News from June 2016
Keshena Man Charged with Assault
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 28, 2016, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Curtis M. Boivin (age: 48) of Keshena, Wisconsin, charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of Title 18, United...
New Jersey Doctor Pleads Guilty In Connection With Test Referral Scheme With New Jersey Clinical Lab
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A doctor with a practice in Clifton, New Jersey, today admitted taking bribes in connection with a long-running and elaborate test referral scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Florida Resident Charged in Superseding Indictment with Attempting to Damage Religious Property
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Defendant Was Previously Charged with Attempting to Use Explosive Device on Florida Synagogue.
Multi-Agency Sting Operation Results in 18 Arrests
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Multi-Agency Sting Operation Results in 18 Arrests.
Member of Cherry Hill Group Little Spelman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Shaquan Robinson, a/k/a Quanny, age 26, of Baltimore, today to 12 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine, related to his drug dealing and violence in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
Rexburg Man Indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Joshua Black, 34, of Rexburg, was indicted June 28, 2016, by a federal grand jury in Pocatello for unlawfully possessing firearms, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
Harrisburg Man Convicted Of Distributing Crack Cocaine And Possessing A Firearm In Furtherance Of His Drug Trafficking Activities
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on June 29, 2016, a jury convicted Laquan Kellam, age 33, Harrisburg, of three counts of distributing crack cocaine, one count of possessing with the intent to distribute over 280 grams of crack cocaine and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. The two-day trial was held before U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo.
Chesterfield Woman Indicted on Fraud Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Pamela Minor-Chiles, 47, of Chesterfield, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 21 on 27 counts of bank fraud. The indictment was unsealed today.
Virginia Man Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Kidnapping A Philadelphia Woman Off A City Street
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Delvin Barnes, 38, of Charles City County, Virginia, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for kidnapping. Barnes pleaded guilty to the charge on Sept. 10, 2015. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge J. Curtis Joyner ordered a $100 special assessment.
Louisiana Woman Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Sex Trafficking of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: A Louisiana woman was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney J. Walter Green of the Middle District of Louisiana and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey S. Sallet of the FBI’s New Orleans Division.
Centennial Trivia Contest
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Come celebrate the birth of our nation and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). On Monday July 4 at 7 pm, the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, WI will host a “National Park Trivia Contest - Battle of the Gateway Communities". Two four-person teams...
El Dorado County Health Care Provider Agrees to Pay $5.5m to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today that El Dorado County based Marshall Medical Center (MMC) will pay the United States and the State of California $5.5 million to settle allegations that MMC; Marshall Foundation for Community Health; El Dorado Hematology & Medical...
Fire Restrictions Established at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: In accordance with 36 CFR §1.5(a) (1), Superintendent Dan Foster has established a fire closure, including fires on all park managed lands and exposed lakebed, with the exception that campfires are allowed in park-provided fire grates at developed campgrounds and propane cookstoves and lanterns.
Alameda County Resident Charged With Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, And Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Property
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Former School District Employee Accused of Making Fraudulent Claims for Computer Parts.
Colorado Man Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting the Operation of an Unregistered Aircraft
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Gilbert Wayne Wiles, Jr., 38, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on June 24, 2016, for aiding and abetting the operation of an unregistered aircraft. Niles received 36 months of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and...
Corker: U.S. Must Lead Global Effort to End Human Trafficking and Modern Slav
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the release of the State Department’s 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the End Modern Slavery Initiative Act, reiterated his call for a U.S.-led global effort to end human ...
Former Jackson Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Extortion
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Bryan Jones, 44, of Jackson, pled guilty on June 29, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan, to extortion by use of his position as a police officer, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway.
Want to Visit a National Park in New York Harbor? There's an App for That!
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: National Park Service to release three apps in time for summer vacations.
Lackawanna Man Sentenced on Cocaine Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Shavon Royal, 21, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine base within 1,000 feet of public housing property, was sentenced to time-served (14 months) by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.
Vineland, New Jersey, Man Admits Conspiracy, And Fraud And False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Vineland, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud a bank and to filing fraudulent tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
