News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 28-year-old former employee of BP America Inc. has admitted he attempted to extort money from the company, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. George Koutsostamatis pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: On Tuesday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on "Fraud, Mismanagement, Non-Compliance, and Safety: The History of Failures of the Corporation for National and Community Service." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, Alaska - The National Park Service (NPS) has issued the annual Superintendent’s Compendiums for 2018. Each NPS area in Alaska has a compendium, a compilation of all designations, including closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jerome Dayzie, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Roundrock, Ariz., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an involuntary manslaughter charge.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: This National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, 2018, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) applauds Volunteer Geta Jackoway for her exceptional work at the Bodie Island Visitor Center and the Oregon Inlet Campground.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: CHALLIS, Idaho- In coordination with the City of Challis and its partners, the Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office is hosting the first-ever Challis Trails Summit to actively solicit public input developing a plan for motorized and non-motorized trails around Challis. The two-day summit is...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - A federal jury has found Viktoriya Johnson (36, Orlando) guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. Her sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 18, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shaheen Hassanali, 45, and her husband, Riyaz Hassanali, 57, both of Williamsville, NY, were each sentenced to one year probation by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Shaneen Hassanali, who was convicted filing a false tax return, was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $248,606 to the Internal Revenue Service. Riyaz Hassanali was convicted of receiving and delivering misbranded drugs.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Rainbow Bridge National Monument and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) are excited to announce the designation of Rainbow Bridge National Monument as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. This designation is the first of its kind in the National Park Service and distinguishes Rainbow Bridge National Monument for the quality of its naturally dark night skies and the site’s cultural heritage.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Crimes involved Infant and Toddler. Defendant Dressed as Spider-Man Window Washer at Children’s Hospital. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 16, 2018 - Jarratt A. Turner, 36, of Nashville, Tennessee was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 105 years in prison for multiple instances of production of child pornography...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Angela Dawn Roberts, of Stephenson, Virginia was ordered to pay more than $22,000 in restitution and sentenced to five years probation for identity theft, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Pedro man who called the Washington, D.C. office of United States Representative Maxine Waters and threatened to kill the congresswoman pleaded guilty today to a federal felony offense stemming from the threat.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Defendant had a felony child abuse conviction in Florida and a prior removal.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Bobby Martinez, age 28, of East Point, GA entered a plea of guilty April 16, 2018 to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Mr. Martinez entered his plea in Macon before District Court Judge Marc T. Treadwell.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - New Jersey-based Allergan Inc. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations that Allergan caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs relating to the LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System, a device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for weight reduction for adult patients with obesity who have failed more conservative weight-reduction alternatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man who was caught with heroin in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced to 49 months in federal prison today, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. JaJuan Thrasher, 30, previously pled guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute heroin. Stuart commended the work of the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - William C. Ruff, age 43, of Clifton Park, New York, pled guilty today to distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: Pair Defrauded Customers with False Promises about Bullion Delivery, Storage, & Leasing; 3,000+ Customers Defrauded of more than $25 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Debashis Ghosh, age 54, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for conspiring to defraud a Plattsburgh, New York, company of $2.5 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Stephanie Edmonds, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to two years probation for money laundering, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
