News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Aryan Brotherhood members Roy Ates, Jr., and Chad Ryan Smith, to 180 months and 160 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a 2016 Burleson County (TX) carjacking that resulted in the serious bodily injury to the owner of the vehicle announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner, Houston Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Angelo Alleca, the former CEO of Atlanta, Georgia, based Summit Wealth Management, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for a multistate investment fraud scheme. The scheme victimized over 300 people who lost more than $24 million dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that David Jerome Butler, age 43, of Simpsonville, pled guilty this week in federal court in Greenville to felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks accepted the plea and will impose sentence after United States Probation prepares a pre-sentence report. Butler faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: A superseding information was filed in federal court charging the former Assistant Director of the UAW Chrysler Department with criminal violations of the Labor Management Relations Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Houston Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced to 480 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Medicare and Medicaid of More Than $17 Million.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Hydration while hiking is critical to human health- ensure that you are drinking enough water for physical activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - On August 17 a federal jury convicted Dan Pizzaro, 48 and a resident of California, for his role in conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in the New Orleans area, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen G. Azzam, and Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Dino Ajloni (40, St. Augustine) has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud in connection with his role in a fraudulent compound pharmacy scheme. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced that prior fugitive Jose Manuel Romero-Parada, 22, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind. and also known as Russo, was apprehended by the FBI at approximately 11:30am today in New Jersey.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will celebrate the 101st birthday of the National Park Service (NPS) by offering free admission on Friday, August 25. Fees waived include entrance fees and commercial tour fees. Other fees such as reservations, camping, and concession fees are not included.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Rafael Delacruz, a/k/a “Simba," 55, of Lawrence, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to three drug distribution charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Myrna S. Parcon, a/k/a “Merna Parcon," 62, of Dallas and Ransome N. Etindi, 57, of Waxahachie, Texas, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle for their role in a nearly $60 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Erica Warren, 38, of Little Rock, and Alexis Young, 38, of Bryant, were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to commit mail fraud. The charge relates to a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program funds intended to feed children in low income areas during the school year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division Office, today announced two additional individuals indicted and charged in DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) “Alice in Wonderland" were sentenced to federal prison for distributing cocaine in southern...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ashley Walker, 33, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: MIDLAND, Texas - A former Ector County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in federal prison for extortion “under color of law."
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump today signed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017, into law. The House passed the bill last month and the Senate passed the bill earlier this month.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley, United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler, Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris, and Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom announce that the Division of Criminal Investigation, the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and Homeland Security Investigations have conducted investigations into sex trafficking during the Motorcycle Rally.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Henderson, Nev., man pleaded guilty today to selling military-issued ammunition, smoke grenades, and other equipment that was stolen from the U.S. Air Force, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
