After’s February ALEC-so call lobby day or meet and greet, just this month South Carolina represenative Liston D. Barfield proposed what is the likely top goals of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Republican state legislatures altering the Constitution. Barfield is a state chairmen representing ALEC. Earlier this year Indiana, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Kansas pushed … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. ~ Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony Thank you, Joye – and welcome, everyone, to the Office of Justice Programs. We’re delighted to bring you all to our building to honor our 2013 … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 24, 2013 Western District of Missouri (816) 426-3122 Jury Convicts Joplin Man of Disaster Fraud in Failed Attempt to Get Tornado Benefits SPRINGFIELD, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Missouri man has been convicted in federal court of disaster fraud and … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 24, 2013 Northern District of Georgia (404) 581-6000 Former Ennis Paint Employee Charged with Embezzling More Than $700,000 ATLANTA—Late Tuesday, a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against DeMarco Doxie, adding 26 counts of wire fraud relating to theft from his former employer. He was first indicted last month on … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office April 24, 2013 Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000 Fitness Club Owner Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Defendant Participated in Three Murders Over a Span of Nine Years Earlier today, Christian Tarantino, the owner of Synergy Fitness clubs on Long Island and New York City, was sentenced to three terms of life … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Detroit Home Health Company Employee Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme An employee of Detroit medical service companies that fabricated patient visit notes and other documents as part of a $24 million home health care fraud scheme pleaded guilty … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Alabama Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Kenneth Jerome Blackmon Jr., a resident of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to 51 months in prison, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. In January 2013, … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Justice Department Releases Updated Protocol to Improve Standards for Responding to Rape and Sexual Assault Revised SAFE Protocol Reflects New Technologies and Best Practices and Will Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Rape and Sexual Assault Attorney General Eric Holder today … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. ~ Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony Thank you, Tony, for those kind words, and for your leadership as Associate Attorney General. I’d also like to thank Mary Lou for the outstanding work that she and her colleagues in the Office of … Continue reading