News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Three men pleaded guilty to their roles in concealing the provision of thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki in an effort to support violent jihad against U.S. military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at the Senate Finance Committee hearing entitled The 2018 Tax Filing Season and Future IRS Challenges...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jared Tyrone Cooke, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has admitted to using a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - The owner of multiple diagnostic businesses and a durable medical equipment company has been ordered to federal prison in relation to the Team Work Ready (TMR) health care fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Mark Edward Farias, 48, of Houston pleaded guilty April 17, 2017, admitting to a conspiracy to pay kickbacks, health care fraud as well as money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - In observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the United States Attorney’s Office has hosted a presentation and resource fair to honor victims and survivors. The office also conducted a Victim Service Awards ceremony to honor law enforcement personnel who have provided the highest level of assistance to victims and survivors of crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Yesterday, Mauricio Alvarez, 49, of Miami, Florida, was ordered to be detained by United States Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on a criminal complaint charging him with misconduct or neglect of a ship officer that resulted in the death of an individual, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1115.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former local probate judge for Hart County, Georgia, was charged in an indictment today for soliciting sexual contact in exchange for favorable action on driving under the influence charges and other traffic offenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Do Not Call: Combating Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: An East Cleveland man was indicted in federal court for a carjacking in Cleveland Heights and an armed bank robbery in Richmond Heights.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in an opioid trafficking conspiracy involving the distribution of oxycodone from Florida to Massachusetts and Maine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Trenton man was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of cocaine and crack cocaine in the Trenton area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: BOISE - A Boise federal grand jury has indicted four current correctional officers employed by the Idaho Department of Correction (“IDOC"), U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. In another case, the grand jury indicted a former IDOC correctional officer, a former IDOC inmate and the inmate’s associate.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: A Miami escort service owner pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Backpage’s Co-founder and CEO, As Well As Several Backpage-Related Corporate Entities, Enter Guilty Pleas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Raul Efrain Lopez Jr., 36, of Nampa, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. A federal grand jury indicted Lopez on January 9, 2018. The indictment alleged that Lopez possessed a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting documents relating to a report that someone at the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempted to improperly classify a key document relating to the Russia investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Raul Efrain Lopez Jr., 36, of Nampa, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. A federal grand jury indicted Lopez on January 9, 2018. The indictment alleged that Lopez possessed a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The sentencing today of a Rock Island, Ill., woman for preparing false tax returns to generate refunds serves to highlight the potential serious legal consequences for running afoul of the tax laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...
