News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A doctor and his chiropractor son today admitted conspiring to defraud Medicare by using unqualified people to give physical therapy to Medicare recipients, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Suburban Chicago physician was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of one year, for bribery concerning health care programs receiving federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An Ottawa man was charged in federal court here Monday with attempted sex trafficking of a child, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a man from Mexico pleaded guilty Monday to lying on a passport application he submitted at the Morgan City post office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: The owner of a Chardon demolition company was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for violating the Clean Air Act when he did not take steps to abate asbestos when he tore down a building in Canton, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: A Massillon man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for enticement and distribution of child pornography, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An Ottawa man was charged in federal court here Monday with attempted sex trafficking of a child, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant RICHARD PENG aka PAI PENG, a citizen of the United States and Taiwan, was sentenced on June 12, 2017, in District Court, to six months imprisonment. The Court also ordered a one-year term of supervised release following PENG’S release, and a fine of $2,000.00, in addition to the payment of a mandatory $100 assessment fee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Salt Lake City - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Utah quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 7,478.00 of the 23,733.19 acres offered.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: An Ohio couple was charged in federal court with illegally importing and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Eric Rouleau, 37, most recently of Somersworth, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for robbing a credit union and mailing threatening communications.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Fudge for holding today’s hearing. I know the watershed programs, especially the small watershed rehabilitation program, are important to Chairman Lucas and he has been a long-time advocate of their importance and inclusion in the farm bill. I’m glad other members of the Committee will be able to learn more about these programs today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Potomac, MD- The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) anticipates reopening the previously closed Olmsted Island Trail and Great Falls Overlook in early July 2017. The series of five bridges comprising the Olmsted Island Trail to the Great Falls Overlook are currently closed for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Ronald Stephenson (44, Palmetto) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Due to his multiple prior convictions for violent felony or serious drug offenses, he qualified for an increased penalty as an Armed Career Criminal. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a firearm traceable to the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the conviction of ELFRED WILLIAM PETRUK, 38, for methamphetamine trafficking-related offense. After a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery in Duluth, Minn., the jury found PETRUK guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A sentencing hearing has been set for Oct. 18, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Perjury and False Declaration Before a Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ The owner of a Rio Grande Valley area durable medical equipment (DME) company has been ordered to federal prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Maria Teresa Paz Garza, 41, of McAllen, was previously found guilty by a jury on all counts on Feb. 24, 2017, following a seven-day trial and six hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Oneil Quinones, 32, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and cocaine, was sentenced to 210 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ The owner of a Rio Grande Valley area durable medical equipment (DME) company has been ordered to federal prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Maria Teresa Paz Garza, 41, of McAllen, was previously found guilty by a jury on all counts on Feb. 24, 2017, following a seven-day trial and six hours of deliberation.
