paul Anthony Turrieta, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Turrieta will be sentenced to 15 years in federal prison due to his status as an armed career criminal.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - On Nov. 1, 2014, the National Park Service and the Richmond Battlefields Association will commemorate the transfer of 18 acres at the Cold Harbor battlefield from the association to Richmond National Battlefield Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Parkersburg woman who disposed of heroin and cocaine at the direction of a drug dealer in October 2013 pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Gerri Raye Parker, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston to using a communication facility to facilitate heroin and cocaine trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Sarah E. Griswold will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 4, 2014 general elections, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel...
By State Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a report authored by the Democratic majority staff today, titled: "Afghanistan in Transition: The U.S. Civilian Presence and Assistance Post-2014."
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2014
News Release: A Columbus man was ordered to pay nearly $450,000 in restitution and fines related to a tax conviction, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy A. Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office.
