News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Nationwide Compound Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Involved Almost a Quarter of a Billion Dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former Belmont resident was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a decade-long Ponzi-style investment scheme in which he defrauded 15 investors of over $6 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, WILLIAM EDWARD WHITE, 34, of Plymouth, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Judge Dever sentenced WHITE to 129 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on actions that would allow the proposed development of the Desert Quartzite Solar Project, a 450-megawatt solar development in eastern Riverside County.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Shooter sentenced to 147 months; Co-Defendant sentenced to 106 months.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are conspiring to produce a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May, though NOAA and FEMA are raising caution as the season enters its peak months.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested multiple defendants Thursday in an early-morning operation that dismantled a significant drug-trafficking organization responsible for distributing kilograms of cocaine and other controlled substances in central Arkansas.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Skagway - The last free, ranger-led walking tour of the Dyea Townsite for 2018 is Thursday, August 16. The 90 minute tours are offered Monday-Thursday at 3:00 p.m. To participate before the season ends, meet the park ranger at the entrance to the Dyea Townsite. Bring water and dress for the weather.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: OMAHA - Matthew R. Barden, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA Omaha Division today announced a hugely successful month within the Omaha Division in the constant battle against drug trafficking. The past month has consisted of prison sentences of almost two decades in federal prison for methamphetamine traffickers, and charges with potential prison time of two decades or more for heroin traffickers.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: GERLACH, Nev. - The BLM Black Rock Station will be closing its door to the public on August 23. and will reopen it’s doors for the 2019 summer season.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: A Canadian man was charged in federal court after sending scores of messages over social media attempting to coerce an 11-year-old from Ohio to engage in sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Fabian Gonzalez, 27, of Caldwell, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for unlawful dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Gonzalez was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Army Sergeant Maliek Kearney, age 37, of San Antonio, Texas, for interstate travel to commit domestic violence resulting in the death of Karlyn Ramirez, and for using, carrying, and possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: This Fraud Ring Used the Dark Web to Purchase Customers’ Personal Identifying Information, Accessed More Than 3,300 Customers’ Accounts, and Fraudulently Obtained More Than 1,200 Cellphones.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Emilio I. Vazquez, 47, of Coral Gables, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. to 120 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with hurricane relief efforts for Puerto Rico. Vazquez was also ordered to pay $1,514,225.55 in restitution to the victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Real estate investor Christopher Graeve pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach, in connection with an ongoing investigation into bid rigging at online public foreclosure auctions in Florida, the Department of Justice announced. Graeve is the second real estate investor to plead guilty in this investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: Berry season is underway in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Park rangers remind those who choose to collect wild berries to do so safely and to follow park regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JERRY CAMPBELL (“CAMPBELL"), age 60, of Avondale, Louisiana, was indicted today by a federal grand jury for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, U.S.C., Section 641.
