News from April 2018
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Tumacácori sets aside a special day each year to honor its youngest visitors. On Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Junior Rangers of all ages will be able to play, create, and learn from special activities on the mission grounds. Families can spend the morning with hands-on games, crafts, and programs while enjoying free admission all day.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 28-year-old man from Houston has been ordered to prison for his convictions of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Samier Patrick Clark pleaded guilty to all charges Nov, 1, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Mark Demetri Stein, 38, of Carrollton, Texas, appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford and pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Joey Antoine Maillet, 36, of Dieppe, New Brunswick, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison to time served (49 days) for entering the United States at a point other than a designated Customs station.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced March 26 to 20 years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking case involving nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa. pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 29-year-old Brownsville resident has been ordered to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rafael Gandaria pleaded guilty Sept. 20, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Linwood, New Jersey, woman today admitted using phony claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Help us combat disaster fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Defendant Concealed and Then Deducted Bribe Payments to Con Ed Supervisors as Business Deductions on His Companies’ Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Two former officers of a New Mexico-based defense contracting firm were sentenced late yesterday afternoon in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., for convictions arising out of their involvement in a scheme to solicit and accept kickbacks in return for favorable treatment in awarding subcontracts relating to wartime rebuilding projects in Iraq.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Nikhil Buhecha, a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, pled guilty today and was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute counterfeit, misbranded, and adulterated Botox® into the United States, including multiple shipments to two doctors located in St. Louis County, Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Novak Ciurar, 30, of Romania, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison to time served (four days) for entering the United States illegally.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Over 100 Houses Seized and Approximately 74 Properties Searched in Multi-agency Operation Against Foreign-funded Residential Marijuana Grows.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal prosecutors have charged a Shelby County woman on multiple counts of wire fraud for stealing from the Bessemer company where she had worked as a bookkeeper, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Gladney, 41, of St. Louis, was arrested this morning after being charged in a federal criminal complaint dated March 30, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after confirming that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the committee on Wednesday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the company’s use and protection of user data.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CRAIG A. TAFFARO, age 70, of Harvey, a former Chief Deputy for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced today to five years’ probation, a $10,000 fine, and $75,614 in restitution.
