News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: In Austin today, 49-year-old Sean James Hager was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1,500,000 in restitution in connection with a scheme to defraud his employer and the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge William Cotter.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: The former Chief Operating Officer of MetroHealth Hospital System is one of four men indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the hospital and others through a series of bribes and kickbacks totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars related to the hospital’s dental program, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
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, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, U.S. District Robert E. Jones sentenced David G. Kiraz to 3 years in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release, George D. Kiraz to 3 years in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release, and Daniel G. Kiraz to 12 months and one day in federal prison after their trial conviction in May 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former loan officer at Broadway Federal Bank who took more than $350,000 in kickbacks in exchange for considering mortgage applications submitted by churches in relation to a fraud scheme that resulted in losses of at least $4.2 million was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Mattie Compton 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 Compton...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that James Bristol, 44, of Burlington, pleaded not guilty yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of attempted bank robbery. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy ordered that Bristol be detained pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Adrian Brown will lead the District of Oregon’s efforts to protect voting rights and address complaints of election fraud and abuse in the upcoming November 8, 2016 general election. As the District Election Officer, AUSA Brown will oversee local implementation of the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program.
By State Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, ahead of next month’s 85th INTERPOL General Assembly, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement reiterating his support for Taiwan to obtain INTERPOL observer status...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Felicia C. Adams announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Robert W. Coleman II, 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 Coleman...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Guns Originated from Straw and Gun Show Purchases and Straw Purchases in Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Ruben Perez will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016, general elections, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. AUSA Perez has been appointed to serve...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An individual found by the Allegheny County Police Department, with assistance from the Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Illegal Re-Entry into the United States after Deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 56-year-old former Jefferson County, Texas school teacher has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: Richard Snyder, 72, of Massillon, was charged with enticement and distribution of child pornography, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: The former Chief Operating Officer of MetroHealth Hospital System is one of four men indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the hospital and others through a series of bribes and kickbacks totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars related to the hospital’s dental program, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Baldemar Valencia-Alcazar was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney for the District of Montana Michael Cotter announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Michael Lahr will lead the efforts of the Montana U.S. Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2016
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...
