News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: DAYTON - Connie Apostelos, also known as Connie Coleman, 51, formerly of Springboro, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 months in prison for charges related to a $70 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 500 victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 51-year-old Vidor, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Atlanta Medical Clinic (“AMC"), which is an Atlanta-based pain management clinic, and Dr. Timothy Dembowski (AMC’s owner), have agreed to pay the United States $250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated Medicare rules and the False Claims Act (“FCA") by billing the Government for: (1)...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Atlanta Medical Clinic (“AMC"), which is an Atlanta-based pain management clinic, and Dr. Timothy Dembowski (AMC’s owner), have agreed to pay the United States $250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated Medicare rules and the False Claims Act (“FCA") by billing the Government for: (1)...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced Scott Capparell, age 46, of Drums, Pennsylvania, to 27 months’ imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release, for committing bank fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is planning activities for the upcoming 2017 Eclipse Across America on Aug. 21, 2017. Activities for the public, including an eclipse junior ranger activity book and badge for children, will be offered from 1:00 pm -4:30 pm. In addition to the family-friendly activities, Sun and Salutations yoga class will be offered from 1:30 pm-2:00 pm. A towel or yoga mat is recommended for this activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Henderson, Nev. man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for receipt of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Join Fort Sumter National Monument as we celebrate National Lighthouse Day on the grounds the Sullivan’s Island Lighthouse on Sunday, August 6, 2017. The free special public event with family friendly activities takes place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 1815 I’On Avenue on Sullivan’s Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: A man who failed to register as a sex offender was sentenced Aug. 2, 2017, to more than one year in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former staffer for a member of the United States Congress was arrested today on federal extortion and bribery charges after allegedly taking $5,000 with promises of helping to prevent the closure of a Compton marijuana shop.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A member of MS-13’s Enfermos Criminales Salvatrucha clique in Chelsea was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy involving the assault of two rival gang members.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Orlando, FL - Andre Bernard, of Mount Kisco, New York, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and Acting U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Allen Hoffman, age 68, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 1, 2017, by U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell to five years’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: OAKLAND- Dumaka Hammond was sentenced to 9 years in prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down today by the Honorable James Donato, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A former member of the United States Air Force was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for stealing the personal identifying information of fellow service members and distributing it to others.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: An Akron man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for soliciting the murder of members of the U.S. military.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO - Ruben Wounded Head, III, 20, of Chubbuck, Idaho, was sentenced today to a total of 46 months imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter resulting from a drunk driving crash, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez, announced. Wounded Head will serve 34 months in federal prison in addition to the 12 months he already served in Fort Hall Tribal Jail on the same charge, for a total of 46 months. Wounded Head pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court in May 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Daniel Sherlock Charged With Possessing Images of Child Pornography on His Work Computer.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Carolyn Richardson Obtained Thousands of Opioid Pills Using Fraudulent Prescriptions and False Patient Information.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Frederick Evans, 40, and his wife Lashara Evans, 37, both of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking offenses before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Frederick Evans pleaded guilty to transporting a minor...
