News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Akbar Bhamani, 61, of Carmichael, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to eight years in prison for two counts of selling unregistered securities, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Bhamani was sentenced to 49 months on count one and 48 months on count two, to be served consecutively.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - James J. McCullagh, 60, of Meadowbrook, PA, was charged by indictment, unsealed today, in connection with the fatal fall of an employee, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. McCullagh, who owns James J. McCullagh Roofing, is charged with with four counts of making false...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: MISSOULA - Ryan Hatfield, 25, of Mount Washington, Kentucky was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, for conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Hatfield was also required to forfeit his computer and hard drives that were used to commit the crime. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Hatfield following a March 4, 2015, change of plea hearing, in which Hatfield pleaded guilty to the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Played Key Role in Illegal International Procurement Network.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Six individuals were sentenced today for their role in a scheme perpetrated through HMA Direct, a Massachusetts health insurance company.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: TULSA, Okla.-United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma announced today that Jerome E. Block, M.D. and his clinic, Integrations Medical Clinic, have agreed to pay a total of $105,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of submitting false Medicare claims to the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: ABILENE, Texas - A convicted felon from Abilene, Texas, who pleaded guilty to a federal firearm offense, was sentenced today, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 53-year-old Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. attorney John M. Bales.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Alfred Dasilva, 46, of Greece, NY and Sharon Sexton, 45, of Gates, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, a $250,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Jason Edwards, 28, of Alton, Illinois, pled guilty today to all charges against him in the indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury in December 2014. All offenses relate to the distribution of...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: CLAYCOMO, Mo. - The death of a 52-year-old contractor, crushed by a conveyor carriage weighing nearly 4 tons at an automotive assembly plant, could have been averted if his employer followed federal safety standards, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators determined.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Clarence Norwood, Jr., also known as Isaiah H. Tolson, 55, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by information with theft of government funds and making false statements, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Lied About Pledging Allegiance to Self-Proclaimed Leader of ISIL.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 45-year-old Palestine, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: On Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th, visitors are invited to witness the power of field artillery that defended the Union garrison during the Siege of 1862. Harpers Ferry Park’s Living History staff will present artillery demonstrations at 1, 2, and 3 p.m., on the battle which led to General Stonewall...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge was sentenced today to 10 years in prison today after being convicted earlier this year of accepting bribes to acquit a businessman of vehicular homicide charges. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico made the announcement.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Oyster Bay, NY- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the home of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, will present special weekend programs throughout June while the Theodore Roosevelt Home prepares for the reopening celebration on Sunday, July 12th. The Sagamore Hill Visitor Center and Theodore Roosevelt...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Copper Center, AK -. The Chisana River 2 wildfire, burning 25 miles West of Beaver Creek, Yukon Canada burned north and west yesterday, onto the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The lightning caused fire that was sparked June 9 is now 8324 acres, a growth of 8309 acres overnight. Yesterday, five firefighters...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that PHILLIP BOOKER, age 59, of Houma, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
