News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man who deceived distressed homeowners with false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages - or even completely eliminating their loans - was convicted today on federal fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Jeremy J. Bohlman, 37, of Plummer, Idaho, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Coeur d'Alene of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Bohlman was indicted on Dec. 12, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Tampering with Evidence, Accessory to First Degree Murder, False Statement, and Misprision of a Felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that six co-defendants were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine in Boone County, Mo.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: William Minson, 49 of Philadelphia was charged today by Indictment[1] with one count of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges that Minson robbed the Hyperion Bank, located at 199 West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 19, 2016, and attempted to rob the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 2300 Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Aug. 22, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -This morning, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, Grand Teton National Park hosted a ceremony to naturalize 17 new United States citizens. The ceremony was the first of its kind to take place in the park, and is one of more than 100 taking place in national park sites across the country this year in celebration of the National Park Service's centennial anniversary.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in living history programs and tours commemorating the 153rd Anniversary of the Siege of Chattanooga on Saturday, October 8 and on Sunday, October 9 in Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, and in Chattanooga's Renaissance Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SHANNON CHRISTOPHER CEASAR, M.D., age 43, a physician and former co-owner of the now defunct Gulf South Physicians Group in Metairie, was charged today in a two count Indictment related to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and threatening to assault or murder federal law enforcement officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Troy Malecki, 48, of Williamsville, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography depicting minors less than 12 years of age. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JADALLAH SAED, age 30; ANWAR ABDELMAJID-AHMAD, a/k/a Tony, age 29, both of Gretna; ATALLA ATALLA, a/k/a Tommy, age 38, of Wilmington, North Carolina; JUSTIN BROWN, age 29; JOSHUA CARTHON, age 32, and GARRETT PARTMAN, age 31, all of New Orleans, were arrested...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Andy Quinn Goodall, 29, most recently of Bangor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 20 years and 10 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor. The defendant pled guilty to the charge on Jan. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: William Minson, 49 of Philadelphia was charged today by Indictment[1] with one count of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges that Minson robbed the Hyperion Bank, located at 199 West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 19, 2016, and attempted to rob the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 2300 Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Aug. 22, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra), a national hospital chain headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to $32.7 million, plus interest, to resolve claims that Vibra violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement with Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan, resolving allegations that the township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) in denying zoning approval to allow the Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) to build a school on a vacant parcel of land.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that John Hayward, aka Frizz, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, was sentenced to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt would have been pleased to see how many eyes were on the stars over Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, New York on Friday, September 16th. Over 100 visitors came out on this clear night to observe several different celestial bodies roaming the skies, including star...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC LONERGAN, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing controlled substances that caused several Wesleyan University students to overdose in 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jose Mendez-Alvarado, age 39 of Fort Smith, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison followed by five (5) years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Fast Carpentry I Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A doctor with offices in Toms River, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for patient referrals to two lab companies that performed blood and DNA testing, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
