News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAMUEL COPENHAVER, 48, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to conspiracy and wire fraud offenses for his role in defrauding the Federal Bureau of...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri -Four licensed health care professionals were indicted today by a federal grand jury for receipt of controlled substance medications by deceit, fraud and misrepresentation. They stole Schedule II controlled substances from the locked medication cabinets where they worked and falsified patient and/or pharmacy records to conceal the theft. The following individuals were indicted.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy involving attempted murder and drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS RODRIGUEZ, 33, formerly of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl in Hartford.
By State Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Washington-Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter conveying subpoenas to two business...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the following after President Trump announced an executive order that mirrors legislation, the GOOD Act, the senator introduced to make regulatory guidance documents more accessible, providing needed transparency for the American public...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for distributing cocaine and heroin while possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today to the unlicensed transportation of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, After Dark in the Park talks, stewardship programs and opportunities to explore the Kahuku Unit during November 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: The five-count indictment alleges that Brian John Scalabrino, formerly of East Grand Rapids, embezzled more than $250,000 from his former employer, and filed false tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Irvington, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a phony check scheme that stole more than $2 million in merchandise from multiple home improvement stores throughout the country, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-Five people have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon, announced Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Natacha Gonzalez, age 47, of Weston, Florida, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison after pleading guilty to Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Gonzalez was also ordered to pay $61,738.08 in restitution to various insurance companies. United States District Court Judge Timothy Cain, of Anderson, presided.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Chris D. Lewis, 49, of Lexington, was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: $1.25 million to Pacific County for reentry services for those with addiction and mental health disorders.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Winston Wade Turner, a former licensed broker for nationwide financial services firms, has been sentenced for mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Defendants Orchestrated Scheme to Advance Their Business Interests and the Political Interests of At Least One Ukrainian Government Official Through Contributions and Donations to Multiple Candidates and Campaign Committees in Violation of Campaign Finance Laws; Two Others Charged in Foreign Donor Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that DONTE TERRILL KORNEGAY, A/K/A “BOSTON," was found guilty by a jury sitting in New Bern on Friday, October 4, 2019, for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl, and Distribution of Fentanyl.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 15 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Baylor, Bell, Callahan, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jones, Knox, Milam, Nolan, Runnels, Shackelford, Taylor, Throckmorton, and Williamson counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 10, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the review of the Free File program...
