News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - The second of 20 defendants convicted in a marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracy has been ordered to prison, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Erika Alvarez, 39, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, previously pleaded guilty for her role in the money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment this week charging David Brian Bybee, age 55, of Kaysville, Utah, a Utah businessman and CPA, with two counts of tax evasion and three counts of failure to pay taxes. The indictment alleges Bybee has taken steps to evade payment of personal tax debt and payroll taxes for his employees through the use of nominees and misrepresentations to IRS revenue officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Wayne Shelby Simmons, 62, of Annapolis, Maryland, a former Fox News commentator who has falsely claimed he spent 27 years working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), pleaded guilty today to major fraud against the government, wire fraud, and a firearms offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: A Broward County resident was charged criminally, for her involvement in a Jamaica based telemarketing fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: Investigators Recover and Return Over $1 million to Victims.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service is seeking food trucks or other self-contained food service vendors for several special events this year in celebration of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s 50th anniversary and the National Park Service Centennial. Events needing vendors include the Miller Woods BioBlitz on...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A local doctor and eight other Reno-area residents, including a number of employees of an automobile dealership, have been arrested and charged with being part of a conspiracy to unlawfully distribute highly addictive prescription drugs, including oxycodone, to persons who did not have a...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Willful Failure to Withhold and Pay Over Tax was sentenced on April 25, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact by Force of a Child was sentenced on April 25, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JARED HARRIS, age 26, of Riverdale, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Superseding Bill of Information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to use five or more fraudulent identification documents.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: Brady Applauds House Action to Protect Taxpayers, Hold IRS Accountable.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Eric Christopher Smallwood, a/k/a “Big Baby" and “E," age 40, of Hagerstown, Maryland today to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in the Hagerstown area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on April 25, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: A Grafton couple who owned a chain of head shops were sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids known as spice, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that Hollister, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable health care products, and Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc., a supplier of medical products, have agreed to pay $11.44 million and $9.3 million, respectively, to resolve allegations that they engaged in a kickback scheme designed to increase sales and profits.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - There are nearly 1.2 million international students with F (academic) or M (vocational) status studying in the United States according to the latest "SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report on international student trends prepared by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: Fuel services will be unavailable at Dangling Rope Marina beginning Sunday, May 1 at 12:00 p.m. through Monday, May 2 and 12:00 p.m. During that time, a barge will deliver fuel to the marina and fuel pumps must be shut-off. It is anticipated that fuel services will resume by noon on Monday to minimize any inconvenience to park visitors in this area of the lake.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Weslaco woman has been arrested for falsely accusing a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent of taking bribes, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: A Lake Worth resident is charged with distributing fentanyl, a controlled substance that was ingested and caused the death of another individual.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Eric Christopher Smallwood, a/k/a “Big Baby" and “E," age 40, of Hagerstown, Maryland today to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in the Hagerstown area.
