News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Robert G. Wray, 75, of Torrey, Utah, was arrested Friday on charges that he conspired with a Lehigh County doctor of osteopathy to defraud the Department of Health and Human Service and the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that the fraud scheme amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wray is charged with one count of conspiracy, thirty counts of wire fraud, and one count of bankruptcy fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. A former secretary-treasurer of a railroad union pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling union funds, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Series of Innovative Farm Bill Programs Help Families Increase Purchase Power for Fruits and Vegetables, Strengthen Local and Regional Food Systems by Increasing Resources for Locally Grown and Organic Products
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Pete Richard Ferraro, 23, of Chaparral, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 57 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing stolen firearms. His co-defendant Emanuel Medina, 24, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced on Sept. 23, 2014, to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for a similar conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Sept. 22, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - Daniel Puckett, age 58, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a one count indictment charging him with mailing a threatening communication to his ex-employer, announced Edward L. Stanton III, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Sept. 29, 2014, Tommy Brummitt, 43, of Elizabethton, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, to serve 188 months in federal prison, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Greer previously sentenced Michael J. Brummitt, 44, also...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia,Sept. 29, 2014-Two railroad cars derailed from the CSX line off of Fayette Station Road on Fridayevening, just after10:00 PM. The location of the derailment is river right, just above the Fayette Station Rapids. The cars landed in the river, along the water's edge, spilling soybeans primarily on the banks of the New River. There were no injuries as a result of this accident.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of First Degree Burglary was sentenced on Sept. 23, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury in Buffalo has convicted Nina Jafari, a licensed clinical social worker, 63, of Amherst, N.Y., of four counts of health care fraud. The defendant faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both when sentenced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee continues to build upon its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess. On Friday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 594, the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014. Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Dr. Terrill Eugene Brown, 61, of Visalia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and nine months in prison for causing the distribution and dispensing of oxycodone and structuring financial transactions to evade a reporting requirement. In addition, Brown was ordered to forfeit more than $182,000 and three BMW sedans that were involved in or obtained as a result of his criminal activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A Joliet, Ill., man, Troy J. Kelly, 32, of the 900 block of Leawood Drive, was sentenced today to serve 77 months (6 years, 5 months) in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce also ordered that Kelly remain on supervised release for a period of three years following completion of his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Middletown, VA -Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park is pleased to announce the donation of a reprint of the historic painting “The Battle of Cedar Creek" by Julian Scott. Captain Roger O’Donoghue III, from B Company, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) made the donation in honor...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Organization spanned three continents, distributed over 8 tons of cocaine and laundered over $14 million in narcotics proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: Butte - Jesus Pimentel-Lopez, of Aguililla, Mexico, was sentenced to 240 months in prison today in United States District Court in Butte on conspiracy charges relating to the possession and distribution of methamphetamine. Pimentel-Lopez had previous been found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Matthew David Graves pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2014, to manufacturing and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to do so, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee continues to build upon its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess. On Friday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 594, the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014. Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pakistani man has been indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell StealthGenie, a spyware application (app) that could monitor calls, texts, videos and other communications on mobile phones without detection. This marks the first-ever criminal case concerning the advertisement and sale of a mobile device spyware app.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2014
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. An Emporia man who was arrested after sheriff’s officers found 35 pounds of marijuana and 21 firearms in his home was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
