Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 31, 2016 Former Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Asset Forfeiture Embezzlement ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Frank Michael Pearson, 45, a former Loudon County Sheriff’s Deputy from Winchester, was convicted after a bench trial today on four counts of theft in … Continue reading
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Wisconsin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 31, 2016 Milwaukee Area Couple Sentenced To Prison for Roles in False Federal Tax Return and Identity Theft Fraud Gregory J. Haanstad, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 31, 2016, Vladimir Sonin … Continue reading
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 31, 2016 Northern California Man Who Choked Woman on an Airplane Convicted of Assault LOS ANGELES – A Northern California man has been convicted of a federal assault charge for choking and hitting a fellow passenger on a flight from … Continue reading
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 31, 2016 Drug Dealer From Brooklyn, New York Sentenced in Federal Court to Over Nine Years Imprisonment for Distributing Heroin and Crack Cocaine in Rutland County The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Eric Miller, announced today that Raymond … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Three Florida Men and a Corporation Convicted for Running Illegal International Gambling Enterprise A federal jury in Oklahoma City convicted three Florida men and a Florida corporation today for their participation in an illegal international gambling and money laundering enterprise, announced … Continue reading
A few years ago American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) was on the list. Seriously why would any state funded schools need to hear Matte Kibbe of the TeaParty’s Freedomworks speak? FreedomWorks is well known for its involvement in politics and endorsing candidates. State fundeded colleges and universities meet Koch Brother funded Political Think-Tanks. But wait these state funded schools in attendance have also received funding by the Charles Koch Foundation. In other the Koch Brothers have bought the the site, the platform and the means to spread the Koch Brother’s Agenda.
The second tweet by Freedomworks is telling
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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the “Safe Streets, Strong Communities” Conference ~ Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Thank you, Michael [Rubinger] for those kind words; for your leadership as President of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation; and for your commitment, over the course of a career spanning more than four decades, to the kind … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. January 15, 2014 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 James A. Baker Appointed as FBI’s General Counsel Director James B. Comey has selected James A. Baker as the FBI’s general counsel. Most recently, Mr. Baker was an associate general counsel for Bridgewater Associates, LP. After clerking for the Honorable Bernard A. Friedman in … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Former Sevierville, Tenn., Resident Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Jimmie Duane Ross, of Lehi, Utah, and formerly of Sevierville, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Former Lorain County, Ohio, Corrections Officer Sentenced to Serve 18 Months in Prison for Repeatedly Striking Inmate A former Lorain County, Ohio, corrections officer was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release after … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 District of Kansas (316) 269-6481 Former Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing Customers’ Premiums TOPEKA, KS—A former Marshall County insurance agent was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for stealing customers’ premiums, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. In addition, she was ordered to pay $160,000 in restitution. Monica … Continue reading
Governor Nikki Haley will give millions in taxpayer’s money as incentives to corporations, but she can’t give a small incentive for those seeking to defend and protect our rights. Nikki Haley’s actions reveal much. Nikki Haley doesn’t care a thing about education as she would have you to believe. Her so-call educational proposal come on … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 Western District of Kentucky (502) 582-5911 Southern Indiana Man Listed on the National Registry of Sex Offenders Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography LOUISVILLE, KY—A Georgetown, Indiana man listed on the National Registry of Sex Offenders was sentenced in United States District Court on … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 Northern District of California (415) 436-7200 Former Yurok Tribe Forestry Director Sentenced to 37 Months for Embezzlement SAN FRANCISCO—Roland Leroy Raymond was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay $852,000 in restitution for embezzling approximately $850,000 from the Yurok Indian Tribe of Northern California, announced … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 District of Idaho (208) 334-1211 Third Defendant Sentenced in OCDETF Case POCATELLO—U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced today that Julian Vega-Valdez, 25, a Mexican national, was sentenced today in federal court in Pocatello to 70 months in prison for distributing five grams or more of actual methamphetamine. He appeared … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 12, 2014 District of Rhode Island (401) 709-5000 Former Social Security Administrator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft, Unauthorized Sale of Stock Certificates, Tax Evasion Offenses PROVIDENCE, RI—Randolph Hurst, 50, of West Warwick Rhode Island, a former assistant district manager for the Social Security Administration in Rhode Island, was … Continue reading
