U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Southern District of New York (212) 637-2600 Australian Research Analyst Extradited on Insider Trading Charges Trent Martin was Arrested in Hong Kong Pursuant to a Request from the United States Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Northern District of Indiana (219) 937-5500 Week in Review—Hammond HAMMOND, IN—The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Dispositions: Brian Levesque, 27, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief Judge Philip Simon to 46 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty … Continue reading
U.S. Department of Justice March 29, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 Former Mississippi Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Assault on Inmate Kenny McLaughlin, 35, a corrections officer at the Stone County Regional Facility in Stone County, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today in federal court to ordering the beating of an inmate … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 District of Kansas (316) 269-6481 Manhattan Accountant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $500,000 TOPEKA, KS—An accountant in Manhattan, Kansas has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $500,000 from the commercial construction company where he worked, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Larry D. Lord, 63, of Manhattan, Kansas, … Continue reading
FBI Chicago March 29, 2013 Special Agent Joan Hyde (312) 829-1199 Suspect in FBI-Involved Shooting Incident Surrenders A man wanted in connection with the March 25, 2013 incident that resulted in an FBI agent firing shots at a car surrendered to FBI special agents yesterday afternoon and has been charged in connection with the incident, … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 District of Maryland (410) 209-4800 Former Social Worker Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Continued to Practice After Her License was Suspended in 2005 GREENBELT, MD—Rosemary McDowall, age 59, of Silver Spring, Maryland pleaded guilty today to health care fraud. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Western District of Washington (206) 553-7970 Federal Defendants Caught in Law Enforcement Sting Operation Get Significant Prison Terms for Gun and Drug Crimes Both Sold Stolen Guns to Undercover Police Posing as Buyers of Drugs and Stolen Property Two federal defendants prosecuted as part of Operation Oliver’s Twist were … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Western District of Washington (206) 553-7970 Former Lake Forest Park Water Clerk Indicted for Embezzling More Than $350,000 Allegedly Falsified Documents to Unlawfully Obtain Payments for Personal Items The former office manager of the Lake Forest Park Water District is being arraigned today on an indictment charging 15 counts … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Central District of California (213) 894-2434 Orange County Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Providing Material Support to Terrorists by Sending Money to Pakistan to be Used in Attacks Against U.S. Forces Overseas SANTA ANA, CA—A Turkish citizen who resides in Orange County was sentenced this … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 Three Charged in Conspiracy to Rob Upper Darby Business Owner PHILADELPHIA—Three Philadelphia men are charged with conspiracy and Hobbs Acts robbery in a home invasion of the owner of an Upper Darby business, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. A superseding indictment … Continue reading
FBI San Diego March 29, 2013 Darrell Foxworth (858) 499-7810 San Diego Man Arrested on Federal Charges Involving Child Pornography and Enticement of a Minor Daphne Hearn, Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego FBI Field Office, announces the arrest of Samuel Farinas Fernandez, Jr., age 32, of San Diego, California, on federal child … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 Sacramento Business’ Former Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud SACRAMENTO, CA—Ladonna Faye Chandler, 54, of Elk Grove, pleaded guilty today to 12 counts of felony bank fraud for cashing altered and stolen checks of a Sacramento business, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500 Tohono O’odham Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Child Sexual Abuse TUCSON—On March 27, 2013, Curtis Michael Garcia, 33, of Sells, Arizona was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 16 ½ years in prison. Following incarceration, Garcia will be … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 Southern District of California (619) 557-5610 Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Admits to Receiving Bribes to Allow Aliens to Enter the U.S. Illegally United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Hector Rodriguez, a former Customs and Border Protection officer, and Gerardo Rodriguez pled guilty today in front … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 South Jersey Doctor Admits Making Half-a-Million Dollars in Fraud Scheme Involving Home Health Care for Elderly Patients TRENTON, NJ—A physician who was the owner and founder of Visiting Physicians of South Jersey—a Hammonton, New Jersey provider of home-based physician services for seniors—pleaded guilty … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 Northern District of Alabama (205) 244-2001 Former State Trooper Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Depriving Woman of Civil Rights BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge today sentenced a former Alabama State Trooper to one year in prison for depriving a woman of her civil rights by coercing her to perform … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 Oakland Pimp Sentenced for Child Exploitation Crimes SACRAMENTO, CA—United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Jamir Imari Tatum, 20, of Oakland, today to seven years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for crimes relating to his … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 District of Columbia (202) 514-7566 Former Corrections Officer Found Guilty of Bribery for Taking Cash to Smuggle Contraband into D.C. Jail Defendant Accepted $1,000 from Undercover Agent WASHINGTON—Jeremiah Moorman, 30, a former corrections officer, has been found guilty by a jury of bribery and first-degree theft charges for accepting … Continue reading
FBI New York March 29, 2013 Main Press Line 212-384-2100 Statement from FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos on the Arrest of Michael Steinberg New York Special Agent in Charge George Venizelos stated the following concerning the arrest of hedge fund portfolio manager Michael Steinberg: Mr. Steinberg’s arrest is the latest in the FBI’s campaign to … Continue reading