News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Nevada man who was already serving seven years in federal prison for running an investment scheme has received a second sentence of nearly 10 years for defrauding the inventors of a back brace device called the “Gorillaback.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that 10 St. Joseph, Mo., residents have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: A Jackson tax preparer was found guilty yesterday of 20 counts of filing false tax returns today by a federal jury after a week-long trial, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - Thirty-one defendants face federal money laundering charges for their roles in a conspiracy that allegedly laundered more than $100 million in drug proceeds for the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel in a cash-for-gold scheme; one other defendant faces state money laundering charges in DuPage County, Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and Grover Crossland, Resident Agent in Charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) announced the unsealing of a two-count Indictment on Monday, February 9, 2015, charging Donald ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a California man was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve a 72 month term of imprisonment for his role in an oxycodone distribution and money laundering ring.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on its draft Drought Response Program evaluation criteria. This new program, based on its existing drought authorities, will provide funding for...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former bank assistant vice president was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $1 million while she worked at a bank in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: (HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christopher Cardona, also known as “Tito," 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a HELP Committee hearing: The Reemergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Exploring the Public Health Successes and Challenges. In her opening statement, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: DENVER - George Brokaw, age 68, John Pawelski, age 66, and Mimi Vigil, age 63, all from Colorado Springs, Colorado, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and related tax charges, federal law enforcement authorities announced. The three...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: An Overtown resident was convicted by a jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech today on the Senate floor, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) urged Congress and the Administration to work together and take bipartisan action to address the financial imbalance with the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund. The SSDI trust fund is expected to be exhausted in late 2016, meaning cuts of around 20 percent for beneficiaries.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it is seeking nominations for 5 positions on BLM’s Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the BLM on public land issues. As published in a Federal Register notice on Feb. 3, 2015, the BLM will accept nominations for 45 days. The nomination period ends March 20, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: PRESS RELEASE. Evansville - Josh J. Minkler, Acting United States Attorney, announced today that a Mount Vernon man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a summer 2013, robbery of a convenience store. Roger Thomas, Jr., 20, was sentenced to 108 months (nine years) in prison by U.S. District...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: Beginning Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015, Haleakalā National Park will accept applications for guided astronomy and hiking tour Commercial Use Authorizations, which will be valid for up to two years. All applications must be received by the park by close of business Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Robert J. Palermo, 31, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to murder a witness. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years iIn prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Michael Stickler, 54, of Reno, was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 2½ years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, 100 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge John E. Jones sentenced Terrell Hickerson, age 35, of Harrisburg, to 139 months’ imprisonment after Hickerson pleaded guilty in August 2014 to distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wrote to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Tuesday with questions raised by new information that has emerged about missing e-mails from former IRS official Lois Lerner.
