News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: A Parma Heights man was indicted for robbing four banks this summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments 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 | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Oliver Rocher (33, Alva, FL) has pleaded guilty to five counts of a federal indictment alleging drug and firearms offenses. Rocher entered his plea on the morning that his jury trial was set to begin. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 10, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A southeastern Texas man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to a total of 35 years in prison on multiple convictions including sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: FBI Media Alert: Three Charged in Isleta Murder.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House unanimously passed four bipartisan health bills sponsored by House Ways and Means Committee Members.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -. Today, the House passed H.R. 660 (U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.), H.R. 4689 (U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Ne.), H.R. 6287 (U.S. Rep. Thomas MacArthur, R-N.J.), H.R. 2606 (U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.), H.R. 3764 (U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont.), H.R. 2591 (U.S. Rep. Austin Scott...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is offering to the public cord units of mixed pinyon-juniper firewood for $40 per cord. The firewood was generated through the South Steptoe Valley Watershed Restoration Project. The project restores vegetative health and improves wildlife habitat while reducing catastrophic wildfire risk on public lands south of Ely.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s August 2018 jobs report...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted in federal court for an armed bank robbery in Middleburg Heights.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Park Ridge, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 61 months in prison for using shell companies and phony invoices to scam both his and his wife’s employers out of millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Nicholas Rivecca, Sr., of Hartland, Wisconsin, and his company, Sonag Ready Mix, LLC, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have agreed to pay $629,732 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by defrauding the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE") program.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - In preparation for Hurricane Florence and any impacts the storm may cause in Chatham County, Fort Pulaski National Monument WILL BE CLOSED starting Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The park will remain closed until after the storm has passed and re-open once damage assessments have been made and the park is deemed safe for visitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: A Latvian man was sentenced today in Minneapolis for participating in a lucrative “scareware" hacking scheme that targeted visitors to the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s website. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald of the District of Minnesota and Special Agent in Charge Jill Sanborn of the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kana Chanel Hill and Aaron James Dempsey, formerly of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to wire fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Two Las Vegas residents were sentenced today to a total of 18 years in federal prison for their involvement in a $14 million dollar telemarketing fraud scheme targeting small business owners, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS Criminal Investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Brady Announces Full Committee Markup for Tax Reform 2.0.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Jermaine Courtney Brown, a suspected member of the Gangster Disciples gang, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Peter Yuryevich Levashov, aka “Petr Levashov," “Peter Severa," “Petr Severa" and “Sergey Astakhov," 38, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, to offenses stemming from his operation of the Kelihos botnet, which he used to facilitate malicious activities including harvesting login credentials, distributing bulk spam e-mails, and installing ransomware and other malicious software.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced that its small business optimism index for August 2018 clocked in at its highest level in 45 years.
