News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News from December 2019


News Release: CINNAMON BAY CAMPGROUND REDEVELOPMENT PAUSES TO REMOVE SMALL AMOUNT OF ASBESTOS PIPING.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that defendants Joseph Fabiilli, 58, of Middle Village, New York, and Christopher Knight, 55, of Forest Hills, New York, were charged by Indictment and arrested for conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud, related to their manipulation of the securities of Mainstream Entertainment, Inc., n/k/a Volt Solar Systems, Inc.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. Senior District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Deandre Amaad Williams (29, Ocala) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Williams had pleaded guilty on July 19, 2019.


Individual Found Guilty of Operating Ponzi Scheme, Securities and Bank Fraud

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - A jury found defendant Carlos Maldonado, owner of Business Planning Resources International Corporation (BPRIC), Glorimar Fashions and Tailoring, LLC, Global Business Insurance Agency Inc., and associated under the incorporation documents with Pet Card Systems, Inc., and Datavos Corporation...


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Donald L. Robison, 57, Ballwin, MO, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Robinson was fined $125,000 and remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. He appeared today before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark.


Niagara Falls Man Sentenced On Drug Charge After Officers Find 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine In His Car

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Garcia-Santiago, 61, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


North Carolina Man Sentenced to 78 Months For Attempted Possession of Radioactive Material

News Release: North Carolina Man Sentenced to 78 Months For Attempted Possession of Radioactive Material.


Federal Jury Convicts 7 Defendants of Conspiracy and Mail Fraud in $126 Million Telemarketing Scheme Dating Back to 1980s

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A federal jury this morning found seven people guilty of conspiracy and mail fraud for participating in a decades-long, multi-million dollar telemarketing scheme that targeted thousands of small businesses and charities.


News Release: Two Computer Programmers Plead Guilty in Connection with Operating Two of the Biggest Illegal Movie and Television Show Streaming Services in the United States.


News Release: In El Paso, a federal judge sentenced 32-year-old James Alger of Waxahachie, TX, to four years in federal prison for his scheme to extort females into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division.


Two Florida Men Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for Allegedly Scamming Elderly Victims of More Than $1.5 Million

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted David James Green, age 24, of Miami Gardens, Florida, and McArnold Charlemagne, age 32, of Miramar, Florida, on federal charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in connection with a scheme in which they allegedly defrauded more than 65 elderly victims of more than $1.5 million. The indictment was returned on Dec. 3, 2019, and was unsealed on Dec. 12, 2019.


News Release: BOSTON - A Sharon man pleaded guilty today to illegally retaining national defense information.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Doug Collins (R-GA) slammed Speaker Pelosi for politicizing the drug pricing debate in Congress and not supporting bipartisan solutions to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.


Leader of large gang-related drug trafficking group sentenced to 15 years in prison

News Release: Head of group distributing large amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs in Puget Sound region.


Zambian National Who Stole U.S. Taxpayer Identities and Refunds Sentenced to 8+ Years in Federal Prison

News Release: A Zambian national who operated a scheme to steal U.S. taxpayer identities and fraudulently claim their refunds was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


Justice Department Awards More Than $333 Million To Fight Opioid Crisis

News Release: Over $1.2 Million Will Support Efforts to Save Lives and Combat Crime in the District of Nevada.


Kate Cannon, Superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group, to Retire

News Release: Kate Cannon has announced her retirement from the National Park Service after thirteen years as superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group (SEUG), which includes Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park as well as Hovenweep National Monument and Natural Bridges National Monument.


News Release: Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center and the Pipestone Indian Shrine Association store, located in the Visitor Center, will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Additionally, the Pipestone Indian Shrine Association store will close at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. Following each federal holiday, the Visitor Center and store will resume normal hours.


Lincoln Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on Dec. 13, 2019, Jeremiah Joseph Burkhart, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 18 years (216 months) in prison by Chief United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500...


Doctor Described As ‘Candy Man’ And ‘El Chapo Of Opioids’ Indicted For Distributing Opioids To Patients

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County doctor has been indicted for distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.