News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA -Nisar A. Piracha, the former primary physician and owner of Piracha Wellness Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone, methadone, and alprazolam. While operating the clinic, Piracha illegally prescribed dangerous quantities of these prescription painkillers for no legitimate medical purpose.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Parsons woman was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of embezzling more than $5 million from a credit union that was declared insolvent and liquidated, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning a U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Paul Salas, 46, of Albuquerque, with violating the Hobbs Act by robbing the Verizon store located at 8060 Academy Rd NE in Albuquerque. The Magistrate Judge also entered an order requiring Salas to remain in custody pending trial based on findings that Salas poses a risk of flight and danger to the community.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the Senate vote ratifying Montenegro’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: Defendant is One of 34 Individuals Charged as Part of Investigation into Methamphetamine Trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - A jury today convicted Edwin Ferrer, age 44, of Schenectady, New York, of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, as well as a small quantity of crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: Johnny Santiago Valdez Calderon, 24, a dual citizen of the United States and the Dominican Republic, was sentenced on March 27, 2017, to serve 61 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for engaging in a wire fraud and identity theft scheme, announced Jack Smith, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on his Senate colleagues to support H.J. Res. 67, a resolution that would repeal an Obama-era regulation that encourages municipalities to impose burdensome mandates on private sector businesses and eliminates long-term federal protections for retirement savings of private-sector workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - A federal inmate at United States Penitentiary at Lee County, Virginia, was sentenced today for being in possession of a prohibited objected inside the prison, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Parsons woman was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of embezzling more than $5 million from a credit union that was declared insolvent and liquidated, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: A former vice president of finance for Bankrate Inc., a publicly traded financial services and marketing company headquartered in New York City, was charged in an indictment filed yesterday for his alleged participation in a complex accounting and securities fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - The last defendant in an Acadiana methamphetamine conspiracy was sentenced on Monday, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Darrell Eugene Woodside, 46, entered his guilty plea to using a phone to facilitate the distribution of heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Senior Democrats introduced H.R. 1776, the Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act. This comprehensive legislation would lower drug prices for patients and taxpayers while spurring innovation. The bill proposes a broad range of solutions, which are explained in...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Duson business owner was sentenced Monday to 12 months and one day in prison for evading taxes for three years.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) at New River Gorge National River (NR) is seeking local teachers to work alongside park staff to revamp the educational programming the park currently offers for area schools. To start this initiative, the park will host a paid, four day workshop for teachers to evaluate...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: In Austin today, 23-year-old Mexican National Hugo Baltazar-Ramirez pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal deportation officer last month in Austin announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Carlos Matta Heredia, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced today in Las Cruces, N.M., to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his federal methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY -The National Park Service is seeking proposals for a concession contract to provide boat shuttle service, scenic interpretive boat tours, and non-motorized boat rentals at Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. A prospectus, which explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the National Park Service will award the contract for these services, is available at.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Francis Tessina, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
