Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Wasseem Shamoun pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On July 16, 2013, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging Shamoun and six other individuals[Read More…]
Law and Order
Tennessee Man Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Sentences for the Robbery and Murder of Postal Workers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Chastain Montgomery, Sr., 50, of Lavergne, Tennessee, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and ordered to pay $70,400 in restitution for federal crimes committed during a six-month spree that included the murders of United States Postal Service employees Paula Robinson and Judy Spray. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
North Carolina Man Convicted in Connection with Sex Trafficking Enterprise
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A federal jury returned a verdict today convicting Shahid Hassan Muslim, aka “Sharp,” of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of kidnapping, one count of production of child pornography, one count of witness tampering and five counts of promoting a prostitution business enterprise. The verdict[Read More…]
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Child Sex Trafficking Laws
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Victor Manuel Contreras, 29, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for obstructing and interfering with the enforcement of federal child sex trafficking laws. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Distributing Credit Card Data Belonging to Thousands of Card Holders
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A Russian national indicted for hacking into point of sale systems at retailers throughout the United States and operating websites that distributed credit card data of thousands of credit card holders appeared on Friday for arraignment in U.S. federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan[Read More…]
McKesson Corp. to Pay $18 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations Related to Shipping Services Provided Under Centers for Disease Control Vaccine Distribution Contract
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. McKesson Corporation has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it improperly set temperature monitors used in shipping vaccines under its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Justice Department announced today. McKesson is a pharmaceutical distributor with corporate headquarters[Read More…]
United States Files Enforcement Action Against Michigan Cheese Company and Owners to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Cheese Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. A civil complaint was filed today in federal court in Michigan against S. Serra Cheese Company of Clinton Township, Michigan, and its owners, Stefano and Fina Serra, to prevent the distribution of adulterated cheese, announced Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery of the Justice Department’s Civil[Read More…]
Seventh Defendant Indicted in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Murder Case
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. Rosario Rafael Burboa-Alvarez was indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson yesterday, becoming the seventh man charged in connection with the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, announced Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Thirty-Five Defendants Facing State or Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin and Crack Cocaine on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. The alleged patriarch of a Gangster Disciples street gang faction that operates in the two square blocks surrounding the 4500 block of West Jackson Boulevard on the city’s west side was arrested today and charged, together with 34 other defendants, with possessing and distributing heroin and crack[Read More…]
California Investment Manager Found Guilty After Trial for Leading $33 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. A California investment manager was found guilty in federal district court in Salt Lake City, Utah for his role in a $33 million investment fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen for the District[Read More…]
