News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Trenton doctor today admitted his role in two separate conspiracies for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and accepting kickbacks in exchange for referring laboratory work, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. A pharmaceutical representative admitted his role in a separate health care fraud conspiracy and to obstructing justice by telling witnesses to lie to the grand jury investigating the scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday, Dec. 12 against Christopher Espinoza, 27, of Carmichael, charging him with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) of Northern Aurora Gold Company’s proposed mining plan of operation for a placer mine at Cape Yakataga.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Defendant Conspired with Former D.C. Government Employee Who Pled Guilty in July.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Osage Nation Selected in District of Northern Oklahoma for Department of Justice Tribal Access Program to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today requesting a full analysis of the staffing consequences of Bernhardt’s forced transfer of D.C.-based Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees to locations across the West. The forced move, which has been widely criticized as poorly planned and incompetently executed, is likely to result in approximately 80 percent of affected employees leaving the agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOEL MARGULIES was sentenced to four years in prison today by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff for participating in two schemes to defraud more than 50 investors in the Starship Snacks Corporation and...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking citizen scientist volunteers to participate in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. If you are an avid bird watcher, or someone who is interested in becoming more knowledgeable about Oklahoma winter birds, meet park rangers at 9am on Saturday...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Two residents of Mount Gilead, N.C., were sentenced to federal prison today for activity involving distribution of cocaine base (“crack"), announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday, Dec. 12 against Christopher Espinoza, 27, of Carmichael, charging him with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Late yesterday, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) filed the Committee’s report accompanying two articles of impeachment charging President Donald J. Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The report details the case for Impeachment and will inform the House of Representative’s consideration of the Articles.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An Overland Park woman is scheduled to appear in court this week on a federal interstate prostitution charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Travis Justin Stout, 35, of Hickory, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer and pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute narcotics on the Dark Web.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John C. Dellarocco, Jr., 25, of Holmes, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment, and a lifetime of supervised release, by United States District Judge Petrese B. Tucker for online enticement and manufacturing child pornography. The defendant pled guilty in August 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Change doesn’t happen on its own. It’s led by dedicated and passionate people who are championing innovative solutions to tribal energy challenges. Indian Energy Champions is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy blog series spotlighting innovators in Indian energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- Karanjit Singh Khatkar, 23, and Jagroop Singh Khatkar, 24, residents of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, pleaded guilty today for conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to steal bitcoin from an Oregon resident.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Robert L. Langley Jr., the Putnam County Sheriff, announced the arrest of CHARLES HUSTIS for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. HUSTIS was arrested today and presented before United States Judge Lisa Margaret Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Thursday, Dec. 12 against Joseph D. Sanford, 72, of Ceres, charging him with offenses involving cockfighting, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John C. Dellarocco, Jr., 25, of Holmes, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment, and a lifetime of supervised release, by United States District Judge Petrese B. Tucker for online enticement and manufacturing child pornography. The defendant pled guilty in August 2019.
