son Latin Kings Leader Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to His Gang Activities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:34:13 EST Erick Roman, aka “Erick Javier Sierra,” “Malian-T” and “King Malian-T,” 34, of Laurel, Md., was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:57:34 EST Fred Woolum of Lexington, Va., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Connection with Mosque Arson in Arlington, Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:28 EST Henry Clay Glaspell, of Arlington, Texas, pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge stemming from the ethnically-motivated arson of a children’s playground at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington in July 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Cincinnati Area Return Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:44:48 EST A former resident of Cincinnati was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sandra S. Beckwith for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false client tax returns and for filing a false individual income return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Virginia Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:30:39 EST Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, of Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Four CD and DVD Counterfeiters and Suppliers in Atlanta Sentenced to Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:51:33 EST Four individuals have been sentenced this week in Atlanta by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr., for their involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Nigerian National Sentenced in North Carolina to 108 Months in Prison for Role in Advance Fee Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:15:46 EST Ugochukwu Enwerem, aka Joseph Smith, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., to 108 months in prison for his role in an advance-fee fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:32:09 EST Patrick Carney of Manchester, N.H., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Massachusetts Antique Dealer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Narwhal Tusks and Sperm Whale Teeth By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 13:53:09 EST David L. Place, owner of Manor House Antiques Cooperative in Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegally importing and trafficking in Narwhal tusks and Sperm Whale teeth. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Alabama Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:10:52 EST Jeffery Leon Ceaser, a resident of Montgomery County, Ala., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:42:45 EST David Chiaradio of Westerly, R.I., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to 97 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distribution and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Former U.S. Official Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman on Embassy Property in Algeria By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 17:24:04 EST Andrew Warren, 43, a former official with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was sentenced today to 65 months in prison on charges of abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Owner of Detroit-Area Medical Clinic and Physician Sentenced to Prison for $2.3 Million Infusion Therapy Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:55:39 EST An owner and a physician associated with a Detroit-area infusion therapy clinic were sentenced to 120 months and 97 months in prison, respectively, for their leading roles in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Seven North Carolina MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Prison on Racketeering, Murder, Drug and Firearms Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:23:45 EST Seven MS-13 members and leaders of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, have been sentenced to prison this week, after being convicted or pleading guilty to criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, cocaine trafficking and numerous related federal firearms offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Ohio Man Sentenced in Church Arson Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:51:45 EST An Ohio man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for setting fire to the First Azusa Apostolic Faith Church of God in Conneaut, Ohio. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Alabama Women Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:35:31 EST Ora Mae Adamson, a resident of Montgomery County, Ala., was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Immigration Fraud Scheme and Tax Evasion Involving Florida Property Development Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:12:09 EST Richard A. Murdoch of Florida was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for immigration fraud and tax evasion charges related to his role in a scheme to fraudulently procure visas from the U.S. Embassy in London through a Florida property development company called Royal Development. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Former Senior U.S. District Judge Sentenced to One Month in Prison for Misuse of Government Property and Drug Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:22:19 EST Former Senior U.S. District Court Judge Jack T. Camp Jr., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to one month in prison for unlawful possession of controlled substances charges and unlawful conversion of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Houston-Area Resident Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:29:12 EST Helen Etinfoh, the former owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced today to 41 months in prison in connection with a $3 million power wheelchair fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Texas Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Receive Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:05:37 EDT Daniel Cox of Houston was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 84 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Leaders of Colorado-Based Vending Machine Fraud Sentenced to Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:05:59 EDT The two leaders of a Colorado-based scheme that defrauded more than 400 consumers throughout the country of $5 million were sentenced to prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Operator of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison in Fraudulent Tax Shelter Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:51:17 EDT U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Irvin Hannis Catlett Jr., 64, of Crownsville, Md., today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for tax offenses in connection with a scheme to prepare individual income tax returns for clients, which reported bogus tax losses from a purported car leasing company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Sex Trafficking Ring Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:16:02 EDT Amador Cortes-Meza, 36, of Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 40 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on charges of sex trafficking of minors; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; transporting minors for the purpose of prostitution; smuggling aliens into the United States for purposes of prostitution; and conspiracy to do the same. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Statement of the Attorney General on the Retirement of Bureau of Prisons Director Harley Lappin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:16:21 EDT "For more than a quarter of a century, including eight years as Director, his service to the Bureau of Prisons has helped improve public safety, strengthen our corrections systems, and advance the Justice Department’s most critical goals." Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Miami Doctor Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in $37 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Miami-Area Home Health Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:53:44 EDT A Miami-area doctor, Fred Dweck, was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for his role in a wide-ranging Medicare fraud scheme involving several Miami-area home health agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son California Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:02:04 EDT Charles Douglas Johnson, 47, of Garden Valley, Calif., was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son California Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Receive Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:52:09 EDT Paul Schwartz, 49, of Lathrop, Calif., was sentenced today to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son United States and European Union Launch Formal Negotiations for an Agreement to Protect Personal Information Exchanged in the Context of Fighting Crime and Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:52:50 EDT A Joint statement on behalf of the United States and the European Union: Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:21 EDT Brandon Miller, 23, of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced today to 102 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son FDA Chemist and Son Charged with Trading on Inside Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:35:16 EDT A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist and his son were arrested in Maryland today in connection with an alleged $2.27 million insider trading scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Prepared Statement of Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:28:52 EDT Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I’m very pleased to be here to discuss the President’s 2012 budget request for the Office of Justice Programs. Full Article Testimony
son Alleged Aryan Brotherhood Members Charged for Roles in Jefferson County, Texas, Shooting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:38:24 EDT Two alleged members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) were arraigned today on charges related to their alleged roles in the 2009 shooting of a man in Jefferson County, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez of the Civil Rights Divison Speaks on the Justice Department’s Investigation into the Seattle Police Department By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:03:15 EDT "Our goal with this investigation – as with all of our police pattern and practice investigations – is simple: to ensure that the community has an effective, accountable police department that controls crime, ensures respect for the Constitution, and earns the trust of the public it is charged with protecting." Full Article Speech
son Founder and Treasurer of Washington D.C. Labor Union Charged with Stealing Pension Funds for Personal Use, Violating a Court Order and Obstructing Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:18:50 EDT The founder and treasurer of the National Association of Special Police and Security Officers (NASPSO) was charged today in a superseding indictment with mail fraud, theft from a labor organization, obstruction of justice, criminal contempt and various recordkeeping offenses related to his operation of a pension plan for NASPSO members. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $21.4 Million Criminal Penalty to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Oil for Food Investigations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:19:48 EDT Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay a $21.4 million criminal penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve improper payments by J&J subsidiaries to government officials in Greece, Poland and Romania in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Outlaws Motorcycle National President Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:43:08 EDT The national president of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for leading a violent criminal organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Former Employee of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Stealing Nearly $250,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:10:35 EDT A former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to 42 months in prison for stealing nearly $250,000 intended for the payment of shipping and customs services for the embassy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Virginia Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-Area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:41:26 EDT Farooque Ahmed, 35, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his attempts to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Statement of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:55:24 EDT "The department has organized itself to ensure that we are in a position to aggressively investigate and prosecute cyber crime wherever it occurs," said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Weinstein. Full Article Testimony
son Louisiana Father and Son Plead Guilty to Guiding Illegal Hunts for Protected Alligators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:25:08 EDT Larry Dees Sr., 66, and Larry Dees Jr., 37, both of Maringuoin, La., each pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge, La., to two violations of the Lacey Act for leading sport hunters to unauthorized areas to hunt American alligators in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act and Louisiana law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Jefferson County, Texas, Drainage District Number Seven on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:15:08 EDT The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Jefferson County, Texas, Drainage District Number Seven on the terms of a consent decree filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Three Miami-Area Medical Professionals Each Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $23 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:45:57 EDT Two Miami-area medical assistants and a physician assistant were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion therapy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Former Humanitarian Workers Each Sentenced to 142 Months in Prison for Defrauding Usaid of $1.9 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:44:05 EDT Two former humanitarian aid workers were each sentenced today to 142 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of approximately $1.9 million that was intended to assist impoverished people and towns in Liberia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Baton Rouge, La., Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:50 EDT Cynthia Peters was sentenced to 27 months in prison based on her plea of guilty to one count of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false income tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Oakland, California, Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Causing the Submission of $1.2 Million in False Power Wheelchair Claims to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:40:19 EDT An Oakland, Calif., woman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for her role in a scam to bill Medicare for more than $1.2 million in claims for expensive, high-end power wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment (DME) that were not medically necessary. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Lufkin, Texas, Woman Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Involvement in Gang Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:22:01 EDT A Lufkin, Texas, woman was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone to 180 months in prison for her role in a double homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Pittsburgh Crips Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 May 2011 19:06:40 EDT Bryant Mathis, who served in a leadership role as a member of a Pittsburgh Crips street gang, was sentenced today in federal court in Pittsburgh to 20 years in prison on charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Maryland Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Defrauding Cisco Systems Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 May 2011 14:56:24 EDT Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, 39, of Gaithersburg, Md., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud Cisco Systems Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Latin Kings Leader in Maryland Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 14:44:00 EDT Brandon Smith, aka “Little One” and “King Little One,” 26, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings). Full Article OPA Press Releases
son Former U.S. Marshals Service Employee Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Theft of $104,000 in U.S. Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:12:02 EDT A former U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) employee was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for theft of $104,000 in U.S. government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases