News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Twelve men were charged as part of a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras installed on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,581, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A retired Wichita police lieutenant Wednesday was sentenced to two years on probation for filing false documents so he would be paid for providing armed engagement training for law enforcement officers, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. He also was ordered to pay $56,400 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama- Arthur Lee Campbell, III (55), from Mount Hope, Ohio, pled guilty to a charge of bank theft, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. At the time of the charge, Campbell was residing in Autauga County, Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A medical doctor who was facing charges in a federal health care fraud case when he fled the United States 14 years ago and faked his own death in Russia has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his flight from justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Bal Harbour, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury sitting in Martinsburg, West Virginia, returned an indictment charging Archie Ray Arbogast, 40, of Dunmore, West Virginia, with illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway and the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi invite visitors to view travel posters created by graphic design students at Mississippi State University in celebration of the National Park Service Centennial. The students were challenged to create designs that promote...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Jessica Nadine Frederick, 26, of Spokane, Washington, Sean Lee Jackson, 27, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Steven Wayne Jackson, 30, of Las Vegas, Nevada and Kristin Rene Wilson, 28, of Riverside, California pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah-A mountain bike ride is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. with riders gathering at the Southview Trailhead on Shurtz Canyon Drive to celebrate the opening of five new trails, stretching over nine miles. The ride is hosted by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cedar City Field Office and the Dixie Mountain Bike Trails Association (DMBTA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A jury today found a former Labette, Kan., banker guilty on federal charges in an embezzlement case, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Miosotis Ribot-Figueroa (Ribot) was sentenced before US District Court Judge Gustavo Gelpí to 36 months in prison, three years of supervised release, an order to forfeit her home in the Municipality of Gurabo, and an order to pay a restitution of $451,950.77 for bank fraud and...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman, it’s nice to be back. Welcome, everyone, to the Agriculture Committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Brian Tate, age 34, of Gordon, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Nov. 15, 2016, for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and transporting child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a grand jury has returned a 48 count indictment charging Umar Adeyola 46, of Amherst, NY, with health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, making false statements in a health care matter, wire fraud, and theft of government money. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 22 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - A total of eight people are set to appear in federal court today in relation to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: Beaufort, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore welcomes anyone looking to escape the crowded stores on ‘Black Friday’ to participate in a park scavenger hunt as an opt-outside alternative.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 165,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say about the addition of Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) as the latest co-sponsor of the Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park will begin fire restrictions in the South District of the park on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. The South District lies between Highway 33 in the north and Highway 64 in the south. Due to exceptionally dry conditions in this area of the park and the potential for extreme fire behavior, the restrictions listed below will be in effect until the south end of the park receives sufficient precipitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury sitting in Martinsburg, West Virginia, returned an indictment charging Cory Jean Gainey, 24, of Reedsville, West Virginia, with illegally acquiring a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
