News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A superseding criminal bill of indictment was returned on December 4, 2018, by a federal grand jury, charging Derek Shawn Pendergraft, 21, of Asheville, N.C., with one count of first degree murder and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse resulting in the death of his Pisgah Inn co-worker, Sara Ellis, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Pendergraft was previously charged with second degree murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Diblaim Alan Valdez-Araux, 31, of Madera, and Fresno residents Erick Lizarraga, 28; Perla Ramos, 29; Brittany Martinez, 26; David Martinez, 66; Rosemarie Martinez, 64; Jesus Bueno, 27; Noyra Gonzalez, 41; and Maricela...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: EMINENCE, MO: Join a National Park Service ranger on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., for a discovery hike at Prairie Hollow Gorge Natural Area. Often called the “Jewel of the Riverways", the area boasts some of the best panoramic views, glimpses of the geological past and diversity of flora and fauna in the riverways. Hikers must pre-register by calling Ranger Josh Chilton at 573-226-3945 or email e-mail us.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for trafficking heroin while armed.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: American Community Survey Releases New Data for All Communities Nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - On Dec. 3, 2018, Jose Ramon Cebreros-Sanchez, a legal permanent resident from Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 360 months in prison. On July 17, 2018, Cebreros-Sanchez was found guilty at trial of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: A California man was indicted for transporting five people in the country illegally.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A City of Paterson police officer today admitted concealing the assault of an attempted suicide victim by another police officer at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - December 6, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), a seller of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drugs, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to Medicare patients through a purportedly independent charitable foundation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for operating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme that duped investors into believing she could earn profits on the secondary market for concert and sports tickets.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) has approved Emergency Special Action WSA18-04 with modification to close the Federal winter cow moose season and close moose hunting in Unit 23 except by Federally qualified subsistence users for the 2018/2019 regulatory year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Howard M. Appel, 57, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond to 60 months’ incarceration following Appel’s earlier conviction, upon his plea of guilty, to one count of conspiracy to commit...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND- Derek Tyrone Edwards, 40 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 198,120 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total 106,680 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 91,440 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich today sentenced Gary Todd Smith (49, Fayetteville, North Carolina) to 40 years in federal prison for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. The court also ordered Smith to forfeit $63 million, an amount traceable to proceeds of the offense. Smith had pleaded guilty on June 7, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Feliciano Felipe Diaz-Estrada, also known as Feliciano Villas-Estrada, age 56, and a Mexican citizen residing in Long Island City, New York, was sentenced today to time served (18 days in jail), followed by a one-year period of supervised release, and a fine of $1,000, for transporting an illegal alien within the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 31 months imprisonment, three years supervised release on each count to run concurrently, and restitution in the amount of $87,307.76 on her conviction of Embezzlement in Connection with Health Care and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI - An American priest from Cincinnati has been charged by a federal criminal complaint for allegedly sexually abusing minor boys.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Justin Jr Watchman, 26, of Farmington, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to bank robbery. Watchman entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
