News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Fort Mill, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and health care fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr today announced the launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit, an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America’s most violent cities - including the combined metropolitan area of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas - through a surge in federal resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit, an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America’s most violent cities-including Baltimore-through a surge in federal resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Attorney David M. DeVillers announced today that the Southern District of Ohio was involved in the collection of approximately $181.5 million over the past fiscal year.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX -To make it easier for park visitors to plan ahead and enjoy remote Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, the National Park Service (NPS) will soon be implementing a number of changes to improve the visitor experience.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A San Bernardino County man faces federal criminal charges that he masterminded a bank account “bust-out" scheme that defrauded Wells Fargo out of $2.4 million and compromised more than 900 of its accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ethan Cole Endres, age 28, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Reagan Sydney Clark, age 22, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 3 years’ probation for False Statement In Acquisition Of A Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(1)(A). The charges arose from an investigation by the Ada Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Dec. 17, 2019, United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Nigel Deshawn Velardo, age 23, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to 98 months’ imprisonment and a four-year term of supervised release, for being in possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Burlington, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive in Gowanda, NY who has been on the run from Vermont authorities for the last 15 years.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are seeking records from and transcribed staff interviews with five former Obama administration officials...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Winford Lamont Henley, age 45, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release for Possession Of Firearm In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James A. Conner III, 44, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 48 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Conner pleaded guilty to this charge on October 7, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Defendant Fraudulently Claimed to be a Representative of the Texas State Securities Board.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that four men appeared in federal court before Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. to enter guilty pleas and then receive sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Investigators Intercepted Shipment to KC of Eight Kilos of Cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Abhijit Prasad was sentenced today to three years in prison for visa fraud and aggravated identity theft. In addition, the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California, ordered the forfeiture of $1,193,440.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Action Roofing Services Inc. - based in Pompano Beach, Florida - for exposing employees to safety hazards at Palm Beach Gardens and Port Saint Lucie, Florida, worksites. The roofing contractor faces $146,280 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced DANNIE SIMON PARKER, JR., 49, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 240 months’ imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced three Colombian nationals to federal prison terms for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Carlos...
