News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KAM WONG, the former chief executive officer (“CEO") and president of the oldest New York credit union (the “Credit Union"), a non-profit financial institution, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court today to embezzling millions of dollars from the Credit Union. WONG pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: November 16th First Bank Robbery. The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Department need your help identifying a bank robber. The bank where the robbery occurred is: First Bank. 1617 East Colfax Avenue. Denver, Colorado. Nov. 16, 2018, 3:45 p.m. The suspect is described as...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nov. 19, 2018 - Gary Ginnings, 44, of Kingston Springs, Tennessee, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, one attempted Hobbs Act Robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Defendant hired as cardiac surgical technologist after allegedly falsifying employment documents, work history, references.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Alton Gore, also known as “A-Murder," the leader of the Outlaws street gang, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 15 years’ imprisonment following his April 6, 2018 guilty plea to assault in aid of racketeering and discharging a firearm in connection with a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Kevin Scott Konen, 52, of Grand Ledge, Michigan, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of children, and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today. Sentencing before U.S. District Judge Gordon J. Quist has yet...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Bank to Pay Total Penalties of more than $1.3 Billion as part of Resolution with Federal and State Prosecutors and Regulators.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of LANDON CONAN KINGBIRD, 34, to 46 months in prison for one count of domestic assault by a habitual offender. KINGBIRD, who pleaded guilty on March 26, 2018, was sentenced on Nov. 14, 2018, before Judge Joan N. Ericksen, in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYESHON KING, 31, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: LAKEWOOD, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Mister Cookie Face LLC for machine safety hazards after an employee suffered an amputation at the Lakewood, New Jersey, facility. The company faces $103,476 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Khalil Smith a/k/a “Lil," 35, of Philadelphia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg to life plus 207 years’ imprisonment, to be served consecutively. Smith was found guilty by a jury in January 2017, of committing...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 that JONATHAN BAHAM, age 25, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged to conspiring to commit bank robbery with a firearm of the Whitney Bank on South Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sept. 27, 2017, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 2113(a) and (d).
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: News Media Contact: (202) 586-4940. TOKYO, JAPAN - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) recently completed a two-day clean energy and innovation conference in Tokyo, Japan during which it, along with multiple entities from across the globe, highlighted nuclear...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: DETROIT - On Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Detroit Field Division announced the opening of the Traverse City Post of Duty. This new post of duty will allow the DEA to better serve Michigan by identifying, disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking organizations and...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on actions the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should take to ensure proper regulatory compliance by states with regard to encounter data reliability in managed care organizations (MCO). This study was undertaken by GAO in response to questions raised by the Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the reliability of Medicaid managed care encounter data.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: WINTERVILLE - Last week marked the 25th Anniversary of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), an important law protecting one of our most fundamental freedoms. The RFRA was approved by Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, passing the House unanimously and approved 97 to 3 in the Senate...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 138,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Missoula resident William Dale Newhoff, Jr. was sentenced on Nov. 16, 2018 to a total of 69 months in prison for probation and firearms violations after law enforcement officers arrested him following a high-speed chase.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Ohio resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison followed by eight years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on actions the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should take to ensure proper regulatory compliance by states with regard to encounter data reliability in managed care organizations (MCO). This study was undertaken by GAO in response to questions raised by the Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the reliability of Medicaid managed care encounter data.
