News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A reality television performer has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy assets, and false bankruptcy declarations, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: LEESBURG, Va. - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, formerly known as Target America, opens on Jan. 11, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. In this interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Firearms Stolen in Burglary Were Cut Down.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case, stated that in June 2015, the mother of a thirteen year old minor advised the Rochester Police Department that her child had been communicating with two men. According to the mother, one of the two men, DiFlorio, was working as a Lifetouch...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Antelope Valley woman pleaded guilty this morning in a mail fraud scheme that used personal data stolen from elderly victims in an effort to defraud California’s unemployment insurance program out of nearly $300,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Robert Joiner, Jr., 30, of Detroit, Michigan was sentenced today to three years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, often referred to as crack cocaine, and distribution of crack cocaine. Joiner entered a guilty plea to the charges on May 29, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The last day to access Logan Pass by vehicle will be Sunday, Oct. 18, weather permitting. Vehicle traffic is currently restricted on the east side near the St. Mary Campground to allow for fall season rehabilitation on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Vehicle access will be restricted...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: On Aug. 2, 2015, the massive storm that swept through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) caused substantial blowdown of the park’s trees. The National Lakeshore’s initial storm recovery priority was to reopen heavily used visitor areas such as the D. H. Day Campground, Glen...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: COVINGTON - A Kenton County man, who previously admitted to distributing images and videos of child pornography, through peer-to-peer files over the internet, was sentenced today to 147 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: William Young, Jr., 71, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by information with one count of theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the Information, the defendant received retirement benefits intended for his father, after his father’s death in May 2008 until April 2014. The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $36,189.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of a 31-count indictment charging Tampa residents Yannier Arias (29) and Jose Ojeda Vera (25) with conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and identity theft. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentenced ROBERT MONO (29, of Watertown, NY) to 112 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release following MONO’s conviction for being a convicted felon in possession of sawed-off firearms and ammunition, and possession of unregistered firearms, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former U.S. Navy contractor has been indicted and arrested for submitting False Statements to the government and defrauding his subcontractors out of $1.2 million involving a project at the Naval Support Activity facility in Mechanicsburg.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia man who filed numerous false federal tax returns was sentenced today to 19 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Michael Jarrell, 40, of Hurricane, West Virginia, previously pleaded guilty on July 8, 2015, to one count of filing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Anthony Lepore, John Rife, and Brian Domalik, all former employees of a janitorial services company, have been indicted on charges that they conspired to bribe Patrick Jackson, a public official employed by DeKalb County and the Georgia World Congress Center, in exchange for favorable treatment by Jackson on contracts between their company and the two government entities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced Cory Quintana, aka Corey Quintana, (24, Lakeland) to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a Taurus.38-caliber revolver and 18 rounds of ammunition. He pleaded guilty on July 24, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Must Pay $3 Million Restitution. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., businessman was sentenced in federal court today for engaging in fraud schemes, even after he was under indictment and while incarcerated...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Oct. 15 marks the anniversary of the signing of the National Historic Preservation Act and Oct. 17 is International Archaeology Day. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is celebrating with the launch of its new Virtual Museum.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold three open house/public scoping meetings for the Truckee Canal Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance (XM) Environmental Impact Statement. The primary project study area is the Truckee Canal, which is located in portions of Storey, Lyon and Churchill Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Alexis Rodriguez (38, Kissimmee) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing more than 100 grams of heroin. He pleaded guilty on June 29, 2015.
