Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Yusef Yassin Gomez (Yassin), 49, of Fort Myers, Florida, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Ohio to one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in the distribution of prescription drugs without a license. Acting Assistant[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Attorney General Eric Holder today praised the decision by a judge in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of New York who found in favor of the Justice Department’s lawsuit claiming that American Express’ rules for merchants violate antitrust laws. “Today’s decision is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. of the District of Colombia and Chief Cathy L. Lanier of the Metropolitan Police Department announced that Bernard Freundel, a rabbi who had worked for a Jewish congregation in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to 52 counts of voyeurism stemming[Read More…]

Ahmed Stopped in New York While Attempting to Fly Overseas to Join Terror Organization; Defendant Also Charged with Lying to Federal Agents during Terrorism Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger for the District of Minnesota announced[Read More…]

Second Colombian National Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Obstructing The Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Two Colombian nationals were sentenced to prison yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia for the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James “Terry” Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. Assistant Attorney General of National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Special Agent in Charge John P. Woods of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark, New Jersey, and Special Agent in Charge Richard[Read More…]

Defendant Brought From Netherlands After Fighting Extradition for Over Two Years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2015. A Russian national appeared in federal court in Newark today after being extradited from the Netherlands to face charges that he conspired in the largest international hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the[Read More…]

First Criminal Prosecution in the United States For Campaign Finance Coordination between Political Committees Washington, DC—(ENEWSFP)—February 12, 2015. A campaign finance manager and political consultant pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for coordinating $325,000 in federal election campaign contributions by a political action committee (PAC) to a[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. Three oyster harvesters and dealers, an employee and a related business were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Camden, New Jersey.  Todd Reeves, Thomas Reeves, Renee Reeves, of Port Norris, New Jersey, and their oyster dealer company, Shellrock LLC, were sentenced for their roles in creating[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. A former bank president was charged today for his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he is alleged to have hidden underperforming and at-risk loans from the bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), among others, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell[Read More…]