News from July 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: Rochester, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that JAMES HENRY McAULEY, JR., 67, of Oakfield, New York, who previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 300 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. McAuley was also prohibited by Judge Siragusa from being a member of or.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CHEERY WAY, INC., and ELAINE CHIU, age 60, a resident of San Francisco, California, were sentenced today by the Honorable Susie Morgan to five years of probation, a $500,000 fine, and $162,520 in restitution to workers for medical monitoring costs for violating notification requirements under the Clean Air Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle will handle all matters pertaining to the shooting death of Kionte Spencer for the United States Attorney’s Office after the Office of the Deputy Attorney General determined that United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Matthew Jaskula, 26, of Buffalo, NY, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for one count of willful deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: Man pleads guilty to armed assault near the Gateway Arch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Springfield, Mo., man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court for defacing The Islamic Center of Springfield with graffiti.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - Beginning today, the public will have the opportunity to review and comment on the preliminary recommendations for the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 16 expenditures. Written comments will be accepted for 15 days with a deadline of July 28, 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: There are big opportunities ahead to make substantial, bipartisan progress when it comes to protecting and updating the Medicare guarantee, and that’s what the Committee will be discussing this morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today that Jonathan Michael Malone, 53, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, was sentenced in the United States District Court in East Saint Louis, Illinois for armed robbery. Malone was charged with Interference of Commerce by Robbery, with Brandishing a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence, and with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for her role in a long-running, large-scale scheme involving the fraudulent sale of telecommunications equipment belonging to a company she worked for as a consultant, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that an Arizona man pleaded guilty last week to traveling from Texas to Louisiana in order to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) today announced the establishment of a working group to examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues. The bipartisan working ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the Nigerian owner of a day care center in Kansas City, Mo., was arrested today as part of a nationwide sweep that targeted childcare center fraud schemes.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, which aims to streamline and facilitate increased development of renewable energy on federal land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Darren Smith, 45, and Jose Quintana, 28, both of Rochester, N.Y., each pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Smith’s conspiracy charge carries a minimum penalty of 20...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former Pike County resident has pleaded guilty to making false declarations and false oaths in bankruptcy proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former Pike County resident has pleaded guilty to making false declarations and false oaths in bankruptcy proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the guilty plea of DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER, 56, for defrauding investors in the Dblaine Fund, a mutual fund for which WELLIVER acted as investment adviser, of at least $1.2 million. WELLIVER pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud today before Senior U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson.in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: A Richfield Township man was sentenced to two years in prison for illegally dealing firearms after he sold approximately 300 firearms over a three-year period, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon and ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Brad Earman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection...
