News from July 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: HONOLULU -- Karen M. Kapua, 53, formerly a lieutenant of the Kauai Police Department, pled guilty today in federal court to one count of stealing $25,000 belonging to the County of Kauai. The theft constituted a violation of federal law because the County of Kauai received federal grants of more than $10,000 annually, including grants from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY VELEZ, also known as “Tone," 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 34 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced that yesterday United States District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced two Livingston Parish residents to federal prison after being convicted of conspiring to counterfeit currency.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: OAKLAND - Dr. Michael Roger Chiarottino was sentenced today to three years in prison for illegally prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced new legislation that will significantly increase economic growth and create thousands of new jobs in Alaska while establishing vital revenue sources for the state and local governments. The measure, entitled the Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act, reflects Murkowski’s continued efforts to overcome federal resistance to responsible natural resource production in her home state.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced an information charging BRADLEY SMEGAL, 63, for stealing more than $5.1 million from at least 14 of his investment advisory clients. SMEGAL is charged with two counts of securities fraud.[1].
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: Criminal Set Fire to a Food Market, After Looting a Liquor Store and Assaulting the Owner; Caught Because Police and Prosecutors Took the Time to Review Surveillance Footage.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces today that the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded a total of $12,351,298 to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. This amount includes $1 million...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Contractor selected to complete the Nelson Dikes Safety of Dams Modifications, Johnson-Wilson Constructors, Inc., has mobilized to the Nelson Dikes construction area. Site preparatory work and the installation of dewatering wells has begun.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christopher Fogler, 31, of West Haven, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: FBI and Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Seek Missing Juvenile Katelynn 'Katie' Barlow.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A local man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Eligio San Miguel Mendez, 26, of Corpus Christi, on March 14, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Darin Kyle Taylor, 56, of Post Falls, Idaho, was sentenced today for use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder for hire, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today Michael Bush, 45, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci to transmitting communications containing threats to injure the person of another. The charge carries a maximum of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston doctor has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction on five counts related to health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A jury deliberated for approximately three hours following a three-day trial before convicting Dr. Warren Dailey, 68, on March...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: Pharmaceutical Employees, Military Beneficiaries and Others Recruited as Part of the Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kenishia Simone Brown, 33, of Toronto, Canada, pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit money before U.S. District Judge Rcihard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: The 24th annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Make plans now to join thousands of folks who will come to the Bandy Creek Field and enjoy the beautiful Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area for a fun-filled day of stories, music, crafts and more. Craft classes and concerts are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Arizona man who admitted molesting four young boys in China and documenting the abuse with hundreds of photographs and videos has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
