News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Deandrae Damonn Washington, 33, of Dallas, Texas, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Defendant is latest to plead guilty out of nearly two dozen defendants indicted after long-term narcotics investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Dr. Salomon Melgen was sentenced today to 17 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release by the U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in West Palm Beach, Florida. This sentencing is the culmination of a multi-year investigation, which was followed by an eight week jury trial in April 2017 that resulted in Melgen’s conviction on 67 counts of health care fraud and related charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Department of Justice announces that more than 250 defendants targeted by federal and state law enforcement have been charged in largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Dr. Salomon Melgen was sentenced today to 17 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release by the U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in West Palm Beach, Florida. This sentencing is the culmination of a multi-year investigation, which was followed by an eight week jury trial in April 2017 that resulted in Melgen’s conviction on 67 counts of health care fraud and related charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old Corpus Christi man has been taken into custody on allegations he distributed child pornography on at least two occasions, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions and law enforcement partners announced today the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. The cases involve more than two hundred and fifty defendants from around the globe who victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom were elderly.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Pawtucket, Rhode Island man is among more than 250 defendants from around the globe named in criminal, civil and forfeiture fraud cases brought by federal and state law enforcement against individuals and organizations that allegedly victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom are elderly, it was announced today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and law enforcement partners announced today the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. The cases involve more than two hundred and fifty defendants from around the globe who victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom were elderly. The cases...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: A Drop in the Bucket: Maple Sugaring Program Heralds Arrival of Spring.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.--The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office will temporarily restrict public access to “Partner’s Point" in order to ensure safety during construction associated with the Havasu Riviera project.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Seyed Ali Soroushjou (38, Cockeysville, Maryland) has pleaded guilty to sending threatening communications online via Facebook. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison; a sentencing date has not yet been set. Soroushjou has been in federal custody since his arrest.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: A new article in “The Industrial Ethernet Book" profiles the Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Program’s Chess Master project. The article explains the advantages that operational technology software-defined networking (OT SDN) brings to Ethernet-based industrial control systems (ICSs):...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, 67, of Groton, was sworn in today as the presidentially appointed United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park is happy to honor its philanthropic partner, the Shenandoah National Park Trust, and highlight the tremendous support it has received during its 10-year partnership. Generous funding by the Shenandoah National Park Trust has enabled Shenandoah National Park to launch new programs and strengthen existing programs. These include.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Following a collaborative effort by the Dallas Police Department and United States Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Donnie Arlondo Ferrell, 25, of Hutchins, Texas, is in federal custody on a federal criminal complaint for the Feb. 19, 2018 murder of a United States Postal Service employee. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Seyed Ali Soroushjou (38, Cockeysville, Maryland) has pleaded guilty to sending threatening communications online via Facebook. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison; a sentencing date has not yet been set. Soroushjou has been in federal custody since his arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: Kansas Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County, Pennsylvania man was sentenced Feb. 22, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia investigation.
