News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sherwana Lynn Marcus, also known as Sherwana Granderson and Sherwana Santana, 47, was arrested today on a 36-count federal indictment charging her with wire fraud for a scheme that defrauded homeless individuals and a housing assistance nonprofit that was receiving federal funding, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: Every year, summer temperatures rise and the number of campers decrease in the park. In order to reduce maintenance costs and allow vegetation a bit of a breather, Joshua Tree closes a number of camping areas. The following campgrounds close starting on June 10th.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: A former project manager for Portland, Oregon-based shipbuilder Vigor Marine LLC, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Seattle for ten counts of wire fraud related to his scheme to defraud his employer out of approximately $1.5 million, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. SHELTON LAYNE SMITH, 50, of Portsmouth Virginia, is expected to be arraigned on the indictment in U.S. District Court in Seattle in the next two weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was sentenced to 40 months in prison today for his role in a $3.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he billed numerous dental insurance carriers for crowns and fillings that were never provided to patients.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: For the fifth consecutive year, the Green Electronics Council (GEC) awarded its Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jason R. Smoot, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 89 months incarceration for selling cocaine near a playground, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was arrested today for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that involved writing fraudulent business checks, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A South Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to loansharking and gambling charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Initial appearances have been scheduled for two Champaign, Ill., residents facing charges of engaging in a counterfeit check scheme. Stephanie Lemons, 41, of the 1300 block of Hanover, and Tommie Slayton, 34, of the 3700 block of Harbor Estates Lane, are scheduled to appear for arraignment in federal court in Urbana on June 19, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s June 2019 Total Water Supply Available forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will fully satisfy senior water rights. Junior water rights will receive an estimated 74% of their entitlements for the period June 3-September 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was sentenced to 40 months in prison today for his role in a $3.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he billed numerous dental insurance carriers for crowns and fillings that were never provided to patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Russian-born woman was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison today for unlawfully taking her daughter to Russia and demanding money before allowing the American father to have custody of the girl, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: Coos Bay, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering free Junior Ranger programs for kids at various locations on the southwest Oregon coast on Saturdays beginning June 8.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: Four Broward County residents were sentenced to terms between 34 years and life in prison today, after having been convicted at trial for their participation in a string of armed robberies using firearms. One defendant was also convicted of kidnapping four victims.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Fresno Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents completed a two-day training for local law enforcement officers, analysts, and prosecutors, Wednesday, June 6. During this event, participants received the latest information about federal human trafficking investigations and about proven law enforcement best practices to implement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Levi Ruffin, 41, of Washington, D.C., was indicted yesterday by a Superior Court grand jury for sexually assaulting three women in separate attacks that occurred in 2003 and 2007, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS - An Alabama woman found guilty by a citizen jury on 22 counts of fraud and conspiracy for her role in stealing large amounts of money from a Columbus business was sentenced to eight years in prison by a U.S. District Judge today, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass-Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom announces two distinctive program offerings featuring the history of the Outer Cape. A Wampanoag Lifeways Walk, led by Mashpee Wampanoag tribal member Earl Mills, Jr., is scheduled for June 21 at 11 am. The following day, on June...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: Came to the attention of ICE after he was arrested in Orange City for driving without a license and admitted purchasing a counterfeit social security card.
