News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - A Charleston woman was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison for a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Alisha Watts, 33, previously pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug-involved premises.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to defraud the United States and to pay kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A grocery store owner from Philadelphia was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for stealing more than $1.2 million through a food stamp scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Homestead, FL: Everglades National Park is preparing to close from as early as Tuesday evening, October 4, should conditions warrant due to Hurricane Matthew, and remain closed until after the storm passes. Dry Tortugas National Park is expected to be out of the path of the storm, and to remain open.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Frank A. Bilan, 68, formerly of Newman, pleaded guilty today to one count of corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the administration of the internal revenue laws, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to three and a half years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Dereck Skylar Brown, 33, previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Fleet Week activities October 7 - 9 can be expected to bring traffic to a standstill in and around the waterfront areas of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), the Presidio of San Francisco, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 3, 2016, Ricky Anthony Lanier, 49, and his wife Katrina Reshina Lanier, 43, both of LaGrange, N.C., were sentenced to serve federal prison terms of 48 months and 30 months, respectively, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and major fraud against the United States. The couple were found guilty of these offenses on Dec. 17, 2015, following a 13-day jury trial in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Conspirators Impersonated Cerner Corporation. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Texas man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in an elaborate, multi-million-dollar fraud scheme in which conspirators impersonated...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in Turlock, California, and Auckland, New Zealand, was returned to the United States by Tonga and is expected to appear in court today to face federal investment fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Hospital Chain Will Pay over $513 Million for Defrauding the United States and Making Illegal Payments in Exchange for Patient Referrals; Two Subsidiaries Agree to Plead Guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Igor Polshyn and Oleskii Tsurkan guilty of conspiring to possess and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Their sentencing hearings are scheduled for Jan. 10, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that Richard Daniel Lord (57, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with receiving child pornography over the Internet. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervision. His detention hearing is scheduled for October 5, 2016, at 3:30 p.m., in Jacksonville.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker announced today the launch of a new community outreach program to address the growing epidemic of heroin and prescription opioid abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Court-Approved Judgment Establishes Safeguards To Protect The Public From Future Petroleum Leaks and Risk of Drinking Water Contamination.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to defraud the United States and to pay kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Eric J. Mallory Arrested for His Alleged Involvement in the Robbery of Two Local Banks.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Station Builders Inc. Station Builders Inc. 101 Route 130 South, Suite 540. 101 Route 130 South, Suite 540. Inspection sites: Maple Shade Estates, Lot 36. Maple Shade Estates, Lot 36. Easton, Pennsylvania. Easton, Pennsylvania. 2020 Washington Blvd. 2020 Washington Blvd. Easton, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that Richard Daniel Lord (57, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with receiving child pornography over the Internet. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervision. His detention hearing is scheduled for October 5, 2016, at 3:30 p.m., in Jacksonville.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2016
News Release: Adam Dolceamore, 35 of Philadelphia, PA was charged on Sept. 29, 2016 by Indictment with one count of receiving and one count of distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
