News from December 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on H.R. 4558, the “Grand Staircase-Escalante Enhancement Act." Introduced by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) the bill codifies the boundaries of the newly-created Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and creates Utah’s sixth national park.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Ryan Recaido Patacsil was sentenced to 9 years in prison for receipt 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 yesterday by the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney, U.S. District Judge, following Patacsil’s guilty plea to the charge on Aug. 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A member of a Lawrence-based kidnapping crew was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a 2012 kidnapping.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredoan has been ordered to prison following his convictions for his role in smuggling firearms into Mexico, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ruben Arnoldo Madrid, 21, pleaded guilty June 2, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Petrified Forest National Park is asking for public comment and reaching out to stakeholders to discuss two proposed entrance fee increases in 2018. The current park annual pass fee and motorcycle fee have been in place since 1997.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Maria T. Vullo, Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of ELFRED WILLIAM PETRUK, 39, to 31 years in prison for methamphetamine-related trafficking offenses. PETRUK was found guilty on June 12, 2017, following a four-day trial, of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine ...
By State Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today inserted the following remarks into the Congressional record following the full Committee markup of the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 (H.R.2219 ); the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act (H.R.2646 ); the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017 (H.R.1997 ); and the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act (H.R. 3851 )...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has charged two suburban mortgage brokers with fraudulently operating a purportedly independent appraisal management company to control property valuations, and brokering fraudulent loans to finance real estate transactions between themselves and nominees.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Marco Deandre Smith, age 41, of Van Buren, was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury today found Chris J. McDonald, Sr. (53, Riverview) guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of government property and nine related substantive counts of theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison for the conspiracy count and up to 10 years’ imprisonment on each theft count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have been ordered to prison following their convictions related to a “second chance" mortgage lending scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury convicted Luis Antonio Rodriguez, 37, of Mission, and Rogelio Ramos Jr., 37, of Pharr, of conspiracy to...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Houghton, MI - Isle Royale National Park is now accepting applications for the summer 2018 Isle Royale Teen Artist Exploration. This artistic discovery is geared to all aspiring teen artists who want to develop their art through experiencing wilderness, and is open to all visual and performing artists, writers, and composers ages 13 to 18 at time of participation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: DaVita Rx Agrees to Pay $63.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man to 20 years in prison for selling heroin last year that caused the death of one person and seriously injured another, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Stole more than $110,000 from Vigo County taxpayers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Helaman Hansen, 65, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. for operating an elaborate adult-adoption fraud scheme that targeted undocumented aliens, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Judge England also ordered Hansen to pay $576,264 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of ELFRED WILLIAM PETRUK, 39, to 31 years in prison for methamphetamine-related trafficking offenses. PETRUK was found guilty on June 12, 2017, following a four-day trial, of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Region 8 Mental Health Services has agreed to pay the United States government in excess of $6.93 million under the False Claims Act to resolve allegations that it was paid for services that it either did not provide or that were not provided by qualified individuals as part of its preschool...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredoan has been ordered to prison following his convictions for his role in smuggling firearms into Mexico, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ruben Arnoldo Madrid, 21, pleaded guilty June 2, 2017.
