News from May 2015
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO ― Ten assorted pistols, rifles, shotguns, and a revolver have been seized and a Palos Hills man is facing federal firearms charges as a result of an investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Over the course of the investigation, the defendant illegally sold eight firearms to a confidential informant, and two additional firearms were seized from the defendant’s residence at the time of his arrest in March 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Rosa Moultry Martin to five years in federal prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered Martin to forfeit $153,219 and two luxury cars, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense. She pleaded guilty on Dec. 2, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DARION VEAL, age 20, of Gray, Louisiana, was indicted today for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Abdur Rahman Roland, 26, of Alexandria, was sentenced today to 156 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for his role in multiple armed robberies, including an armed home invasion robbery where innocent bystanders were assaulted and restrained.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Poet Couple Selected as First Gettysburg Battlefield Artists-in-Residence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ROYLEY A. FOLSE, JR., age 69, a resident of St. James Parish, was charged today in an eight-count Indictment with selling and possessing migratory game birds.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn tax preparer was arrested today for filing fraudulent personal federal tax returns and attempting to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has found Joseph Tigano, III, 51, guilty of manufacturing in excess of 1000 marijuana plants; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; maintaining a premises for the manufacturing of marijuana; conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old Baltimore, MD man has been indicted on child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on May 7, 2015, Rodney George Plenty Hawk, Jr., 36, formerly an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Greenville, IL ("FCI-Greenville"), was sentenced for Possession of Contraband by a...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of May 11. The committee will continue its work to say #Yes2Energy and build the Architecture of Abundance, review the United States’ oversight role of critical Internet functions, work to improve transparency and process at the FCC, and review the current state of our country’s nuclear waste management.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA MAY 9 TO 31.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell awarded National Park Service Rangers Thomas A. Hall, Brett F. Painter, and Matt L. Hudson the Valor Award for their commitment and dedication to carrying out the mission of the National Park Service. The three Obed Wild and Scenic River Rangers were recognized at the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Dote, age 47, of West Edmeston, New York, pled guilty to harboring four illegal aliens from November 2013 through Dec. 31, 2013 at a dog food plant Dote owns named Scooby Rendering, Inc. ("Scooby"), located at 1930 Oriskany Street, Utica, New York according to United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Guest blog post by Michael F Molnar Director, Advanced Manufacturing Office, NIST
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: After a four-day trial, yesterday a federal jury convicted Hugo Jean Joseph, 60, of Coral Springs, of eleven counts of preparing false tax returns for his clients.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Luis Guzman, 26, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A physician who ran a medical house call service business in Dallas, and an employee of that business were arrested this morning on charges related to their alleged participation in a $5.2 million health care fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: The owner and manager of the Miami Office Center, which leases office space and manages property at a location known as the Flagler Building Downtown, was charged today with one count of bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on May 8, 2015, Joshua D. Kenshalo, 29, formerly of Alton, IL, was sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Kenshalo received 33 months in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, fined $250, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Kenshalo has been detained since his arraignment on Dec. 16, 2014.
