News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: Victims met Defendant through Martial Arts Studio; Defendant lied about Criminal Past and Stole Disabled Man’s Retirement Savings.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Alexander D. Barnett, of Flemington, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found Bernandino G. Bolatete (69, Jacksonville) guilty of possessing an unregistered firearm silencer. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing has been set for July 25, 2018. Bolatete was indicted on December 7, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office is seeking public comment on the vegetation and forest health plan environmental assessment and the unsigned finding of no significant impact for the giant sequoia groves on Case Mountain, southeast of Three Rivers, Tulare County. The 30-day public comment period will close June 13.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, just as trial was set to begin, Martin Gasca-Rojas, 49, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to three counts of distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Brandon Jacob Cochran, 26, formerly from Portage, Michigan, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff imposed a 10-year term of supervised release that will commence once Cochran is released from imprisonment. Cochran will also be required to register as a sexual offender.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: HYDE PARK, NY -- The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a series of public events over Memorial Day Weekend from Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donald Egan, 51, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: Defendant ordered to forfeit $510,000, nine properties, vehicles and precious metals.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The psychiatrist of a nonprofit mental health services provider for Camden’s poorest residents today admitted signing fraudulent treatment plans meant to mislead New Jersey Medicaid inspectors, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Litz, 63, of Ladue, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a bank fraud scheme involving unlawful insider loans at Excel Bank. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig who also ordered Litz to pay restitution in the amount of $5,048,003.67.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man who supervises workers at the federal courthouse in Jefferson City has been charged in federal court with illegally selling 11 firearms to a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donald Egan, 51, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Litz, 63, of Ladue, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a bank fraud scheme involving unlawful insider loans at Excel Bank. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig who also ordered Litz to pay restitution in the amount of $5,048,003.67.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Meet the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s fire crew and learn about their jobs and equipment at several national lakeshore locations this spring and summer. The programs will start at 11:00 am on the following Saturdays: May 19 at West Beach, June 16 at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, July 14 at the Dunewood Campground, August 11 at the Paul H. Douglas Center, and September 8 at the Dunewood Campground.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerry Brown, 63, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, was sentenced to 101 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of a business that operated parking lots has agreed to plead guilty in a 15-year bribery scheme that allowed him to defraud the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs out of more than $13 million that should have been paid in relation to the operation of parking facilities on the VA’s Los Angeles medical campuses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of distribution and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Brandi Marshall, 41, of Fresno to four years and three months in prison, and Daniel Barrios Jr., 37, of Fresno to two years and seven months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and conspiracy to launder money in connection with their embezzlement of money from a Fresno business, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 25-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Fred Aaron Corona pleaded guilty Feb. 20, 2018.
