News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance to identify any other children who Morris has victimized. Morris, who according to public sources claimed to be a film director for “Just Film It Productions," is known to have set up trips for the purpose of photo and/or film shoots in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A former dispatch supervisor for the Chicago Police Department admitted in federal court today that she provided private government information to her boyfriend in an effort to help smuggle contraband into Cook County Jail.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A New York man was sentenced today to 17 and a half years in federal prison for transporting a minor from West Virginia to Virginia for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Ian Michael Cramer, 27, of Amherst, previously pleaded...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - The National Railroad Passenger Corp., better known as Amtrak, retaliated against a supervisory special agent in its inspector general's office when he raised concerns about railroad safety, fraud and abuse involving an Amtrak contractor and when he supported a fellow agent's safety concerns during an internal investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Coryn Lawyer, 23, of Kamiah, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to assault with a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Lawyer was indicted by a federal grand Jury in Coeur d’Alene on July 20, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - After three hours of deliberations, a federal jury convicted a Canton man yesterday of heroin distribution charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Credit Suisse Agrees to Pay $5.28 Billion in Connection with its Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for bribing a doctor in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tomas Figueroa, 31, and Julio Sanchez, 30, both of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: In November 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned its Office of Legacy Management (LM) with responsibilities for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR- the four-letter identifier given by the National Park Service). “The Office of Legacy Management is excited to join the team and we’re looking forward to contributing to its continuing success," LM Acting Director, Thomas Pauling, said.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a highly sensitive test that for the first time is able to detect all known Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Charge Arises out of Seizure of 159 Pounds of Cocaine at Lordsburg Port of Entry.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a federal grand jury in Anchorage indicted Devin Lee Peterson for production and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nathan Hoffman, 56, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing marijuana as part of a larger conspiracy to distribute marijuana throughout California, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A former lab manager from Raleigh County who falsified data was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for violating the Clean Water Act, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. John Brewer, 62, of Beaver, is the second former employee of Appalachian Laboratories to be prosecuted for a violation of the Clean Water Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Defendant Sold Apparel and Accessories Through eBay Accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Two rare early 19th century notebooks, that had been taken more than ten years ago from the Stephen Girard Collection at Girard College, were returned to Girard College today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney’s Office, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced a final rule that strengthens the integrity of the organic label by clarifying production requirements for organic livestock and poultry. The final rule establishes a level playing field for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MICHAEL CHAUVIN, age 31, of Houma, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment, charging him with possession of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children under the age of twelve.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the CEOs of Vision Property Management and Fannie Mae seeking details about the properties Vision and its subsidiaries have purchased from Fannie Mae and offered through rent-to-own and other seller-financed transactions.
