News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today a federal grand jury has returned a two count indictment charging Khamraj Lall, of New Jersey, with possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine and importation of five kilograms or more of cocaine into the United States. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $10,000,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, highlighted a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that examined the Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program following...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Craig Smith, 25, of Wells River, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland to 18 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he unlawfully possessed a firearm as a convicted felon. U. S. District...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Governor Ducey recently announced that $557,000 in additional funds would be made available to the sheriff’s offices in Yuma and Cochise Counties to assist with the cost of border law enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: First Life Sentence in Kentucky in an Overdose Death Case Involving Prescription Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Dr. Fred Joseph (57, Sarasota) and Rosetta Valerie (58, Osprey) with conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles E. Moynihan who is handling the case, stated on May 24, 2014, the Rochester Police Department received a 911 call regarding a man pointing a shotgun at someone through the window of a car he was driving in the area of Upper Falls Boulevard and North Clinton Avenue.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Defendant Ordered to Pay $118,376.56 in Restitution.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: During large blooms such as this, the algae, Pseudo-nitzschia, can produce a potent toxin that can be harmful to people, fish, and marine mammals. So far this year, the presence of the toxin in Washington state water’s has resulted in fishery closures, which can have tremendous economic and ecological...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released today calendar year 2014 firearms trace data for all individual states and territories. Trace information provides investigative leads to law enforcement. Trace information can link a suspect to a firearm in a criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Two Miami-Dade County residents pled guilty for their participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme using deceased and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jonathan Rivera, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of a firearm and ammunition while being a convicted felon. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years In prison, a fine of $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department and Carnival Corp. today announced a comprehensive, landmark settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to advance equal access for individuals with disabilities who travel on cruise ships.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: A Miami-area pharmacy owner pleaded guilty today for his role in the submission of more than $1.8 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Claude Darrell McDougal, 56, formerly of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded his investor victims of over $2.5 million, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: “I want to start by offering my sincere condolences to the Steinle family - who lost their daughter just three weeks ago - and to Sheriff Jones - who lost one of his deputies last Fall. You have our deepest sympathies and your losses are on each of our minds. Your presence here today is very much appreciated.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh for taking steps to combat the rising cost of naloxone, a life-saving drug used to treat overdoses of heroin and other opioids.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday introduced legislation directing the federal government to prepare to protect critical infrastructure against threats of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) nuclear weapons and geomagnetic disturbances from solar “storms" - and the strategy will be updated every two years.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2015
News Release: Good Morning. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing. I would also like to thank the Commissioner and all the other witnesses for being here today. This hearing is important. All Democrats agree that no organizations should be targeted because of their political, educational, or religious beliefs. It is important that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operates with integrity and follows a fair process when selecting organizations to audit.
