News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that a federal jury found Eleazar Flores-Mora, 32, a citizen of Mexico, guilty of reentering the United States after deportation. The verdict was returned on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding a Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report publicly released March 6, 2019 that Grassley originally received on Feb. 13, 2019 under restricted status.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, March 7, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $16 million to California as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa.-A former resident of Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Armando Pablo Ochoa, 32, of Payson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to ten years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Ochoa had previously pleaded guilty to use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Attorney General Focuses on Threats Posed by Technical-Support Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas -The former mayor of Richardson, Texas and a land developer who she eventually married, have been convicted of federal conspiracy violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man today admitted his role in a violent drug trafficking conspiracy that allegedly distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr and multiple law enforcement partners today announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. The cases during this sweep involved more than 260 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than two...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A local pharmacy marketer entered a guilty plea in connection with her role in a multi-million dollar illegal kickback conspiracy involving a pharmacy in the Rio Grande Valley and doctors throughout Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ralph V. Signoracci, IV, age 44, of Cohoes, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring with Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse to defraud Morse’s supporters by stealing campaign contributions for Morse’s personal benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 10-count superseding indictment today for a case involving the production and sale of false Social Security cards and green cards first charged in August 2018, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for March 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Maria Guadalupe Martinez-Plascencia, 48, of Guadalajara, Mexico, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin before Senior U.S. District...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Attorney General William P. Barr and United States Attorney William M. McSwain today announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. The cases during this sweep involved more than 260 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than two million Americans, most of whom are elderly.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 45-year-old former sergeant with the Progresso Police Department has been convicted of two counts of aiding and abetting the attempt to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for three hours before convicting Giovanni Hernandez, of Weslaco, following a four-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal jury has convicted three Tipton County men for their roles in a 2017 home invasion murder in Covington, TN, and two others have pled guilty for their roles in the attempted robbery resulting in death. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the convictions today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant today announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. The cases during this sweep involved more than 260 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than two million Americans, most of them elderly.
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at a full committee markup of H.Res. 75, H.R. 739, H.Res. 156, H.R. 596, H.R. 295...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced two Passaic County, N.J., men are charged in connection with the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine.
