News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida- United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury has found Woodrow Pressey, Jr. (47, Bradenton) guilty of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and possessing five firearms and several rounds of ammunition as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury in Williamsport indicted a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute Allenwood (FCI Allenwood) on the charge of possessing a weapon in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) sent letters to the US Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics, Inc., Michigan State University, Twistars USA Gymnastics Club and Karolyi Ranch regarding sexual assault within the U.S. gymnastics system.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Williamsburg man who told an undercover agent that he wanted to commit jihad, pleaded guilty today to passport fraud and to making false statements in his application to join the United States military.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A privately owned for-profit hospice company and its owner and Chief Executive Officer agreed to pay the United States $1,240,000 to resolve allegations that the company had fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for hospice services for patients who were ineligible for hospice, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Possession.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 4979, bipartisan legislation that renews the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program for three years. The United States’ oldest and largest trade preference program, GSP provides targeted tariff relief while supporting American workers and businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Probation Officers Discover Large Quantity of Meth During Residence Check.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Simple Assault was sentenced on February 7, 2018, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of three defendants for their involvement in a years-long, multi-million dollar heath care fraud and tax conspiracy. THURLEE BELFREY, 52, ROYLEE BELFREY, 52, and LANORE BELFREY, 43, each entered guilty pleas on Sept. 14, 2017, and were sentenced yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery in Minneapolis, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A jury deliberated for approximately two hours this afternoon before returning guilty verdicts on all charges against a Carpentersville, Ill., man, Keith JD Offord, 24, for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough presided over the trial which began Feb. 6. Sentencing is scheduled on June 18, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Authorities recovered $20 million concealed in mattress box spring.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WAYNE SONIAT, age 61, of New Orleans, pled guilty today after previously being charged with a two-count Bill of Information for wire fraud and making false statements on federal income tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Henrico man was sentenced today to eight years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for receiving images of child sexual abuse.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter urging Chairman Trey Gowdy to finally begin conducting credible oversight of the security clearance process at the White House, not only in light of the many irregularities...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy announced today that Jeffrey Mills, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of obstruction of justice, was sentenced to 65 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 19 months’ imprisonment, followed by six months’ community confinement and lifetime supervised release on his conviction for failure to update his registration in accordance with the Sex Offender Notification Act (SORNA), United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Phillip Weir, of Bridgeport, Ohio, was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Two New Orleans, Louisiana-area psychiatrists and a third individual were charged in an indictment filed today for their alleged participation in a health care kickback scheme. The two psychiatrists were also charged for their roles in a home health care fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Chad Sales, age 31, of Springdale, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $2,900.00 fine and $1,000.00...
