News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Three men have been charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft companies as a shortcut to developing and selling their own aircraft product.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Thursday, a federal jury found Filiberto “Beto" Chavez, 37, of Fresno, guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to engage in interstate travel for prostitution and two counts of use of a facility of interstate commerce to promote prostitution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with being paid over $5,900 for overtime hours that he did not work.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was charged today with narcotics offenses after an authorized search revealed that he was operating a large-scale heroin mill out of his apartment, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Potomac, Md - Have you ever wondered what indigenous life along the Potomac River was like in the 17th and 18th centuries? The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park invites you to a presentation by members of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe of Maryland on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 1pm to 3pm at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center located at 11710 MacArthur Blvd. Potomac, MD 20854.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: The Hazleton City Police Department received a check in the amount of $295,787.11 today from Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah woman was charged with cashing out funds from other people’s retirement accounts that were diverted to her bank.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas and the Department of Justice’s Civil Division today announced an action to stop two Texas doctors from unlawfully prescribing powerful opioids linked to abuse and diversion. To protect the public, the United States sought and the court granted immediate relief through a temporary restraining order.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Oklahoma returned a twelve-count indictment Wednesday afternoon charging two individuals in connection with the theft and embezzlement of funds from business entities wholly owned by the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town (AQTT) of Wetumka, OK.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: After a three week trial in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, on May 9,.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Harvey, 55, of Forestville, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that REBECCA BAYUO, a Bronx tax preparer, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for committing three different tax fraud schemes that involved using stolen identities to obtain fraudulent...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned indictments charging RORY MOCARSKY, 47, and DAVID BOURNE, 37, both of Hartland, with firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced RAYMOND GRIFFIN, 37, of Raleigh, North Carolina to 240 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, a $35,000.00 fine, and ordered GRIFFIN to pay $2,159.00 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: “Trek to Taste on the Trails of Woodstock" celebrates 11th anniversary with farm fresh food, fitness and fun.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, which is being observed from Sunday, May 12 to Saturday, May 18, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Sixteen states, 4,900 miles, one Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Justice Department Files Action to Enjoin Texas Doctors From Illegally Prescribing Highly Addictive Opioids and Other Controlled Substances.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ashley Furst, 35, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for her role in an embezzlement scheme in which she stole over $545,000 from a non-profit organization in the District of Columbia.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Treasury Department released additional proposed regulations regarding “Opportunity Zones," a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
