News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Frisco couple, formerly of Houston, have been taken into custody on a multi-count indictment alleging a $1 million mail and wire fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Bradley Freitas, 36, was the former Director of Information Technology (IT) services for Orion Real Estate Services Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A naturalized U.S. citizen from Cuba who had been residing in Louisville, Kentucky, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions in two separate cases involving the smuggling of illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Stephanie Amanda Aviles, 31, and Juan Verduzco-Caro, 37, of Maricopa, Ariz., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 96 months’ and 72 months’ imprisonment, respectively. Aviles and Verduzco-Caro had previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On April 5, 2016, Mark Douglas “Doug" Helton, 62, of Maryville, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to serve 151 months in prison as a result of his conviction for distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ Federal charges have been filed against two individuals in separate cases for defrauding Texas Medicaid and/or Medicare in two separate schemes to defraud through false billings, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Scranton man pleaded guilty today to a federal heroin distribution conspiracy charge before Senior United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo in Wilkes-Barre.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Defendant Sent Sexually Explicit Photos and Conversation to Undercover Agent via the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jessica Carrie Estep, 30, of Wheeling, pled guilty to cocaine trafficking today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A building inspector for the City of Chicago was arrested today for allegedly demanding a $300 bribe from a property owner in exchange for allowing renovation work without a permit.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: "How can nutrition scientists help reverse the obesity epidemic?" is the subject of Susan B. Roberts' 2016 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture, which she delivered today at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Ali S. Vaziri, a gastroenterologist who had a private gastroenterologist practice in Napa, California, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Medicare program in violation of the False Claims Act, announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - Three men, two of whom were arrested this morning, were charged in U.S. District Court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl in the Brockton area. The third defendant was already in state custody. In addition, 36 grams of fentanyl and a firearm were recovered following the execution of a federal search warrant.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Jefferson Area Victim Assistance Coalition to Host Community Day at Ntelos Wireless Pavilion.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin Ray Morgan, 40, of Paden City, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Two Former Senior Executives of Global Financial Services Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud Clients through Secret Trading Commissions on Billions of Dollars in Securities Trades.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: I want to thank our witness for testifying today. Ambassador [Thomas] Shannon, we congratulate you on your confirmation. We appreciate your continued service to our country, and we look forward to working with you in this capacity.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held the hearing, “Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens At Home and Abroad." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Samuel Lee Winebrenner, 29, of Petersburg, West Virginia, pled guilty to selling morphine in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: The public is advised the American Memorial Park Visitor Center will be closed on Monday, April 25, 2016 due to mandatory training for all park personnel. The Visitor Center will resume normal hours of operations on Tuesday, April 26 2016 at 9:00 am.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Kentucky-based Gourmet Express LLC.
