News from February 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: FEB 17 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Paul Bellofiore, M.D., 56, of Trumbull, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Paul Randolph Beeks, Jr., age 59, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, on Feb. 16, 2017, to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud one of his clients of at least $526,000. Judge Russell also entered an order requiring Beeks to pay a money judgment of $180,515, the amount of the loss that Beeks has not yet repaid.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: DENVER - Adam Nauveed Hayat, age 35, Denver, Colorado, was arrested without incident yesterday in a Los Angeles, California hotel, after being charged in U.S. District Court in Denver for possession of pipe bombs not registered with the ATF, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer, FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin Shivers, ATF Denver Field Division Special Agent in Charge Debora Livingston and Denver Police Department Chief Robert White announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: FAIRBANKS - To better prepare for developing the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (RMP), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a series of public meetings scheduled from mid-January through mid-March 2017 to gather vital public input from the many users of public lands. This plan will guide management of 13.1 million acres of public lands in central and northern Alaska for the next 15 to 20 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 49-year-old man from Houston has received a massive sentence following his convictions of sexual exploitation of a child, distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. William Lee Niver pleaded guilty June 14, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Armando Navarrete-Dominguez, 29, of Mexico, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with illegally reentering the United States after a conviction...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Roy G. Heilbron, 53, a cardiologist practicing in Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a health care fraud charge, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Heilbron will be sentenced to two years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: Davenport, IA - On Feb. 16, 2017, Gregory Wayne Wieskampheather Jean Reekr, age 43, of Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 130 months in prison for felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Wieskamp was ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - David John Russell, 38, of Fallbrook, California, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - On Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, Ray Harris, Jr., 23, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty in District Court to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Harris’ sentencing is scheduled for June 21, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Philip Vincent, 39, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and possession of a weapon in furtherance...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former New Jersey attorney and his father have been indicted for their respective roles in a $13 million Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeks Information on Missing Prince William County Juvenile.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Aiding and Abetting was sentenced on Feb. 13, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Feb. 13, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Joseph-Michael Elias McFarland, 22, of Madison, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 132 months for sex trafficking of a minor and distribution of the controlled substance α-Pyrrolidinovalerophenone or "Alpha-PVP." The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court for Wire Fraud and Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, wrote Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Young to gather information regarding the recent removal of animal welfare data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: Winston-Salem, N.C. - A former North Carolina State Senator pled guilty to federal fraud and tax charges today, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra Hairston.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2017
News Release: Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL.
