News from August 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: When building fences and landscaping their properties, homeowners should keep fire safety on the top of their minds, especially if they live in a wildfire-prone region, according to a new study.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- On July 31, 2022, after a four-day trial, a federal jury in the District of Utah found James D. Brunson, 25, of Orem, guilty of possession of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon and possession of stolen firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Opioids Sold by Defendant Linked to Fatal Overdose Of 25-Year-Old.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man was sentenced yesterday on charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Solorio had a prior federal conviction for meth-related charges in 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - BioReference Health, LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories, Inc., (BioReference) and OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) have agreed to pay $9.85 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The government alleges that BioReference rented office space from physicians and then...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that David Michael Calaiacovo, 65, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Glynn County man was sentenced in federal court after admitting that he threatened to blow up an IRS office in New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant Mailed Letters Threatening Mass Shootings and Bombings of Individuals Affiliated with LGBTQ+ Organizations and Businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Child Struck by Gunfire While Walking to His Apartment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Matt Tibbels, 59, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for production of child pornography. Tibbels was sentenced to 21 1/2 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Tibbels was additionally ordered to pay $29,000 which will contribute to funds established for victims of these types of cases.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to four years’ probation, 180 days of house arrest, and a fine of $4,000 for his conviction on Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. He was also ordered to make full restitution to the University of Pittsburgh.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Serdarryel Dave English, Jr. (39, Fort Myers) to six years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered English to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. English had pleaded guilty on March 17, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced 42-year-old Palacio Valdes Farley to over 14 years in prison for conspiring to traffic marijuana, eutylone, and MDMA, as well as conspiring to launder proceeds of the illegal drug activity.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Genome editing can cure diseases, boost food production and open vast new fields of scientific discovery. But to realize its full potential, scientists need to precisely describe the details of their genome editing attempts to one another and the wider world.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two clinical laboratories and their owners have agreed to pay $5.7 million to resolve allegations that they caused the submission of false claims to Medicare by paying kickbacks in return for genetic testing samples, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KYLE ARMSTRONG, age 20, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on July 20, 2022 before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to an indictment charging him with theft or receipt of stolen mail matter in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1708 and 2 and with unlawful possession of a postal key in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1704 and 2, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Ricky Gonzales has pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Gonzales faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the conspiracy to commit wire fraud count, and up to, 5 years’ imprisonment on the conspiracy to defraud count.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Larry Snow to Serve Three Months in Federal Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 25, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
