News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Two men from Moore County, Texas have pleaded guilty to federal offenses stemming from their respective roles in trafficking major quantities of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 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 Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Scott J. Lampert, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Department of Health...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
Release: Exporting is still new to Mike’s Hot Honey and Michael Kurtz, founder of the Brooklyn-based company, is excited to where it takes him. Kurtz says that dealing with international laws and logistics can be a challenge for a small business like his, but that he’s succeeding thanks to the support of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Morrell Buster, 43, and William Jefferson, 46, both of Buffalo, NY, who were convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of crack cocaine, were sentenced to 51 months and 37 months in prison respectively by Senior U.S. District William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Drugs seized during investigation have estimated street value of over $450,000.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: President Obama today signed into law the “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016." A House amendment to S. 2276 passed earlier this month, and the final legislation cleared the Senate last week. As the product of bipartisan work from the Transportation and...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, after the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees’ annual reports were released, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called for strong presidential leadership to confront an unsustainable financial future in the Medicare and Social Security programs that...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: FBI Arrests Bandon Educational Assistant and Coach on Child Pornography Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Aaron C. Robinson, 51, of Steuben, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Jena man pleaded guilty Monday to possessing unregistered silencers, which he also constructed and sold.
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: loor and we won it, I was very surprised. And when I needed a partner in the Senate and I was thinking who’d be my best partner to work with me on this, I thought of wonderful ex-Senator Tom Harkin. And that’s how we started the Harkin-Engel Protocol.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay - Thirty-seven authorities from Paraguay’s National Police, Attorney General’s office, Customs, Immigration, Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (SENAD) and Financial Intelligence Unit (SEPRELAD) participated in Cross Border Financial Investigations Training (CBFIT) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Maurice L. Whyte, II, 23, Kasie A. Morgan, 24, Kionte K. Whatley, 19, Marilyn Whatley, 37, and Jolisha McDonald, 25, all of Columbus, Ohio, with transporting stolen goods, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Arlington, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 21, 2016, to five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: 18 year old attempted to travel to the Middle East in material support of ISIL.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood; Plea Agreement Requires Imposition of 15 Year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Hassan El Saddique, 36, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to theft of money in control and possession of a bank before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
