News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News from December 2018


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that an Alaska man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a large scale drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the small community of Craig, Alaska, and the surrounding communities of Prince of Wales Island.


News Release: JCPS middle school teacher and youth sports coach charged with seeking sex with a minor.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM protects workers, the public, and the environment at and around the Savannah River Sit e (SRS) through safe work practices and controls established by nuclear and criticality safety engineers.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 78 months in federal prison on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Dr. Philip Dean, 62, a resident of Warren County, Missouri, was sentenced today to 40 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution to the Medicare and Medicaid programs in the amount of $312,377. Dr. Dean previously pled guilty to two felony charges, illegally distributing opiate medications and making a false statement to the Medicare program, on Aug. 22, 2018. Dr. Dean was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge E. Richard Webber.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Albert Gordon, 45, of Manchester, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl.


News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced ARTHUR JOHNSON, JR. a/k/a “Nelson Howard," “Wood," and “Dread," age 42, of Gonzales, to 116 months in federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent...


News Release: BOISE - Tiffany Culbertson, 23, of Meridian, Idaho, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act extortion under official color of right, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Culbertson pleaded guilty in front of Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the Court. Culbertson’s sentencing is set for Feb. 21, 2019.


Kinmundy, IL Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison for Bank Fraud

News Release: Alfred L. Cross, 75, of Kinmundy, IL, (originally from Mattoon, IL), was sentenced to 78 months in prison on his federal conviction on five counts of bank fraud, announced Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The evidence presented in court established that Cross defrauded seven southern Illinois banks out of more than $500,000.


Two Brothers from Ohio Indicted for Overdose Death from Fentanyl

News Release: Two brothers from Oregon, Ohio have been indicted on charges of distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in the overdose death of a victim, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


Former Employee of Allegheny County Drug Laboratory Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Drug Evidence

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for stealing federal drug evidence, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Guido Modano, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General’s New York Field Office, today announced that CARLOS SANCHEZ, 33, of Middlebury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to sexually abusing an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury (FCI Danbury).


New York Man Sentenced To Prison In Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

News Release: New York Man Sentenced To Prison In Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Coordinated Health Holding Company, LLC (“Coordinated Health") and its founder, principal owner, and Chief Executive Officer, Emil DiIorio, M.D., agreed to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that they submitted...


Two New Jersey Men Charged with Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: One Also Charged with Bribing Postal Service Employees.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) recently turned over four more utility buildings that are part of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant ’s (WTP’s) Balance of Facilities (BOF) for startup and testing.


Moab Project Revamps, Renews Partnering Commitment With Contractors

News Release: MOAB, Utah - EM Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Cleanup Director Russell McCallister recently approved a newly revised partnering agreement with the site’s two prime contractors focusing on teamwork, project quality, early conflict resolution, and partner consensus.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of separate and unrelated Burglary and Larceny offenses was sentenced on Dec. 10, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALVIN CRAWFORD, also known as “Nardy," 34, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession of firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. Attorney John C. Milhiser today announced his selection of Gregory M. Gilmore to serve as Chief of the Criminal Division for the Central District of Illinois. In this capacity, Mr. Gilmore will be responsible for oversight of criminal matters in the 46-county Central District.