News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: TYLER, Texas - Law enforcement officers in East Texas have arrested multiple individuals charged in a Medicare fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: There will be a discussion and book signing by Mr. Michael Nagle in support of his new book, Justus S. Stearns: Michigan Pine King and Kentucky Coal Baron, 1845-1933. Mr. Nagle will present a brief talk on the subject of his new biography, Justus S. Stearns, namesake of the town of Stearns on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1:30 p.m. (ET) in the Stearns Depot in Stearns, Kentucky. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Mr. Nagle's new book.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that the Disabilities Rights Conference will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The conference will be held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, located at 1101 N. West Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The conference is co-sponsored by Avera Health and LifeScape.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - -DEA Special Agent in Charge James Shroba announced today that DeShaun Anderson, age 43, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl that led to several overdoses and deaths.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: False Reports of Police Shooting Incited Bystanders on May 4, 2015; Defendant Also Committed Assault Five Weeks Earlier.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: Grand Teton National Park fire managers are preparing for a key prescribed fire this weekend,September 26-27, if weather conditions remain conducive. Fire managers have been planning the 371-acre Matilda Prescribed Fire for several years, but the fuels in the area have either been too wet or too dry to burn.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: A man who conspired to distribute heroin and fentanyl that led to several overdoses and deaths pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $1,999,957 in grant funds have been awarded to the Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc. to provide resources and coordination to increase American Indian/Alaskan Native tribal communities’ ability to provide comprehensive...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: The Event will take place from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- Starting September 26 the Desert View Watchtower will again host a cultural demonstrator series. The series provides park visitors the opportunity to interact with members of Grand Canyon National Park's Traditionally Associated Tribes and for the artisans to share their history and crafts. This series is possible with grants from Grand Canyon Association and ArtPlace America.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that a Charleston man was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston to five years in prison for carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. James Philip Daugherty, 20, previously entered a guilty plea to carrying a loaded Ruger semi-automatic pistol on January 9, 2015, while he possessed crack cocaine that he intended to distribute in and around Charleston, West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: A man who transferred firearms to a felon was sentenced Sept. 22, 2015, to federal probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: RALEIGH - U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina, indicted DEBORAH CARR BATTLE, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, in a three count indictment charging theft of government monies, obstruction of agency proceedings, and falsification of documents in connection with a federal investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The daycare worker indicted along with another man less than a month ago on production of child pornography charges have both been convicted as charged, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Christina Cortez, 38, of Corpus Christi and Matthew Harbin, 29, of Brownsville, pleaded guilty today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney Kenyen Brown announces that Devine Kun a 20 year old, resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a Taurus.22 caliber pistol.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON OLIVIERA, 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first six months of which OLIVIERA must serve in home confinement, for illegally importing a tablet machine to produce oxycodone pills. Judge Underhill also ordered OLIVIERA to perform 50 hours of community service.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: Swindled $3.9 million from unsuspecting investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SERGIO GRIMALDO aged 34, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to conspiracy to possess and distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. GRIMALDO’s organization distributed hundreds of kilograms of cocaine throughout United States, to include Jackson, Mississippi, Pensacola, Florida, New York City, New York, and Houma, Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2015
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) South Carolina District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 10th state-wide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015...
