News from February 2017
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested Tuesday a Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) officer in Barceloneta for production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jermila McCoy, 34, of Oakland, was sentenced today to nine years and two months in prison for charges related to a large identity theft scheme to defraud the State of California of disability insurance benefits, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Defendant used Social Media and Threats to Pressure Teens for Sexually Explicit Images.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz requesting that the Committee refer for potential disciplinary action statements made on national television by Kellyanne Conway, the Counselor to President Donald Trump, that directly promoted and endorsed the President’s daughter’s private business.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Brandishing of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Roselyn Goodrum, age 47, of Florence, has been sentenced to 27 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to Conspiracy, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, regarding the administration of farm-related disaster benefits. She...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: DENVER -- Edward Dean McCraine, age 60, of Fort Collins, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lewis T. Babcock to serve 175 months (14.5 years) in federal prison for armed bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Kaiser Foundation Health System Inc. has paid $850,000 to settle allegations that a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy in Modesto violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by improperly filling defective prescriptions and by failing to maintain accurate records, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas, Texas, woman, Glenda Faye Hendrix, 50, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 60 months in federal prison, following her guilty plea in March 2016 to one count of bank robbery.
By State Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a hearing on the broad challenges ahead for U.S. policy toward Russia, during which he cited the various threats to American interests from Russian actions in recent years, especially the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Holly Hopkins, 35, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was convicted of racketeering, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced Eugene Monsanto, Jr., 41, to 17 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Gomez also ordered Monsanto to pay a $100 special assessment and complete 300 hours of community service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ijaz Khan, 42, of Sante Fe, New Mexico, was convicted today by a federal jury for multiple crimes, including his role in a conspiracy to smuggle ancient artifacts into the United States from Pakistan.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Opposing, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Today, University Behavioral Health of El Paso, LLC (“UBH") paid $860,000 under a civil settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the hospital paid unlawful remuneration under the Anti-Kickback Act and violated the Stark Law when it improperly paid a physician who made referrals to the hospital pursuant to a personal services agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Daniel Joseph Salgat, 39, of Bay City, Michigan, a former Army soldier stationed at Fort Eustis, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography. Salgat was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to pay $1,202.58 to a victim of his crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: A man who received child pornography pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was charged in federal court here today in two armed robberies at auto parts stores, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failing to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on February 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Second Indictment Resulting from Continuing Investigation into Alleged Violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
