News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Johnny Boone pled guilty, with sentencing to follow on March 15, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Wei Xiang and Paul Parisi, who tried the case, stated that Arrington, a member of the Schuele Boys Gang, killed Quincy Balance, a/k/a Shooter, at the intersection of Northland and Stevens on the East Side of Buffalo on Aug. 30, 2012. Arrington and other Schuele Boys associates...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Justice Department today announced settlements with Physician’s Alliance Ltd. (PAL), for allegedly receiving illegal remuneration in exchange for patient referrals to hospitals owned by the now-defunct Health Management Associates (HMA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: James Williams, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, and Aisha Jones, 28, of Bristol, PA, were charged today by Indictment[1] with one count of distribution of heroin, one count of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and, as to Williams only, one count of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), announced yesterday’s arrest of SCOTT McKINNEY, a flight attendant...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY O’MARA, 36, of West Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of possessing firearms while being an unlawful user of a federally controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced that yesterday Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced QUINTON HALL, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to serve fifteen (15) years in federal prison based on the defendant’s convictions for trafficking methamphetamine in Ascension and Livingston Parishes and possessing a firearm in furtherance of such trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Octavius Williams, 32, of Irving, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 168 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in November 2015 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - After a six-day trial, Lee John Maher, 59, of Orlando, Florida, was convicted yesterday afternoon of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and with retaining and concealing federal funds, knowing that they were wrongly taken. Co-defendant Larry Kenneth Long, 75, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, previously pled guilty to mail fraud conspiracy. The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: A real estate investor was sentenced to serve 16 months in jail for his role in a bid rigging conspiracy and bank fraud scheme involving public foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: Citation Oil & Gas Corp. and its affiliates, Citation 2002 Investment Limited Partnership and Citation 2004 Investment Limited Partnership (collectively, “Citation”), have agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they underpaid royalties owed on natural gas produced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced settlements with two physician groups, EmCare Inc. (EmCare) and Physician’s Alliance Ltd (PAL), for allegedly receiving illegal remuneration in exchange for patient referrals to hospitals owned by the now-defunct Health Management Associates (HMA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: A U.S. postal worker was sentenced to 97 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Charles E. Peeler for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: An Everett man was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for conspiring with others to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and kill persons in the United States. David Daoud Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 28, of Everett, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: Mario Ramirez-Trevino, also known as “Mario Pelon” and “X-20,” the alleged former leader of the Mexican Gulf Cartel, was extradited to the United States from Mexico to face drug conspiracy charges, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Chief of Operations Anthony D. Williams of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: A Greensboro, North Carolina, business owner pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to filing a fraudulent tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle for the Western District of Virginia.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: Reflecting the significant progress made in recent years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced that the resolution plans of the eight largest and most complex domestic banking organizations did not have "deficiencies," which are weaknesses severe enough to trigger a resubmission process that could result in more stringent requirements.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Société Générale S.A. (PDF), Paris, France, and Société Générale New York Branch, New York, New York Cease and Desist Order dated Dec. 14, 2017 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – American Security Programs Inc., a security service providing armed guards, will pay $277,306 in back wages to 61 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the company violated the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standard Act (CWHSSA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: ATCHISON, KS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Bartlett Grain Company LP have signed a comprehensive settlement requiring the company to implement safeguards, training, and audit procedures at its 20 grain handling facilities in six states.
