News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A homeless man was indicted today on a federal charge of robbing a credit union in Topeka, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that yesterday in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced QYDARIUS J. SMALL, a/k/a “Q" and “Peanut," 20, from Henderson, North Carolina, to 144 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Aug. 28, 2018, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Brian D. Wickersham (age: 58) of Merrill, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Former Maui Police Department Officer Sentenced for Unlawfully Seizing Money and Conspiring to Obstruct Justice.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held its annual Secretary’s Honor Awards and Presidential Rank Awards ceremony at DOE Headquarters. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry spoke at the event, recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling DOE’s mission and serving the Nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISO - Laboratory testing services company Singulex, Inc. of Alameda, Calif., has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for medically unnecessary testing, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE GAROFANO, 26, of North Branford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to eight months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for engaging in a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to more than 200 Apple iCloud accounts, many of which belonged to members of the entertainment industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Woodbridge man today for sex trafficking two minor girls, ages 14 and 16.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: MACON: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that eight defendants were sentenced for their roles in a methamphetamine and marijuana distribution conspiracy on Aug. 28, 2018, before the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell in Macon. Each defendant had previously entered a guilty plea for his or her individual role in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that LUIS LAURO ZAMORA-ESPIRIQUETA, age 53, of Mexico, was sentenced in Raleigh by Senior United States District Court Judge W. Earl Britt to 21 months imprisonment for reentry of a removed alien.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A documented member of the gang “Los Tumbadores" - a gang known for preying on illegal aliens - was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison following his conviction for rape and robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aug. 29, 2018 - Muhammed Talik Shahid, 25, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was charged yesterday in a criminal complaint with attempting to rob the U.S. Bank in Clarksville, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - Recreationists will now be able to easily purchase recreation permits online for Bureau of Land Management Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVA), making access to public lands more convenient. The permits will be available through the digital marketplace, YourPassNow :.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ronald P. Lopez, 25, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court to a bank robbery charge. Lopez entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: DENVER - Kendall Crockett, aka “Grizzle," age 23 of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced on Aug. 10, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 80 months in federal prison for theft of firearms from a federal firearm licensee (FFL) and possession of stolen firearms, U.S. Attorney Bob ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND - Lamont Coleman, 36 years old, and Katrina Owens, 24 years old, both of Gary, Indiana were charged via criminal complaint on Aug. 28, 2018 with conspiracy to distribute heroin. Also charged, in an Indictment returned on Aug. 16, 2018, were Leroy Coleman, 55 years old, Tony Petty, 52 years old, and Augustine Pike, 45 years old, all of Gary, Indiana. The Indictment contains charges of distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Singulex, Inc. Billed Federal Health Care Programs for Medically Unnecessary Laboratory Tests.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Desean Bailey was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Ryan Spradlin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for robbing a TD Bank in Paterson in June 2017 and an Investors Bank in Clifton, New Jersey, in July 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $77,000 in federal grants designed to help Native Americans.
