News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An insurance broker with an office in Fort Lee, New Jersey, today admitted defrauding Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty today to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to obtain tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty today to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to obtain tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Dec. 14, 2018 - Earlier this week, a new USDA Foods vendor delivered 2,000 gallons of fresh milk to the D.C. Capital Area Food Bank. The delivery was one of many taking place at food banks across the country resulting from purchases made by the USDA to provide market support to the dairy industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Crystal Earth, age 26, of White River, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon following a four-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Dec. 14, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A gang member of the Aryan Circle (AC) was sentenced today for being an accessory-after-the-fact to racketeering murder, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana and Assistant Attorney General Bryan A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Patrick Ayson was indicted on charges related to an alleged $3.3 million investment fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. In an indictment filed yesterday and unsealed this morning, a federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder resident admitted in federal court on Dec. 10 to domestic abuse charges for repeatedly assaulting the victim, U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: Defendant Repeatedly Sold Heroin on Behalf of Drug Trafficking Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - United States Senior District Judge Thomas B. Russell this week sentenced Dana Thomas, age 53, of Paducah, Kentucky, to 27 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered her to pay restitution of $147,770, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raymel Weeden, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of discharge of a firearm causing death, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The sentence will be served consecutive to a 10 year state sentence the defendant is currently serving for Robbery in the First Degree.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An investment manager with an office in Middletown, New Jersey, has been convicted of running a Ponzi scheme, concealing losses, faking investment returns, and stealing more than $10 million in investor money, U.S Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: Bay Area CPA Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today the conclusion of a two-year long drug and gun operation, dubbed Operation Brass Catcher. This investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Omaha Police Department. The arrests of these individuals were first announced...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: Are you interested in quitting smoking? Do you want to try an easy guided hike? Are you looking to add some fun to your fitness routine? On Saturday, January 12th, 2019 from 10am to 2pm, the National Park Service will host the 3rd Annual Tuzigoot Health and Wellness Fair. This FREE event will allow the...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Escape from Custody and Criminal Contempt.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a joint statement calling for the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s handling of a child sex abuse case during his time as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder resident admitted in federal court on Dec. 10 to domestic abuse charges for repeatedly assaulting the victim, U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Ozark, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a $2.4 million wire fraud scheme in which he falsely claimed that he had purchased thousands of head of cattle under a contract with a Texas company.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Michael John Collier, 32, of Anchorage, charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. Collier is in custody and is currently awaiting to be arraigned before a U.S. Magistrate Judge on these charges.
