News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Anthony Derrico, 36, of Grand Junction, Colorado, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 10 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for transporting child pornography. He was also ordered to pay a total of $10,000 in restitution to children who were depicted in child pornography images he possessed. He pleaded guilty on Nov. 21, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Second Detroit-Area Physician Pleads Guilty in $17.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Herman Keese, 57, of San Francisco, was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced today. Keese pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges on Aug. 25, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ***MEDIA ADVISORY***. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, along with federal, state and local advocates of crime victims’ rights, will host an opening ceremony in recognition of National Crime Victims' Rights Week on Monday, April 3, 2017...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a former hotel desk clerk on fraud and identity theft charges for unauthorized use of a customer’s bankcard, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Virgin Islands National Park - Public Notice.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: On Feb. 28, 2017, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the successful retrofit of its Benewah Market in Plummer, Idaho. The tribally owned and operated grocery store received 15 energy efficiency upgrades, including replacing outdated compressors, evaporators, and refrigeration...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Los Angeles Man Sent Unemployment Benefits Claims to EDD for Himself and Many Others.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: A Warren man is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison after he was convicted of having more than a kilogram of heroin and firearms, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and Warren Police Chief Eric Merkel.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Catalin Kifan, 26, of Manteca, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr., United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today. On Aug. 26, 2016, Kifan pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - March 31, 2017 - Ivy C. Starks, 50, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court, to bribery and witness tampering, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - A Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing next week will examine the implementation of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, with an emphasis on the perspectives of states and local entities and their experiences in carrying out policies set forth in the law. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - Two El Salvadorian nationals who were residing in Houston have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions on all counts related to a conspiracy to employ 10 or more unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Defendant Diverted Over $800,000 in Revenue From Former Employer and Failed to Pay Over $250,000 in Federal Tax Due.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two more Columbia, Mo., men have been charged in federal court, in separate but related cases, in relation to a prostitution operation.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Morristown, NJ - As the National Park Service embarks on its second century of service, Morristown National Historical Park is celebrating the significant accomplishments of its centennial celebration and engagement with the Find Your Park / Encuentra Tu Parque initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert J. Seifert, age 58, of Canandaigua, New York, pled guilty today to threatening to commit a mass shooting at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - William Kerr, Jr., of Elkins, West Virginia, was convicted today for possessing child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - An Indiana man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for unlawfully dealing firearms on the West Side of Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - William Kerr, Jr., of Elkins, West Virginia, was convicted today for possessing child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
