News from December 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
Release: PITTSBURGH - A Fayette County, Pennsylvania, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Sunday, Dec. 2, when they detected a loaded handgun in the woman’s carry-on bag.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced University of Central Florida from Orlando, Florida as the national winner of DOE’s 2018 CyberForce Competition™. Sponsored by DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the CyberForce Competition...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Retiring as a Major General and as Commander of the 88th Readiness Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: FORT WAYNE - An individual who presented ID as Dumitru Tirlea, was charged by criminal complaint with defrauding a financial institution and possessing access device making equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced University of Central Florida from Orlando, Florida as the national winner of DOE’s 2018 CyberForce Competition™. Sponsored by DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the CyberForce Competition ...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced University of Central Florida from Orlando, Florida as the national winner of DOE’s 2018 CyberForce Competition™. Sponsored by DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the CyberForce Competition...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain was honored to speak on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Annual Seminar in New York City as part of the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Society. U.S. Attorney McSwain’s remarks as prepared for delivery are below.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Government Also Files Civil Fraud Complaint Against the Surgeon and His Medical Practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - On Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee was named and recognized by The Commercial Appeal newspaper as a Memphis Area Top Workplace for 2018. For the sixth year, The Commercial Appeal partnered with Philadelphia-based Energage, an employee research and workplace culture consultant firm, to determine the Memphis area’s Top Workplaces based upon employee survey feedback.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - Dec. 3, 2018 - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, FERNAN SANCHEZ, 51, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to SNAP fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ENRIQUE LUCIANO, 31, of Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Steven Brian Homan, 62, of Benicia, pleaded guilty today to concealment of bankruptcy assets, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jashua Figueroa, 19, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Everyday across the nation, our first responders answer calls for help. We’ve all witnessed the heroic, coordinated efforts to respond to the California wildfires, the heartbreak of all-too-frequent active shooter incidents, and the daily dedication of law enforcement, fire fighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) to keep our communities safe and secure.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Demagio Smith, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty to conspiracy to make false statements to Medicaid. In his plea agreement, Smith admitted that he repeatedly submitted false time sheets to Medicaid that suggested that he was working as a home health care aide during 2013-17, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to eight years and 8 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his convictions on federal bank robbery charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Glen Allen man pleaded guilty today to posing as a doctor at a free clinic in Newport News, where he saw nearly two dozen patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his convictions on federal firearms and bank robbery charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An Assistant Chief Probation Officer for Lynn District Court was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with child exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jashua Figueroa, 19, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
