News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida- U.S. District Judge John Antoon, II has sentenced Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif (25, Melbourne, and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates) to 18 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by an unlawful alien. Following his prison term, he will be deported back to the United Arab Emirates. Rehaif was found guilty by a federal jury in May 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Sophisticated International Cellphone Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Defendant stole customer information to promote tax fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738, Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Eugene Warren Brewington (34, Orlando) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for his role as a leader in a timeshare resale fraud scheme. The Court also entered a money judgment against...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Troy Blanchard, 27 of Rumford, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Jon Dumire Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm in December 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Former Head of Tribal Housing Authority Board Lied about Assets to Receive Tribal Housing Assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PAUL PERROTTI, 49, of Middlebury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to three months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling funds while serving as the Fire Chief of the Town of Middlebury. Judge Meyer also ordered PERROTTI to perform 200 hours of community service during his term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Eugene Warren Brewington (34, Orlando) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for his role as a leader in a timeshare resale fraud scheme. The Court also entered a money judgment against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A Roanoke man, who was previously convicted of a crime and therefore prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, pled guilty last week to a federal firearms charge, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Brown, a/k/a “Mighty," pled guilty late last Friday to engaging in a racketeering conspiracy that involved his participation in two attempted murders in connection with his membership...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Newport, Ore. -- The Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area invites everyone to explore the tidepools at Cobble Beach! Use the calendar below for the month of September to find the best times for visiting and learning about the intertidal plants and animals that call Yaquina Head their home. Park Rangers will be roving Cobble Beach to provide orientation, answer questions and help to safely explore these spectacular tidepools.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing to stand up for the public’s interest, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind to extend an ongoing comment period.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: Tim Rains 406-888-5838. MEDIA16- 46. Visitors reminded to follow Bear-Safety protocols. WEST GLACIER, MONT -A park employee, while off duty picking huckleberries in the Swiftcurrent valley, surprised what is believed to be a grizzly bear. She sustained non-life threatening injuries to the leg and the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Multiple defendants pleaded guilty today to federal drug crimes, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following concerns about soaring out-of-pocket costs for EpiPens, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf regarding generic drugs at FDA and ensuring we have a competitive prescription drug market. The letter identifies a series...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man today admitted his role in a violent and long-running racketeering conspiracy perpetuated by the “South Side Cartel," a set of the Bloods Street gang based in Newark, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced SMITH MERINORD, 23, of Dunn to 865 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release and CORTESE TRAMAND DAVIS, 26, of Henderson to 528 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
