News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - United States Attorney J. Douglas Overbey recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed Sunday, May 12, to Saturday, May 18, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Communities across the United States gather during National Police Week to remember law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, to share their stories of courage and sacrifice, and to honor their memory.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2019
Release: AVOCA, Pa. - Wyoming, Pennsylvania, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers when they spotted a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Sunday, May 12.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEREMY REICHBERG was sentenced to 48 months in prison for bribery, corruption, and obstruction offenses related to his participation in a years-long scheme to bribe numerous high-ranking members...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Shelby County Sheriff’s Corrections Deputy has been indicted on federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictment today.
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ANKENY, IA ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for obstructing exit routes and failing to train employees at the postal facility in Ankeny, Iowa. OSHA proposed $184,694 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Michael Watts, a 40 year old resident of Selma, Alabama was sentenced to 27 months of incarceration for possession of two firearms after previously being convicted of two felonies, namely, Assault 1st and Shooting into an Occupied Building.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will kick off summer with a water safety and life jacket exchange day at New Melones Lake on May 18. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the New Melones Lake Visitor Center and Museum.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois, along with Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Angus King of Maine, today introduced bipartisan legislation to codify recent regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require pharmaceutical...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - United States Attorney Scott C. Blader recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed this week.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Terry L. Shellenberger, age 50, of Albany, pled guilty today to child pornography possession, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 29-count indictment charging Timothy Myers, 34, of Freehold, NJ, with production, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, sexual enticement of minors, and cyberstalking. The charges carry a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing in 40 projects in 20 states to improve rural water infrastructure (PDF, 151 KB).
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that Biddle was an anesthesiologist and pain management doctor who also operated a medical marijuana practice. Between February 9, 2015 and Oct. 16, 2017, the defendant was prescribing controlled substances for two deceased patients. Biddle knew the patients were deceased and used their names and dates of birth knowingly and without lawful authority to obtain controlled substances for himself.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A career con man pleaded guilty today in a federal fraud case stemming from a real estate scam that targeted distressed homeowners, many of whom were elderly individuals who were scammed out of their homes, losing significant equity in the properties accumulated over the course of their lifetimes and sometimes over the course of generations of home ownership.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after a coalition of 44 states brought an anti-trust lawsuit against 20 generic drug manufacturers and 15 individuals for a conspiracy to fix prescription drug prices for more than 100 products on the market...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., returned a guilty verdict early this afternoon finding Raymond Moya, 34, of Albuquerque, on two heroin trafficking offenses, including a distribution of heroin on Aug. 12, 2011, that resulted in the death of an Albuquerque teenager on Aug.
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after a coalition of 44 states brought an anti-trust lawsuit against 20 generic drug manufacturers and 15 individuals for a conspiracy to fix prescription drug prices for more than 100 products on the market...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Sewickley, PA, has entered a plea of guilty to charges of tax evasion in Federal Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Detroit men who were caught with heroin last year pled guilty to federal charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Drevonte Larnielle Patterson, 21, and Christian Vincent Keith Gordon, 22, both entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to distribute heroin in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington Police Department.