I decided to revisit this blog concerning Nikki Haley trying to remove legislature that said states would provide state IDs to inmates once time served. In a prior blog I mentioned how it made no sense Governor Nikki Haley supported the police racial profiling anyone who looks like they would be an illegal immigrant. It … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 13, 2014 Attorney General Announces $8.3 Million to Support Victims of Boston Marathon Bombings The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) today announced a $8,355,648 grant to organizations providing direct support to assist the victims, witnesses and first responders … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 13, 2014 Justice Department Alleges “Buy Here, Pay Here” Used-Car Dealerships Engaged in Illegal Lending Discrimination Joint Complaint with State of North Carolina Alleges Dealerships in Charlotte, N.C., Targeted African-American Customers for Unfair and Predatory Credit Practices That Violated Federal and State Law … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 Northern District of Ohio (216) 622-3600 Third Person Charged for Crimes Related to Defrauding Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union A Concord Township man was charged in federal court for defrauding Cleveland-based Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union out of $2.5 million, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482 Two Former Vice Presidents of Schuylkill Products Inc. Sentenced in Largest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud in Nation’s History The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dennis F. Campbell, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, and Timothy G. Hubler, of Ashland, … Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 13, 2014 Government Intervenes in Lawsuits Against Health Management Associates Inc. Hospital Chain Alleging Unnecessary Inpatient Admissions and Payment of Kickbacks The government has intervened in eight False Claims Act lawsuits against Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA) alleging that HMA billed federal health … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Union County Man Admits Distributing Images of Child Sexual Abuse NEWARK—A Union County, New Jersey man today admitted distributing images of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Andrew Johnson, 30, of Cranford, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before … Continue reading
FBI Oklahoma City January 13, 2014 Special Agent Martinus D. McConnell (405) 290-3846 Public Service Announcement Regarding Fraudulent Scheme Targeting Oklahoma Utility Customers James E. Finch, Special Agent in Charge of the Oklahoma City Field Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is providing the following public service announcement: The public is advised there is currently … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 Southern District of Ohio (937) 225-2910 Dayton Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than 29 Years in Prison Man with Prior State and Federal Convictions Robbed Liquor Store and Shot Clerk DAYTON—Mickey Allen Fugate, Jr, 40, of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to serve 25 years … Continue reading
FBI Atlanta January 13, 2014 Special Agent Stephen Emmett (404) 679-6451 Man Charged in Savannah Bank Robbery Acting Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Ricky Maxwell, FBI Atlanta Field Office, in conjunction with Chief Julie Tolbert, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, announces the following federal charges regarding the May 8, 2012 armed robbery of a Savannah-area bank. … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2014 District of Maryland (410) 209-4800 Former U.S. Soldier Who Sought to Join Terrorist Group Convicted and Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison Defendant Destroyed Computer Evidence Before Leaving the U.S. to Join the Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab in Somalia BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Craig … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office September 04, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Edison Man Pleads Guilty to Production, Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Images TRENTON, NJ—An Edison, New Jersey man who once worked as a school crossing guard admitted today to taking compromising photographs of a naked child and distributing them and hundreds of other … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 14, 2013 District of Maryland (410) 209-4800 Carroll County Company Founder Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison in $1.9 Million Securities Fraud Founder and Former President of Gargoyles Inc. Misrepresented Company and Sales and Customers to Investors BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced John F. “Jef” Curran, III, … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 14, 2013 Western District of Arkansas (501) 340-2600 Member of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries Pleads Guilty to Offense Involving Sexual Abuse of a Minor FORT SMITH, AR—Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Douglas Christopher, 59, of Valparaiso, Indiana, pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting … Continue reading
U.S. Department of Justice August 15, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation WASHINGTON—U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky David J. Hale and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Jocelyn Samuels announced that Steven Molen, a sheriff’s deputy … Continue reading
In a June 2013 report that doesn’t even mention the infamous hacking showed that under Governor Nikki Haley’s watch the operation of the South Carolina Department of Revenue in several areas does not meet the required standards required by state laws and regulations. Even after Governor Nikki Haley January 1, 2013 appointment of William M. Blume who was a member of her Cabinet to be the Agency Director for the South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR), the agency proves still dis not meet the required standards. Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Salesman Admits Role in Bribes-for-Test-Referrals Scheme Involving New Jersey Clinical Laboratory NEWARK, NJ—A Monmouth County, N.J. man pleaded guilty today to his role in a long-running bribes-for-test-referrals scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey; its president; and numerous … Continue reading
