News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Defendant Accused of Armed Burglary and Kidnapping of Four Victims.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: James Hickey, 54, of Allentown, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Juan Sanchez, announced U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former high school teacher and swim team coach has been indicted by a federal grand jury for sexually exploiting seven minor victims.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that two Watertown men and a Reeseville man were indicted today for a home invasion armed robbery on S. 15th Place in Milwaukee, on Feb. 27, 2018. Justin M. Gillis, age 30, Amedee Mathew O’Gorman, age 28, and Andrew S. Pein, age 31, each have...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A Palm Beach Gardens Army Recruiter is facing federal child pornography and enticement charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Two South Florida stock promoters have been charged in connection with a $1 million pump and dump securities fraud scheme involving the shares of Valentine Beauty, Inc. (“VLBI").
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice will return over $11 million from a settlement with Toyobo Co. Ltd. and Toyobo America, Inc. (collectively Toyobo), companies that produced the fiber used in bulletproof vests that the Department alleged were defective, to ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Raleigh, North Carolina returned an indictment today charging a Raleigh man with seven counts of willful failure to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: The owner of a Virginia auto repair shop pleaded guilty today to failing to account for and pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Tracy Doherty-McCormick for the Eastern District ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for her involvement in stolen identity tax fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment, which was unsealed today, charging a Maryland man and woman with multiple federal crimes stemming from their involvement in stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A Scottsdale, Arizona man, who formerly resided in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado to filing a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A member of the Nine Trey Gangsters was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Virginia to life in prison for his role in four murders and several additional non-fatal shootings.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A federal jury found Mercy O. Ainabe, a patient recruiter for Texas Tender Care, guilty today for her role in a $3.6 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the dedication of additional prosecutors to handle the prosecutions of improper entry, illegal reentry, and alien smuggling cases, and additional immigration judges to handle the adjudication of immigration court cases that result from the crisis at the Southwest border.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: A North Carolina man, who previously lived in Frederick County, Virginia, was sentenced today on federal wire fraud conspiracy charges, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia.
By Fed Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Recent ...
By Fed Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Independent Bank Group, Inc., McKinney, Texas, to acquire Integrity Bancshares, Inc. ("Integrity"), and thereby indirectly acquire Integrity's subsidiary bank, Integrity Bank SSB, both of Houston, Texas.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2018
News Release: BRADENTON, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida Inc. and UHS of Delaware Inc., the operators of Bradenton-based Suncoast Behavioral Health Center, for failing to protect employees from violence in the workplace. Proposed penalties total $71,137.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has sentenced Kevin Corriveau, owner and operator of Kevin Corriveau Painting Inc. of Nashua, to six months imprisonment; two years of supervised release, post-imprisonment; and a $25,000 criminal fine for one count of obstruction of justice.
