News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A Claremore physician pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to leading multiple conspiracies to write fraudulent opioid prescriptions in an effort to support his drug habit.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Chapmanville man pled guilty today to drug and firearm charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Courtney Edward Dalton, 39, entered his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the U.S. 119 Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: A Cuyahoga County Land Bank employee was indicted for soliciting and accepting improvements to his property in Cleveland Heights in return for assisting a demolition company get contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - SAMUEL OKERE, 61, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to a year in prison for Medicaid fraud, announced Robert J. Troester of the United States Attorney’s Office and Mike Hunter, Oklahoma Attorney General.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the President’s failed border security and immigration policies, now on display at the border near Tijuana...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Defendant Was the Child’s Father; She Called Mother and 911.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTIAN TORO and TYLER TORO pled guilty to manufacturing and possessing a destructive device, and conspiring to do so, in connection with their stockpiling of explosive materials and manufacture of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Juan Antonio Hernandez Alvarado, a/k/a “Tony Hernandez," Also Faces Charge for Lying to Federal Agents.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A northern Nevada cardiologist pleaded guilty today to distributing highly addictive prescription drugs Oxycodone and Hydrocodone to patients without a medical purpose, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: CONCORD- Jason Sfara, 44, of Concord, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MIRIAM DUBAY, 66, of Purcellville, Virginia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $326,000 from her Connecticut employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Nov. 30, 2018 Update: Hania Aguilar has been found deceased. The FBI and Lumberton Police Department are continuing the investigation to find the person responsible for kidnapping and killing Hania Aguilar, and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Ivan Salazar-Avalos, 28, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: A former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait during the Iraq War.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Antonio Sabàto Jr. will host the 96th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting on November 28. A lovely melding of music, outdoor performance, and holiday cheer, this beloved American tradition also features special guests and the official lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in President’s Park (White House). The special event is co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 20, 2018, a federal indictment was issued against Jeffrey Melgar (age: 33) of Neenah, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Zoobia Shahnaz pleaded guilty to providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS"), which has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization. As part of her...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: "With our law enforcement partners, we are actively looking into these acts of hate and intimidation. Let me be perfectly clear - there is absolutely no place in our state for these unacceptable symbols or tactics to intimidate others. If we find evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that a federal crime...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-The 96th National Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Wednesday, November 28th beginning at 4:30 p.m. on the Ellipse in President’s Park. The National Park Service, United States Park Police and United States Secret Service are working in collaboration with local and federal law enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Christina E. Nolan, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Shane David, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington by U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss, to 72 months in prison followed by four years of post-release supervision, for possession with intent to distribute approximately 1.4 kilograms of crack cocaine and 1.05 kilograms of marijuana.
