News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - An Indiana man was arrested yesterday in Indianapolis in connection with allegations he laundered the proceeds of an international advance-fee scheme through a used-car dealership he owned and operated. The scam allegedly involved false promises of investment funding by individuals impersonating...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces today that Riverside Spine & Pain Physicians, LLC (RSPP), a pain management practice principally located in Jacksonville, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $1,204,415.60 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the government for medically unnecessary urine drug tests.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Nichole P. Northcraft, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, was sentenced to six months probation for making a false statement when applying to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky., - Chad H. Prodoehl, 35, of Independence, Ky., was sentenced today, to 300 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute carfentanil resulting in death.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that DONTE TERRILL KORNEGAY, A/K/A “BOSTON," was arrested yesterday, May 24, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Dustin Allen Hughes, 26, of Cutler Bay, Florida, with four counts of obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs through threatening the use of a dangerous device and explosive, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 247(a)(2) and (d)(3), and four counts of making threats by telephone, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 844(e).
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: Olympic National Park crews are working hard to clean, clear, and prepare park roads and facilities for the summer season. When planning to visit Olympic, visitors are encouraged to call the recorded Road & Weather line at 360-565-3131 for current conditions updated twice daily. Visitors can also find important travel alerts and trip planning information on the park website at www.nps.gov/olym.
By DOE Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) invites graduate students and early-career professionals interested in learning more about carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) to apply for the 2018 Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) program. The RECS program offers graduate students and individuals starting off in their careers the opportunity to gain hands-on field research experience in areas related to CCUS.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -- With heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted for Friday and possibly Saturday, the BLM will not be setting up their camp for the event today. If severe weather is predicted to persist beyond Friday night/early Saturday morning, the event may be cancelled. A final decision would be made late Friday afternoon. Information about whether the event is cancelled can be obtained by calling the BLM Black Rock Station at 775-557-2503 after 4 p.m. on May 25.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 156 criminal aliens and immigration violators in the Chicago metropolitan area during a six-day enforcement action, which ended Thursday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced CALVIN JAMAL SPEARMAN, 23, of Fayetteville to 174 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release and DONTRELL LAMAR WRIGHT, 24, of Fayetteville to 229 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Terry Wilson, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: CONCORD -United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Michell DeJesus, 38, of Lowell, Massachusetts was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for participating in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: EAGLE PASS, Texas - During the execution of a search warrant Wednesday, law enforcement authorities discovered 39 smuggled illegal aliens hidden in a suspected stash house awaiting transportation from their human smugglers.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a resolution opposing the Trump-Pence Administration’s proposed new restrictions...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Nichole P. Northcraft, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, was sentenced to six months probation for making a false statement when applying to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Tom Udall (D-N.M.), top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), released newly obtained details on travel expenses ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Cabot, Arkansas man, who previously admitted paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to receive millions of dollars of construction work, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Doctor Convicted in $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that, KIET VO, 50, of Fayetteville, was sentenced by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 18 months imprisonment for one count of Conspiracy to Conduct an Illegal Gambling Business.
