News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted former Maryland State Delegate Michael Lynn Vaughn, age 60, of Bowie, Maryland, of bribery and conspiracy in connection with a scheme in which he accepted bribes in exchange for influencing the performance of his official duties.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 16-count indictment today against Jesus Rodriguez, 22, and James Raymond Sykes, 23, both of Sacramento, charging them with dealing firearms without a license and conspiring to do the same, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The indictment also charges Rodriguez with possessing an unregistered and unserialized short-barreled rifle, and distributing methamphetamine and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Dr. EMMANUEL LAMBRAKIS, a state licensed doctor, pled guilty today to writing medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone. LAMBRAKIS pled guilty earlier today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein, and will be sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge William H. Pauley III at a later date.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former Henderson resident pleaded guilty today to distributing images of child pornography, some of which were tweeted to his followers, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that John P. Cutler, 35, of Delevan, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to receipt of child pornography following a prior conviction. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. Bertolini: We write to you in regards to recent news reports concerning Aetna’s procedures for reviewing health insurance claims for critical medical treatment. This episode raises broader questions about the adequacy of Aetna’s claims review process, the steps the company takes when evaluating...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Stevens, 53, of Olean, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, to bank fraud and tax evasion. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Charterious Laquess Moore, 25, of Westpoint, Miss., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of DONALD THOMAS PERRIN, 58, a registered sex offender, to 40 years in prison for producing child pornography. PERRIN, who pleaded guilty on Oct. 10, 2017, moments before his jury trial was set to begin, was sentenced yesterday before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in Saint Paul, Minn.
By State Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: I am deeply troubled by the President’s decision to resume sending detainees to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. National security leaders from across the political spectrum agree that reopening Guantanamo undermines our broader counterterrorism efforts, wastes millions of...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Folsom, Calif. - This Spring come out and enjoy the gifts of nature. The American River Water Education Center is a family friendly destination for those who appreciate nature, gardening, and learning of the benefits of water conservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WICHITA FALLS -Darrell Ellington, 58, and Craig Lain, 56, of Wichita Falls, Texas, were sentenced on Feb. 26, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, following their guilty pleas to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine in the Wichita Falls, Texas, area, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, three Ranking Members from the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), requesting the Committee provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) with at least an additional $560 million in FY 2018 over total FY 2017 funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: A New Mexico man was charged in federal court for his role in defrauding investors out of at least $4.4 million, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The original scheduled date of this program was January 12th. It was postponed due to severe winter weather at the time.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jenadiah Ray Barnes, age 39, of Checotah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 35 months imprisonment, and 8 years supervised release for Failure To Register As Sex Offender, in violation of Title 18, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 68 months imprisonment and five years supervised release on his convictions for attempted robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: A Mexican man who illegally returned to the United States was sentenced March 1, 2018, to almost 3 months in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today’s House Science Committee Republican staff report claiming to show evidence of Russian funding for U.S. environmental groups cites no actual evidence, relies on recycled Republican conspiracy theories and bases its entire case on a letter its own Chairman, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)...
