Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Bakersfield, California, Police Narcotics Detective Charged with Bribery, Drug Trafficking, Obstruction and Filing False Tax Returns Damacio Diaz, 43, of McFarland, California, a detective with the Bakersfield, California, Police Department (BPD), was arrested today, charged with abusing his position of trust … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Announces Indictment of Eight Defendants in United States and Mexico on Sex Trafficking and Related Charges Charged Offenses Include Sex Trafficking, Interstate Prostitution, Alien Smuggling, Money Laundering, Racketeering and Racketeering Conspiracy in Connection with Scheme to … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the Attack in Mali Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on today’s attack in Mali: “The Department of Justice stands with our international partners in condemning the appalling attack in Mali. … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling Charges A foreign national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and a human smuggling charge for her role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented migrants from India into the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Owner of Houston Durable Medical Equipment Health Care Companies Sentenced for $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme A Texas man was sentenced today to 63 months for his role in a $3.4 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2015 Indiana Man Sentencing to 35 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography An Indiana man was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office November 19, 2015 District of Wyoming (307) 772-2124 Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office Sentences William J. Jeffress, 31, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on November 19, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office November 19, 2015 Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482 Scranton Woman Charged with Acting as a Getaway Driver for Two Area Bank Robberies SCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today the filing of criminal charges against Stephanie Ann Ware, age 26, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, charging her … Continue reading