News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


U.S. Attorneys Announce Appointment Of District Election Officers

News Release: United States Attorneys Kerry B. Harvey and John E. Kuhn Jr., announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Ken Taylor and Assistant United States Attorney Tom Dyke, will lead the efforts of their Offices in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the...


News Release: United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Arlen Storm will lead the Office’s work in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Storm is the District Election...


Election Officer Will be on Duty to Receive Complaints of Election Fraud, Voting Rights Abuses

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Daly will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide election day program for the Nov. 8, 2016, general elections.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Adam Bernaix, Edwardsville, Illinois, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment on a fraud and money laundering scheme involving false invoices submitted to his employer on behalf of a shell company he created.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Tom Moore will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Moore has been...


U.S. Attorney’s Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office will monitor the federal and local elections in Chicago and surrounding suburbs on Nov. 8, 2016, Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today.


Ten Assisted Living Facility Owners Indicted for Receipt of Health Care Kickbacks and Health Care Fraud

News Release: Ten owners of Miami-Dade assisted living facilities have been charged with participating in a health care fraud scheme and for receiving kickbacks, in violation of Title 18, United Sates Code, Section 1347 and Title 42, United States Code, Section 1320.


Thinning at Meyers Beach to Improve Views and Increase Safety

News Release: Selective thinning of trees and shrubs on the lakeside of the parking lot at Meyers Beach is being done to increase airflow, create a sightline to the sea/ice caves for safety, and a view of the lake from the picnic area. On the west side of the steps, the apple tree will be preserved, but vegetation...


News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Clarence C. Garretson, age 65, of Van Buren, Arkansas, appeared today in the United States District Court in Fort Smith before The Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III and pleaded guilty to five counts of Interstate Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a).


Investment Adviser Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Insider Trading

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID HOBSON, who served as an investment adviser in the Providence, Rhode Island, offices of two different national broker-dealer and investment advisers (“Brokerage Firm-1" and “Brokerage Firm-2"), pled...


Tonawanda Man Sentenced On Multiple Gun And Drug Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Elijah Iverson, 39, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, maintaining a drug involved premises...


Queensbury Contractor Sentenced for Income Tax Evasion

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jason Holcomb, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 4 months in prison for evading income taxes.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two women were convicted today of terrorism crimes related to their material support of al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization.


Macomb Township Trustee Arrested and Charged for Demanding and Taking Bribes

News Release: An elected Trustee of Macomb Township was arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today based on a criminal complaint charging him with demanding and taking bribes in exchange for his vote and official assistance on a municipal contract, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced.


News Release: Two Attorneys Named to Handle Federal Election Inquiries.


News Release: RENO, Nev.- An owner of several Reno, Nevada landscaping and rock hauling businesses was sentenced yesterday to 10 months in prison for failure to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Mara, 36, of Bakersfield, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Dawn N. Ison will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Ison has been...


United States Attorney Appoints District Election Officers for November 2016 Balloting

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Carl Eurenius in Syracuse and Solomon Shinerock in Albany will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for...


News Release: An elected Trustee of Macomb Township was arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today based on a criminal complaint charging him with demanding and taking bribes in exchange for his vote and official assistance on a municipal contract, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced.