News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Robert Farrace, 51, of Modesto, was indicted today on three counts of wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent short-sale scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: DENVER - Gary Snisky, age 49, of Longmont, Colorado was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 84 months in federal prison, for mail fraud and money laundering, federal authorities announced. Following his prison sentence, Snisky was ordered to serve 3 years each on supervised release. He was also ordered by Judge Moore to pay $2,531,032.22 in restitution to the victims.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office and the United States Forest Service Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are accepting comments on a preliminary Environmental Assessment for proposals to develop up to 25 wells near Somerset, Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston today to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for obstructing the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) released the following statement in response to the tragic killing of nine innocent African-Americans at the historical Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On June 16, 2015, Billy Jess Barnard, 30, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane to ten years in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms. Upon his release from prison, Barnard will be on supervised release for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - David Daoud Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 25, of Everett, Mass. and Nicholas Alexander Rovinski, a/k/a Nuh Amriki, a/k/a Nuh al Andalusi, 24, of Warwick, R.I., were indicted today on a charge of conspiracy to provide material...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Three Las Vegas men have been indicted by the federal grand jury on charges that they fraudulently obtained more than $3.5 million from small business owners for grant funding and services which were never provided and never intended to be provided, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada and Laura A. Bucheit, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI for Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that EDWARD BERMAN, MD, a physician with a practice in Ridgefield, has entered into a civil settlement with the government in which he will pay $218,633 to resolve allegations that BERMAN violated the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Jackson, TN - A nurse practitioner has been indicted for forging the signature of a physician on nearly 150 treatment forms, causing Medicare and TennCare to disburse more than $330,000 in payments for unauthorized services.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announces today the completion of a Montana operation that convicted 20 defendants for methamphetamine, firearm and money laundering charges, resulting in the seizure of more than half a million dollars worth of meth. Operation Highline Crystal Highway joined...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with Gregory Gant, Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Marcus Allen, aka “House," age 39, of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: DENVER -- WECSREP Inc., a renewable energy company based in Palm Springs, California, has paid $387,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act when it submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Treasury under a program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Duncan: We write regarding the negotiated rulemaking process for changes to the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) program. At a time when outstanding federal student loan debt exceeds one trillion dollars, this essential program keeps payment levels affordable and manageable for millions of Americans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Derrick Jones, 44, of Arlington, was indicted today for receipt and possession of child pornography. He is currently being held without bail. On May 18, 2015, Jones had been charged by criminal complaint.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On June 16, 2015, Billy Jess Barnard, 30, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane to ten years in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms. Upon his release from prison, Barnard will be on supervised release for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Phillip Daniel Rush Admitted to Sexually Exploiting Two Minor Girls.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Alin Machining Company Inc., doing business as Power Plant Services
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: A grand jury indicted a Highland Heights man for charges related to a murder-for-hire plot, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2015
News Release: Defendant Had Prior Conviction for Similar Conduct.
