News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Jeffrey Curtis Drexler, age 27, of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with one count of Possession of Child Pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The defendant was previously convicted in Northampton County Court of Common Pleas of Sexual Abuse of Children, and was registered as a sex offender under Megan’s Law at the time that he is charged with committing these federal offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Belleville, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for her role in leading a conspiracy to illegally obtain and distribute oxycodone in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention PSA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Red Ribbon Week Campaign.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, in partnership with Western Area Power Administration, is hosting a free webinar entitled "Accessing Capital for Tribal Energy and Economic Development" on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: OCT 20 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) has agreed to pay the federal government a total of $600,000 to resolve alleged violations of civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act at stores in Southington and New Britain.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“CVS") has agreed to pay the federal government a total of $600,000 to resolve alleged violations of civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act at stores in Southington and New Britain.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - RICKY COSTELLO WILLIAMS, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to serve 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $240,361 in restitution for tax fraud, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. -. The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final environmental documents for the execution of a temporary construction permit to the City of Folsom to. begin road construction activities on Reclamation lands prior to the issuance of a perpetual easement document. The temporary construction...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that GREGORY GIBSON, age 33, of Chalmette, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Michael A. Wilt, 56, fo Buckhannon, West Virginia, was charged with enticement and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: GRENADA, Miss. - An employer that fails to follow safety standards leaves workers like Charlie Cummins, Jr. to suffer the consequences.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Syed Tariq Ali, St. Louis, Missouri, was arrested this morning on a two-count indictment alleging false statements with respect to federal housing program and bank fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in federal court today to transporting thousands of cartons of cigarettes from Missouri to Chicago, Ill., in order to avoid paying nearly $160,000 in excise taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has sued an Oregon City, Oregon woman to bar her from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced today. The government’s complaint alleges that Priscilla E. Schrock promotes the formation and use of “Religious Non-Profit Corporations" (RNPCs)...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Bryan Jones, 45, of Jackson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan to 27 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for extortion by use of his position as a police officer, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - Three people involved in an elaborate scheme to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges. The conspirators used stolen DEA registration numbers to create phony prescriptions while using various online tools to make it appear that...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former Adams County man was sentenced today to 87 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo in Harrisburg for receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that United States District Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced JASON CHRISTOPHER DEVILLIER, age 45, for his convictions in connection with a scheme to defraud Whitney Bank. This summer, DEVILLIER pled guilty to bank fraud and fraudulent receipt of bank funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2016
News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - Guillermo Rodriguez-Sanchez, a 42-year-old resident of Mexico City, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of at least ten years and up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him late Thursday afternoon of importing cocaine and heroin. The conviction was announced by Drug Enforcement...