FBI Anchorage August 12, 2013 Special Agent Eric Gonzalez (907) 276-4441 FBI Requests the Public’s Assistance in Case of Serial Killer Israel Keyes Deirdre Fike, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the state of Alaska, announced today a timeline of events in the ISRAEL KEYES investigation, to include information … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500 Former Tucson Businessman Convicted of Possessing 24 Explosive Devices TUCSON, AZ—On Aug. 9, 2013, a federal jury in Tucson found Todd Russell Fries, a.k.a. Todd Burns, 50, of Tucson, guilty of two counts of possession of unregistered explosive devices. The case was tried before … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500 Real Estate Developer and Escrow Agent Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Mortgage Fraud Scheme TUCSON, AZ—On August 9, 2013, Walter Scott Fruit, 54, and Sandra Jackson, 48, both from Tucson, Arizona, were sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Cindy K. … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 Monmouth County Man Who Owned Trinidad Casino Charged with Evading Payment of More Than $1 Million in Taxes NEWARK, NJ—A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man is expected to appear in federal court today on charges of tax evasion and failing to file federal … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty PHILADELPHIA—Tarik Hooks, 35, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to robbing six banks and attempting to rob three others between February 2, 2013 and February 21, 2013. Hooks admitted that on February 2, 2013, he robbed the Citizen’s Bank … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 Western District of North Carolina (704) 344-6222 U.S. Attorney’s Office Indicts Burke Co. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center, Its Owner, and Two Employees on False Claims Act Conspiracy and Bribery Charges ASHEVILLE, NC—A Burke County drug and alcohol treatment center, its owner, and two of its employees have been … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office August 12, 2013 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 Philadelphia Man Charged with Duping Gold Buyers Hashim Sharif, 39, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by information with one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme that, collectively, defrauded victims out of approximately $1 million, announced United States Attorney Zane … Continue reading
FBI Cleveland August 12, 2013 Special Agent Vicki D. Anderson (216) 522-1400 Members and Associates of Vic Boys Street Gang Arrested and Indicted The Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force, an FBI-sponsored task force, announces the arrest of Vic Boys criminal street gang members and their associates after a Mahoning County grand jury returned a … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 25, 2013 District of Kansas (316) 269-6481 Topeka Man Indicted on Charge of Sex Trafficking of a Child TOPEKA, KS—A Topeka man has been indicted on federal charges of sex trafficking of a child, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Dominique Emanuel Tyson, 23, Topeka, Kansas, is charged with one count … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office November 29, 2012 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 Death Charge Added to Indictment Against Pill Mill Doctor First Case in District to Charge Distributtion Resulting in Death PHILADELPHIA—A third superseding indictment was unsealed today against Dr. Norman Werther, 73, of Horsham, adding nine new defendants and dozens more charges, most notably … Continue reading
Government records show up until that moment of laying off workers, the Koch Brothers were seeking new permits and were given those permits. The things that don’t make sence, it was 2008 and while others companies were struggling the Koch brother was are throwing around their money politically. In a recent blog about the Koch brothers I retain information concerning how one church organized to help Koch brothers laid off worker. Even in 2013 since 2008 and 2009 the Koch brothers have never spent so much in lobbying Continue reading
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 16, 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder Releases Statement on the Washington Navy Yard Shooting The Attorney General issued the following statement today in the wake of the tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard: “The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the Department of … Continue reading
Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the Annual Awards Luncheon of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Training Conference ~ Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Thank you, Chief [John] Dixon for that kind introduction, for your leadership as First National Vice President of NOBLE, and for your dedicated service as Chief of … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 06, 2013 District of Nevada (703) 388-6336 Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Local Jewelry Store with Stolen Handgun LAS VEGAS—A man who stole a handgun from his brother and used it to rob a local jewelry store has been sentenced to 140 months in … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 08, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme SACRAMENTO, CA—Jewel Hinkles, aka Cydney Sanchez, 63, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to bankruptcy fraud in connection with a foreclosure rescue scheme she ran, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 03, 2013 Eastern District of Louisiana (504) 680-3000 Three Men Sentenced After Pleading to Violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act, the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts, and Obstruction of Justice Melvin Hudson, age 26; Moses Lawson, age 27; and Tedrick Reynard, age 24, all of Harvey, Louisiana, … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney’s Office July 03, 2013 Eastern District of Louisiana (504) 680-3000 Sheriff Irvin F. Hingle Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Bribery Irvin F. Hingle, a/k/a “Jiff,” Hingle, age 61, a resident of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, was sentenced today to 46 months’ imprisonment by U. S. District Judge Sarah R. Vance after … Continue reading