News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Michael Sang Han, 47, formerly of Palm Beach, Fla., was sentenced today to four years in prison following his conviction in a multi-million dollar tax evasion scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that three Nigerian nationals living in Grambling and Texas have pleaded guilty Monday to roles in a scheme aimed at obtaining permanent residency illegally.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: On Saturday, Oct. 27, Fort Stanwix National Monument will offer a special nighttime tour through the fort. This candlelit program, called Mysteries, Myths, & Mayhem, explores the more terrifying aspects of life for the soldiers and their families along the New York frontier.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated that Antonio Miller, age 40, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court to 360 months (30 years) imprisonment, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Miller plead guilty last year in connection with...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: COLOMBIA CITY, Ind.- Whitley County Prosecuting Attorney D.J. Sigler, in conjunction with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Office of the Attorney General, Indiana State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration, announced today that Dr. James E. Hanus, a former family practice physician...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on Sept. 18, 2018, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging VINCENT JONES, 50, of New Haven with two counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: The Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg National Military Park invite veterans and Adams County residents to a Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. On four designated Community Appreciation Days each year, Adams County residents enjoy free admission to the Cyclorama painting, Film and...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Obtained Identity Documents and Social Security Numbers for Children who Died in the 1950s and 60’s and used them for Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: DENVER - Stanley (Stan) G. Callas, age 66, of Parker, and Scott Alan Eskanos, age 63, of Highlands Ranch, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to charges related to the illegal dispensing and distribution of controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and DEA Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Tim McDermott announced. Both defendants are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Blackburn on March 14, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dorchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to kidnapping, loansharking and illegal gambling.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: Used Position to Embezzle more than $750,000 and Sell $200,000 Worth of Microsoft Super Bowl Tickets for Personal Profit.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for robbing five banks in August and September.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 39-year-old Beaumont, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Cody Payton, 25, of Las Cruces, N.M., made his initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint at a high rate of speed. Payton remains in federal custody pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing, both of which are scheduled for Oct. 22, 2018.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is initiating the Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program using injury and illness information electronically submitted by employers for calendar year (CY) 2016. The program will target high injury...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge James Hunt and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Michael Mitchell, 37, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Catarino Vargas-Moreno, age 42, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (32 days in jail) for illegal re-entry into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jason Webb, age 45, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 16, 2018, by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
