News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An internal medicine doctor practicing in Staten Island, New York, today admitted taking bribes in connection with a long-running and elaborate test referral scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine that was shipped from California.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Luzerne County woman pleaded guilty on April 17, 2017, before United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani to misappropriating postal funds from the U.S. Post Office in Dallas, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: DENVER - Don R. Iley of Parker, Colorado, pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, the United States Attorney’s Office and IRS-Criminal Investigation announced. Iley was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on Aug. 24, 2016, and is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Arguello on July 13, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold its quarterly online oil and gas lease sale June 22, 2017. The sale will include two parcels totaling 160 acres in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, Arkansas.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: In partnership with The Outer Banks Hospital, the Outer Banks Group is celebrating the second annual National Park Rx Day with Yoga on the Beach, at Coquina Beach, on Sunday, April 23rd at 2:00 pm. Attendees to this free hour-long class should bring a yoga mat or towel, sunscreen, and water, there is no need to sign up in advance.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an charging Joseph Xavier Murphy (27, Tampa) with trafficking in credit card manufacturing equipment. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Murphy was arrested by law enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alexander Burton Blake, 26, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of distribution and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment with 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $48,000 by Chief United States District Judge Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York man today admitted his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Gaffney, SC -Cowpens National Battlefield and the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail are accepting applications for the Youth Conservation Corps.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 38-year-old Gilmer, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison following a lengthy investigation into a synthetic drug operation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -A Vestavia Hills man pleaded guilty today in federal court to making a false statement to the FBI in relation to payments he received from a contractor providing inmate health care at the Jefferson County Jail, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Andrew Jones (37, Miami) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on January 4, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: GETTYSBURG, PA - Writer and teacher Nancy Cook has started her month-long artist-in-residency at Gettysburg National Military Park. She is one of the artists representing the LiterAudiArts theme, artists whose work explores the various uses of word, sound, and song. Cook will reflect on her writing and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 37-year-old Orange County, Texas man has been sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that John Oliveira, 32, of Bangor, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to distribution of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 38-year-old Gilmer, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison following a lengthy investigation into a synthetic drug operation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Owners of a Fairfax gaming center were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and make false statements involving international terrorism, obstruction of justice, and making false statements involving international terrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 105 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Michael L. Fischer, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, today to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Fisher traveled from Ohio to Maryland to engage in sexual activity with a fifteen-year-old girl.
