News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that 7th Street Gang associate Joseph Whitely, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER (“UConn Health") has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government in which it will pay $184,984 to resolve allegations that it overbilled the Medicare Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Disbarred Marin attorney admits he defrauded investors of more than $2.5 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: New Orleans Gang Task Force Receives the 2016 FBI Director’s Award for Harvey Hustlers Case.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: MILL VALLEY, CA -- The National Park Service will host a public meeting September 20 to share information and begin gathering public input on the Muir Woods Salmon Habitat Enhancement and Bridge Replacement Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Law enforcement intercepted package containing over 80 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Screenings of the FBI and DEA’s documentary about the dangers of opioid addiction, “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict," will be held in West Jordan, Orem, and Ogden next week as a part of National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week, U.S. Attorney John W. Huber announced today. The screenings are open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that 7th Street Gang associate Joseph Whitely, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN SANDELLA, 54, of Orange, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to receiving unlawful compensation while serving as an employee of the West Haven Housing Authority.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eli Hunt, 37, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Newcomb, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 120 months in prison for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Hunt will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Jackson, TN - A former truck driver has been sentenced to 190 months in federal prison for using an Internet messaging app to distribute and receive child pornography. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, “The State of Health Insurance Markets." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN SANDELLA, 54, of Orange, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to receiving unlawful compensation while serving as an employee of the West Haven Housing Authority.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: DAYTON - James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to producing and distributing child pornography involving a seven-year old victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced yesterday for fraudulently obtaining worker’s compensation for medical travel.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: Visitors may experience temporary lane and road closures on Steel Creek Road due to road improvements. Flaggers and road crews will be present during the construction beginning on09/26/2016with an anticipated completion date of10/06/2016. The scheduled work day will be7:30 am to 5:00 pmMonday through Friday. The project will not delay weekend traffic and any complete road closures will be brief.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - On Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of National Public
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - The United States Attorney’s Office will help to shine a light on the threat posed by heroin, fentanyl and other opioids in West Virginia next week, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that JACKIE LEON PARKER, JR., age 42, of Beggs, Oklahoma, pled guilty to FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - An accountant from Georgia has admitted he committed wire fraud and stole more than $3 million from Houston company Airis International Holdings, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
