FBI San Diego April 01, 2013 Darrell Foxworth (858) 499-7810 Camp Pendleton Contracting Official Arrested on Federal Bribery Charges Defendant Referred to Himself as the Godfather at Camp Pendleton Daphne Hearn, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI San Diego Field Office, announces the arrest of Natividad Lara Cervantes, aka Nate Cervantes, age 64 … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 Philadelphia Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Junell Osborne, 29, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for a drug conspiracy that included trafficking in heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana and for possession of two firearms as a … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Southern District of Texas (713) 567-9000 Two Alice Men Arrested for Aiming Laser Pointer at Helicopter CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Joshua Nathaniel Vela and Jon David Lopez, both 21 and from Alice, have been arrested following the return of a two separate indictments alleging felony charges of aiming a laser pointer … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Southern District of Texas (713) 567-9000 Houston Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Minors HOUSTON—Tevon Harris, aka “Da Kidd” and “King Kidd,” 21, of Houston, has been ordered detained pending trial on charges related to the trafficking of minors for commercial sex, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 Turlock Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography FRESNO, CA—Charles Albert Risley Jr., 54, of Turlock, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to one count of receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin … Continue reading
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2013 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Autism Awareness Month Every April during National Autism Awareness Month, we recognize the special challenges faced by those living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and refocus our efforts on the best ways to support … Continue reading
FBI New York April 02, 2013 Main Press Line 212-384-2100 Remarks by FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos on Public Corruption Arrests of New York State Senator Malcolm Smith, New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran, and Others FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos delivered the following remarks at a press conference concerning … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 02, 2013 Southern District of New York (212) 637-2600 Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce Federal Corruption Charges Against New York State Senator Malcolm Smith and New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran Two New York City Party Leaders, Two Elected Officials in Village of Spring Valley … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Settlement with Dominion Energy Reduces Harmful Pollution in Three States and Downwind Communities The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Dominion Energy has agreed to pay a $3.4 million civil penalty and spend approximately … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Patient Recruiter for Miami Home Health Company Sentenced to 36 Months in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A patient recruiter for a Miami health care company was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for his participation in a … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced in Oklahoma City to 23 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Accept Illegal Gratuities A former U.S. Army Captain was sentenced today in Oklahoma City to serve 23 months in prison for conspiracy to accept thousands … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Operators of Louisiana Home Health Company Convicted in $17.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme The owner and the director of nursing of a Louisiana home health agency were each convicted late Friday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of $17.1 million announced … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Fraud Jeffrey Charles, a resident of Grimstead, Va., was sentenced today to serve 46 months in federal prison for conspiring with his daughter and son-in-law to defraud the United States, aiding and assisting … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Kansas and Nebraska The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections on April 2, 2013, in Finney County, Kan., and Douglas County, Neb. The monitoring will ensure compliance with the … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 District of Maryland (410) 209-4800 Potomac Man Sentenced for Obstructing Investigations to Obtain, Maintain a Government Security Clearance BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Gurpreet Singh Kohli, age 58, of Potomac, Maryland, late on March 29, 2013, to six months of home detention with electronic monitoring, as part … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 District of Maryland (410) 209-4800 Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison Distributed at Least Three Kilograms of PCP over the Course of the Drug Conspiracy GREENBELT, MD—U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Samuel Braxton, age 44, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 27 years … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Passaic County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Black Market Painkillers NEWARK—A Passaic County, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute the prescription painkiller oxycodone and … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Southern District of Texas (713) 567-9000 Former Doctor Pleads Guilty in More Than $19 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme HOUSTON—Donald Gibson II, 56, of Richmond, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud relating to medically unnecessary diagnostic testing and physical therapy, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 01, 2013 Northern District of West Virginia (304) 234-0100 Wheeling Resident Enters Plea to Possession of Child Pornography WHEELING, WV—A 25-year old Wheeling, West Virginia resident entered a plea of guilty on March 25, 2013, in United States District Court in Wheeling before Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. United States Attorney … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Western District of Missouri (816) 426-3122 Iowa Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery KANSAS CITY, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Iowa man was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robbery of National Bank of Kansas City. Troy John … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482 Milton Man Federally Charged with Sexual Exploitation The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brian Edward Kelson, Jr., age 21, of Milton, Pennsylvania, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg charging him with two … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 District of Vermont (802) 951-6725 Plea Agreement Filed in Court in ‘Birth of Innocence’ Fraud Case The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a plea agreement has been filed in the matter of the United States v. Louis J. Soteriou, a prosecution … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2013 Former Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Civil Rights, Bank Fraud, Computer Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Obstruction of Justice Violations An indictment against former Jefferson Parish, La., Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Hebert, 48, was announced today by Roy L. Austin … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 Middle District of Florida (904) 301-6300 Jacksonville Man Indicted on Federal Charge of Production of Child Pornography JACKSONVILLE—U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces the return of an indictment charging James Daniel Kasper (29, Jacksonville) with production of child pornography. If convicted, Kasper faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 … Continue reading