News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

Swiss Citizen Serves 11 Months For Bankruptcy Perjury

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: DALLAS - Rudolf Suter, 67, formerly of Dallas, appeared in federal court yesterday before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey and was sentenced to time served (nearly 11 months in federal custody) for committing perjury in a federal proceeding under oath. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number of Unused Pills as Part of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON - Americans nationwide did their part to reduce the opioid crisis by bringing the DEA and its more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement partners a record-setting 912,305 pounds-456 tons-of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at more than...

Bradenton Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Firearm And Drug-Trafficking Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: Tampa, Florida- Senior U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Anthony Sanchez (25, Bradenton) to 11 years in federal prison for possessing carfentanil, a Schedule II controlled substance, with the intent to distribute it, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. He pleaded guilty on August 4, 2017.

Randolph County man indicted for failure to update sex offender registry

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Mill Creek, West Virginia, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on a charge of failing to update his sex offender registry, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.

Jury Convicts Connecticut Woman of Bank Fraud, False Statement in a Passport Application, and Aggravated Identity Theft

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on November 7, 2017, a Burlington jury convicted Alison Yi Gu of Cheshire, Connecticut of three charges relating to her use of false identities. Specifically, the jury convicted Gu, who also went by the names Alison Ling...

Robert Brumfield III, a.k.a. Lil Rob, Wanted by the FBI and New Orleans PD

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: Robert Brumfield III, a.k.a. Lil Rob, Wanted by the FBI and New Orleans PD.

Federal Grand Jury Returns 166 Count Superseding Indictment Against Local Doctor Whose Medical Practice is Charged with Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substantces Resulting in the Death of Six Patients

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: • Three counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances, including fentanyl, oxycodone, and tapentadol, each resulting in the death of a patient;.

Long Island Convenience Store Owner and Clerks Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: Defendants Sold K2 Out of Convenience Store in Medford.

Former Springfield YMCA Employee Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Springfield YMCA employee pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.

JFK Remembered

By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site Commemorates JFK’s Life &.

Texas man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for meth distribution in Shreveport/Bossier area

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that the last defendant remaining in a Shreveport/Bossier City area methamphetamine distribution case was sentenced Monday to 188 months in prison.

NPS hosts the opening of the new temporary exhibit The Art of Shipbuilding; Kaiser-Richmond Shipyard Employees Werner Philipp and Lillian Tandy

By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: (Richmond, CA) - On Saturday, November 18th join us at 11:00 AM at the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center for the unveiling of the new temporary exhibit, The Art of Shipbuilding; Kaiser-Richmond Shipyard Employees Werner Philipp and Lillian Tandy. The program will begin with a brief overview of the exhibit.

Members of International Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Four members of an international fraud syndicate have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with their scheme to manufacture and use fraudulent credit cards using the personally identifiable information of US-based individuals.

Harrison County man indicted for drug distribution and firearms charges

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Clarksburg, West Virginia, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on a charge of methamphetamine distribution and unlawful firearm possession, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.

Ohioans turn in nearly 18 tons of pills on Drug Take Back Day

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: Americans nationwide did their part to reduce the opioid crisis by bringing the DEA and its more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement partners a record-setting 912,305 pounds-456 tons-of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at more than 5,300 collection...

Drug Enforcement Administration And Northern District Of Oklahoma United States Attorneys’ Office Report Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: TULSA, Okla.- DEA’s Tulsa Office, which covers the Northern District of Oklahoma, collected 904 lbs. pounds of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at its ten collection sites. This represents an increase of over 300% from collections received on April 30, 2016.

Princeton drug dealer sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for heroin crime

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Princeton heroin dealer was sentenced today to four years and nine months in federal prison for a drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Terrance Raheem Simmons, 41, previously pleaded guilty plea to distribution of heroin.

A Roundup of EM’s Fiscal Year 2016 Contractor Fee Payment Stories

By DOE Newswire | Nov 7, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year EM releases information relating to contractor fee payments - earned by completing the work called for in the contracts - to further transparency in its cleanup program.