News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 69-count indictment today against John A. Crosby, 53, of Redding; Ines S. Crosby, 73, of Orland; and Leslie A. Lohse, 62, of Glenn County, charging them with conspiracy to embezzle tribal funds, embezzlement of tribal funds, false statements to federal agents, and tax charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lejohn Windom Sr., 53, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to seven years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution to the IRS for mail fraud, conspiracy to submit false claims, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MARIO FUENTES-VELASQUEZ, age 29, a native of Mexico, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Environmental Assessment (EA) for parcels of public land nominated for lease in the Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale scheduled for June 13, 2017 on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Battle Mountain District is available for public review and comment. These parcels have the potential for future oil and gas exploration and development. The public review period concludes Feb. 3, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Ultimate Nursing Services of Iowa, Inc., and its president, Steven Tucker Anderson, have agreed to pay $1,000,000 to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced George Trent, age 28, and Kendrick Kelly, age 38, both of Baltimore, Maryland, to 12 years in prison and 10 years in prison, respectively, each followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. Trent was sentenced on January 4, 2017 and Kelly was sentenced on Jan. 3, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Thousands of Oxymorphone and Oxycodone Pills Were Distributed in Clarksville.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that it has increased releases into the San Joaquin River, Madera and Friant-Kern Canals to control the rate-of-fill of Millerton Lake and reserve storage for spring runoff. On Jan.4, flow releases from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River were...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: BOSTON -Approximately $20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in a Westborough, Mass. apartment, was seized late yesterday, and a Brazilian man was arrested in connection with conspiring to launder proceeds of the massive TelexFree pyramid scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: I want to begin my remarks today by taking stock of how the 115th Congress, led by my Republican colleagues, is coming out of the gate. Here’s what’s coming if the budget process that began this week plays out...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Drivers within Grand Teton National Park are highly encouraged to drive responsibly and slow down due to winter driving conditions. Park rangers, as well as Wyoming State Highway Patrol and Teton County Sheriff’s Office, have responded to over 50 motor vehicle accidents since the middle of...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Energy and Commerce, released detailed state-by-state fact sheets summarizing the devastating effects on individuals and families if President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that KENNETH KNIGHT, age 67, of Jefferson, pled guilty today to conspiracy to dispense quantities of oxycodone and hydrocodone outside the scope of the medical practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: DAYTON - Kyle Jordan, 31, of Franklin, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of sexual abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - A former Selmer Police Department lieutenant has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for accessing child pornography on a hidden website. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Two Maryland MS-13 Members Sentenced for Violent Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - John Stuart Hill, 33, of Granite Bay, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to two years and three months in prison and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution to eight victims for wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a real estate investment scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: Also Ordered to Pay $2.4 Million in Restitution for Igniting Fire that Destroyed the Quality Inn Hotel in Carlsbad.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A Casey County, Kentucky convicted felon was sentenced today in United States District Court by District Judge Greg N. Stivers, to 180 months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges including being an armed career criminal, possession and distribution of a controlled substance, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: LONE PINE, Calif. - The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association and the Bureau of Land Management will hold a volunteer work day in the Alabama Hills on Saturday, Jan. 14.
