SALT LAKE CITY – A federal grand jury returned a five-count superseding indictment Wednesday evening charging Christopher Stein Epperson, age 34, of Heber City, Utah, with deprivation of rights under color of law for alleged sexual misconduct in his capacity as a Wasatch County Deputy Sheriff assigned to the county’s Department of Corrections as a Read More »
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the Henry Ford Health System to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the provision of medical services. The agreement, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), resolves a complaint filed with the Department of Justice that alleged that the Henry Read More »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, today announced the promotion of Bob Wiechering as the new chief of the District’s Criminal Division and Michael Dry as the new deputy criminal chief. Wiechering replaces David Novak, who was sworn in today as a U.S. Magistrate Judge serving Read More »
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence today held a public hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., on the challenges rural and tribal communities face in preventing children’s exposure to violence. In a recent survey of youth in New Mexico by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 20 Read More »
TOPEKA, KAN. – U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom will speak twice in Topeka on Friday, Jan. 27. At 7:30 a.m. Friday, Grissom will speak to the Topeka South Rotary. The club will be meeting in the Student Union Building on the campus of Washburn University. Grissom, the state’s top federal law enforcement officer, will be talking Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a January 23 ceremony, United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy, Representative Morgan Griffith, Senator Jim Webb, Senator Mark Warner, Representative Rob Wittman, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, BJA Director Denise O’Donnell, and DEA Special Agent Richard Dobrich, honored Virginia State Trooper Matt Cochran for his heroic actions on the night of January Read More »
WASHINGTON— U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence will hold its second public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The task force will gather testimony on the epidemic of children’s exposure to violence from nationally recognized experts and members of the Albuquerque community. Hearing speakers include Associate Attorney General Thomas Read More »
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii collected $3,587,129 in Fiscal Year 2011 related to criminal and civil actions, representing an increase of approximately 20 per cent over the prior fiscal year. Of this amount, $2,139,903 was collected in criminal actions Read More »
Northern District of Texas Successfully Prosecuted Numerous Individuals for Fraud in Connection with Oil and Gas Investments in Recent Years DALLAS — This week, another oil and gas company executive, John Arthur Apple, Jr., 53, of Lewisville, Texas, pleaded guilty to felony offenses stemming from his operation of Western Pipeline Corporation. He is the fifth Read More »
Sessions Will Focus On Keeping Kids Safe Online ROANOKE, VIRGINIA — United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy announced today the start of a series of training sessions aimed at educating parents, teachers, school administrators and community leaders on the dangers children face online and preventative steps that can be taken to protect children from internet Read More »
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