News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Herbert V. Tremble, II, 49, of Florida, was sentenced today to six months incarceration, to be followed by six months of home detention, for tax and bank fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On January 5, 2018, United States District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Eugenio Labra, age 33, of Miami, Florida to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in a nationwide scheme to steal nearly $9 million from individuals nationwide by impersonating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and other confidence scams. Judge Russell also ordered Labra to pay restitution in the amount of $28,671.32.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Hurricane woman pleaded guilty today for embezzling over $75,000 from the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Kathy Sue Gwinn, 52, entered her guilty plea to theft from a program receiving federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - Pablo M. Rivera, age 42, formerly a resident of Colorado and Hawaii, was sentenced today to 115 months in federal prison for committing a wire fraud offense by which he obtained approximately $3,096,241 from the University of the Nations (UOFN) on the island of Hawaii.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that southern New Jersey has been designated as part of a comprehensive law enforcement, diversion control, and prevention effort called the “360 Strategy" to help cities dealing with the heroin and prescription drug abuse...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - This morning, upon Brian Stretch’s resignation, Alex G. Tse became the Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of California in accordance with the Vacancy Reform Act. Mr. Tse formerly served as the First Assistant United States Attorney under Brian Stretch and the Chief...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a man from Maurice pleaded guilty last week to shipping methamphetamine to Louisiana.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee issued the following statement today on reports that President Trump is considering appointing Andrew Puzder to his Administration. In February, Puzder withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Labor after harsh criticism of his treatment of workers and women.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Herbert V. Tremble, II, 49, of Florida, was sentenced today to six months incarceration, to be followed by six months of home detention, for tax and bank fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: St. Augustine, FL - Colonial Craft Day: Join us on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to see how the women of colonial St. Augustine made the very thread, cloth, and garments that clothed the people of the city. Watch demonstrations, ask questions, and try your hand at some of the crafts!.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - In keeping with the Department’s priority of shared conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is seeking volunteers to assist with a national mid-winter bald eagle survey on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Alexis Tarango, 22, of Farmington, N.M., pled guilty last week in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: 30 lbs of methamphetamine seized along with firearms and cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A La Crescenta man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges stemming from two schemes - one that bilked a string of payroll companies, and a second involving fraudulent bills sent to entities ranging from small businesses to local school districts that never received any services.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Beating Took Place at Family’s Home in Southeast Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Butler, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and 20 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The defendant must also pay $3,000 in restitution to victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Hurricane woman pleaded guilty today for embezzling over $75,000 from the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Kathy Sue Gwinn, 52, entered her guilty plea to theft from a program receiving federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Alexis Tarango, 22, of Farmington, N.M., pled guilty last week in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge.
