News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Siobhan Daniels, age 31, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment and four years supervised release on August 7, 2018, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for conspiring to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, and fentanyl.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule to extend the compliance date for specific ancillary requirements of the general industry beryllium standard to Dec. 12, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Brown, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Winston-Salem, North Carolina resident pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew G. T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMIE FRIERSON was found guilty of five robberies in connection with a robbery spree in Manhattan, during which thousands of dollars were stolen. FRIERSON was convicted after a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEFFREY PEARLMAN, 51, of Edgewood, N.J., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to engaging in a kickback scheme that defrauded federal healthcare programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEFFREY PEARLMAN, 51, of Edgewood, N.J., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to engaging in a kickback scheme that defrauded federal healthcare programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Nathan James Garcia, aka “Bones," was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for robbing and conspiring to rob a bank in Salinas, Calif., announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, United States District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Fredericksburg man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Emory Chiles, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced this week to 360 months incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., in-home health care nursing assistant pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing bank account information from one of her clients in order to illegally transfer more than $207,000 out of her account.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury sitting in Nashville, Tennessee today, returned a five-count indictment, charging two members of the MS-13 gang with murder in aid of racketeering, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JEFFREY CLINES, age 53, of New Orleans, and JACOB HIGGINBOTHAM, age 24, of Houma, pled guilty today to one count of conspiring to traffic 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Each defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison, a maximum life sentence, a fine of up to $10,000,000 and at least five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: One Defendant Faces Additional Firearms Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey announced today that Dr. Donald Chamberlain and Karen Chamberlain have paid $428,700, to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations. It is alleged that from January 7, 2009 through May 2, 2012, their medical practice billed Medicare, Tennessee...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury sitting in Nashville, Tennessee today, returned a five-count indictment, charging two members of the MS-13 gang with murder in aid of racketeering, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - After repeated calls from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill to ensure that prepositioned contracts are competitively awarded in advance of future disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently revealed that it has expanded its use of these contracts. In correspondence with...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: Appomattox Court House NHP News Release.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - This is a summary of current fire related closures for Grand Canyon National Park. For daily updates and photos of the Obi Fire, visit the Obi Fire Inciweb incident page,.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - Contrary to recent media reports, TSA will not be eliminating passenger screening at any federalized U.S. airport. These media reports were based on information from a routine government budget exercise that examines various proposals, and such reporting is misleading and inaccurate. TSA remains committed to improving security, safeguarding our transportation system, and ensuring that over 2.5 million airline passengers get to their destinations safely every day.
