News from February 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to seven years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental LLC, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay the United States $135,742 to resolve allegations that it billed the U.S. Army for testing numerous water samples after a Eurofins employee had improperly manipulated or changed the results. Eurofins has terminated the employee, retested the affected samples, and implemented changes to prevent similar misconduct.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection and its tank farms contractor are set to use virtual capabilities to inspect an upcoming project, improving safety and efficiency.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: Most Sentenced for Drug and Gun Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE -Josephine Gervais, 39, of Albuquerque, N.M., appeared in federal court today on a charge of malicious damage by fire to federal property.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was indicted today in federal court in Boston in connection with an August 2018 computer intrusion of a Massachusetts company.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A jury has convicted JUSTIN LANE FOUST, 42, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, of wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection with fraud against Chesapeake Energy, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: Defendant Misused Money Obtained To Fund Mortgage Loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: Indianapolis - Josh J. Minkler, the United States Attorney, announced today that operations at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Indiana (USAO-SDIN) continued during the appropriations lapse and recognized the important contributions made by USAO staff and investigative agents. The significant case-related accomplishments below, among others, underline the government’s dedication to mission as described by the United States Attorney in the USAO Strategic Plan.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FL --- Park After Dark night programs featuring a story slam, music concert and canoe tours will take place from February 16 through April 13, 2019 in Biscayne National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today for receiving and distributing over 400 images and 22 videos of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 31, 2019, Timothy Scheitlin, age 43, of Madison Township, Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to one count of theft of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man who was in a vehicle that led police officers in a pursuit pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chester man was sentenced today to 15 years for participating in the robbery of three convenience stores and the attempted robbery of another convenience store.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for mail fraud and engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former Hadley Police Department Officer was found guilty today of using unreasonable force during an arrest and then falsifying a police report of the incident.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing, entitled “The Cost of Rising Prescription Drug Prices," on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 10:00 a.m. in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former GardaWorld armored truck driver Mark Nicholas Espinosa has been indicted by a federal grand jury with five charges related to the theft of more than $900,000 from the vehicle, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: Dr. Jeanne E. Germeil, 55, of Aventura, Florida was convicted by a federal jury, on Jan. 31, 2019, of eleven counts of dispensing controlled substances, opioid pain medications, without a legitimate medical purpose.
