News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William P. Barr’s Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) convened this week during the U.S. Attorney’s National Conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss a wide range of justice issues affecting Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores, Chair, and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, Vice Chair.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Two Former Venezuelan Officials Charged and Two Businessmen Plead Guilty in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: UPCOMING LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA EVENTS JULY 13 - 27.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Yashinsky, age 29, of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 26, 2019, by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to 28 months’ imprisonment followed by two years on supervised release, for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: A Davie resident who possessed a firearm and ammunition was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and required to forfeit his interest in the firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s New York Region (“HHS-OIG"), announced today that the United States filed and settled...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Bressi, age 47, of Danville, Pennsylvania, Terry Harris, age 45, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Damonico Henderson, age 54, of Elyria, Ohio, were indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chairman Elijah E. Cummings convened a hearing entitled, “Violations of the Hatch Act Under the Trump Administration."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patricia Cook, age 61, of Scranton, was sentenced on June 26, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to one year in prison and three years on supervised release for distributing heroin and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A citizen and resident of Mumbai, India, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating the federal narcotics, smuggling, and money laundering laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that United States District Court Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Colt Gibson, age 35, of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, to serve 73 months in federal prison following his conviction for receipt of child pornography. Following his release from imprisonment, GIBSON will serve a 5-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aaron T. Washington, 25, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 42 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Washington pleaded guilty to the charge on April 15, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Bressi, age 47, of Danville, Pennsylvania, Terry Harris, age 45, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Damonico Henderson, age 54, of Elyria, Ohio, were indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Yashinsky, age 29, of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 26, 2019, by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to 28 months’ imprisonment followed by two years on supervised release, for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - An Illinois man, who previously lived in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester to charges associated with a wire fraud scheme whereby victims were told they owed money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Anne Arundel Medical Center (“AAMC"), located in Annapolis, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $3,154,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims to Medicare for services that were not medically necessary.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that seven people were charged today by Indictment with conspiracy, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Those charged are Hamlet Tantushyan, 35, of Glendale, CA; Verzh Movsisyan, 41, of Glendale, CA; Armen Sahakyan, 41, of Burbank, CA; David Daldumyan, 29, of Van Nuys, CA; Hrchya Gyulumyan, 39, of Sun Valley, CA; Gevush Gabrielyan, 27, of North Hollywood, CA; and Roman Gridjusko, 30, of Philadelphia, PA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MARCUS ALEXANDER HINKLE, 22, to 240 months in prison for producing child pornography using Instagram and X-Box. HINKLE, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 19, 2018, to two counts of was sentenced before Judge Susan Richard Nelson in U.S. District Court in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARTIN NUNEZ, 41, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jeffrey P. Reinbold, a national park manager with 28 years’ experience and expertise in public-private partnerships, has been selected by the National Park Service to serve as superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks. Reinbold has served as acting superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks since March.
