News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Chicago man was arrested Friday after being indicted on charges of bank theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today the filing of federal charges in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Liberation Way, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization that had treatment centers in Yardley, Bala Cynwyd, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Pelumi Fawehinmi, age 38, of Nigeria, was sentenced Friday, March 22, 2019, for Wire Fraud. United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Fawehinmi to a 72-month term of imprisonment. After his release from prison, Fawehinmi will begin a 3-year term of supervised release. The restitution amount is to be determined and will be ordered at a later date.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the New York Division of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini; Special Agent in Charge of the New York office of Homeland Security Investigations Angel M. Melendez; and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart announced the indictment of six alleged MS-13 gang members in connection with conspiracies to commit two separate murders in Suffolk County.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Richard Quattrone, 50, of Augusta, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for making false statements to a federal firearms licensee.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Coreon House, age 21, and Rashad Coleman, age 25, both of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2019, before United States District Court Senior Judge James M. Munley to armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy in Scranton.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Brady, Grassley USA Today op-ed: Lower tax refunds show how the Republican tax cut is keeping money in your hands all year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Duke University Agrees to Pay U.S. $112.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Scientific Research Misconduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Ruth S. Sprake (60, Crystal River) today pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and making false statements to the Social Security Administration (SSA). She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the theft offense and up to 5 years’ imprisonment for the false statements charge. Sprake was indicted on November 7, 2018. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: National Park Service officials plan to conduct three small prescribed fires along sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Grandfather Mountain corridor, Milepost 302 to Milepost 306, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The planned burns, each less than 1 acre in size, are intended to encourage the growth...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart today announced that he will host a public safety community forum in Williamson, West Virginia on April 4, 2019. The forums, presented in partnership with West Virginia’s Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions, continue to be held at locations throughout...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Janna Rebecca Smith Lied About Whereabouts of Fugitive Sex-Offender Christopher Mixell.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham and several federal hurricane specialists will visit with residents of vulnerable communities and discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience and how they can become “weather-ready." Tours of the Air Force Reserve Command’s WC-130J “Hurricane Hunter" will offer an opportunity to learn how scientists collect hurricane information. The NOAA WP-3D aircraft, used for both hurricane forecasting and research, will be on display as well.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing for a prescribed fire at Antietam National Battlefield between March 26 and April 5, 2019. These dates may be extended depending upon weather conditions. The 13-acre planned fire will be on the historic Otto and Sherrick Farm fields.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-A Kalispell man who was convicted of creating a sexually explicit video of a minor girl was sentenced recently to the minimum mandatory 15 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution, said U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release. March 25, 2019. Release No.: 2019-07. Contact: PWR Public Affairs, pwr_public_affairs@nps.gov. Margaret L. Goodro Selected as Lake Mead National Recreation Area Superintendent. SAN FRANCISCO - The National...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Defendant Exploited Laborers Performing Construction Work in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
