News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 10, 2015, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Kham Meng Vang a/k/a “K" (age: 32), Sa Xiong a/k/a “Fat Boy" (age: 24), and Bee Vang a/k/a “Skinny"(age: 23) of Appleton, Wisconsin...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Revere woman was sentenced today for fraudulently receiving over $88,000 in disability payments and rental assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One defendant pleaded guilty and another was sentenced today in two related cases involving the theft of military equipment that was being inventoried at the U.S. Army base in Herlong, California, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Cold Case Investigation: Homicide at Hawai'i Volcanoes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The former psychologist for the Rocky Boy Health Clinic in Box Elder has been sentenced to six years in prison for his leadership role in corruption ring that embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from federal programs on the reservation. Dr. James Howard Eastlick, 48, now of Coeur...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: I want to welcome our distinguished witnesses today, and thank them for being here. This is an important topic. We know that each of you have been traveling extensively, and again want to thank you for being with us today to share your insights.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: SEOUL, South Korea - A joint effort between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Attaché Office in Seoul, the Felony Crime Investigation Department within the Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office (IPO) and the Korean Customs Service led to the seizure of 3,169 kg of dried khat with an estimated street value of $3 million in U.S. currency.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Dear Director Donovan: We write today to express concern that the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to change the regulatory structure for and redefine the term “fiduciary" for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA") could result in a number of unintended...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: BOS 2015-048. BOSTON - A Maine roofing contractor's continued refusal to obey a federal court order to correct safety hazards and pay more than $400,000 in fines could send him to jail. The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston to hold Stephen Lessard...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Lowell, Massachusetts- Lowell Heritage Partnership and Lowell National Historical Park are seeking nominations from the community for acknowledging the contributions of organizations or individuals in the areas of historic preservation and cultural heritage. Superintendent Celeste Bernardo stated that...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Weaubleau, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for exploiting a minor to produce child pornography. Larry Allison, 51, of Weaubleau, Mo., was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 40-year old Mechanicsburg man was sentenced today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge William C. Caldwell to 5 months in federal prison followed by 5 month’s house arrest. Sheely is to report for service of his sentence on April 7, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office is hosting scoping meetings to answer questions, share information and collect comments about the proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and associated Environmental Impact Statement that assesses livestock grazing allotments.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Cases Arise From Investigation of Nampa Northside “Norteno" Gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement’s Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced eight people were charged today in connection with their roles in a drug trafficking organization that obtained heroin from Essex County, New Jersey, and supplied it to Central Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the guilty pleas of RICHARD J. SCHMIDT, 42, and MATTHEW KLEMMER, 47, for conspiring to prepare and file false individual income tax returns in order to obtain fraudulent income tax refunds. Both defendants were indicted on Oct. 15, 2014. SCHMIDT...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: A Canton couple was sentenced to prison for defrauding the United State Department of Education out of more than $2.3 million by obtaining fake high school diplomas for prospective students, fraudulently applying for financial aid on their behalf by representing that the students had the necessary educational credentials, and then enrolling them in the college that the couple operated, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Distributed Heroin from his vehicle and a motel room.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Shreveport man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Morgan Moses Sampson, age 24, was sentenced for operating a vehicle during a gang related drive by shooting. United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. sentenced Sampson to a ten-year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court supervision upon release from Federal prison.
