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Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Military Buildings in Northern Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Yonathan Melaku, 23, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty today to damaging property and firearms violations involving five separate shootings at military installations in northern Virginia between October and November 2010 and attempting to injure veterans’ memorials at Arlington National Cemetery. Neil H.
Two Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Assault in New Mexico
WASHINGTON—Paul Beebe and Jesse Sanford of Farmington, N.M., were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Santa Fe, N.M., on federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated assault on a 22-year-old developmentally disabled man of Navajo descent, the Department of Justice announced.
Leader of Ivy Street Gang Sentenced to Life for Murders
NEWPORT NEWS, VA—Andra G. Green, 24, of Hampton, Va., was sentenced today to a life sentence for the murder of John Henry Green on January 18, 2007, and to a concurrent life sentence for participating in the murder of Demareo Dontae Hardy on March 20, 2009.
Rhode Island Medical Equipment Sales Representative to Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud
PROVIDENCE, RI—A Woonsocket, R.I., woman who allegedly promised custom fit shoes for diabetics and medical equipment for arthritis sufferers “at no cost” to Medicare beneficiaries at Rhode Island senior centers, housing complexes and assisted living centers, has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding Medicare of more than $70,000, announced U.S. Attorney Peter F.
Sean Widmer Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, TN—Sean Jay Widmer, 41, of Concord, Tenn., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, to serve 97 months in federal prison and supervised release for five years upon his release from prison.
Springfield Man Charged with Bank Robbery
SPRINGFIELD, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Springfield, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with robbing the Assemblies of God Credit Union in Springfield. Paulanthony Rossmann II, 28, of Springfield, was charged with bank robbery in a federal criminal complaint that was filed in the U.S.
Colorado Man Arrested for Providing Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization
DENVER—Jamshid Muhtorov, aka Abumumin Turkistony, aka Abu Mumin, 35, of Aurora, Colorado, was arrested Saturday afternoon at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport by members of the FBI’s Denver and Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Forces on a charge of providing and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Department of Justice announced today. The arrest took place without incident.
California Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography
NORFOLK, VA—Cole Machado, 25, of Eureka, California, was sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to 327 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for production child pornography. Neil H.
IL looking for hat trick of pension, Medicaid, tax reform
January 20, 2012 By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn is set to outline his priorities for the upcoming legislative session during the State of the State address Feb. 1, but taxes, public pensions and Medicaid are expected to dominate the discussion here this spring.
Quinn targets two IL facilities for closure by October
By Andrew Thomason and Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News “My administration is committed to increasing community care options and improving the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities and mental health conditions,” Quinn said in a written statement. “The approach we are taking will allow for the safe transition of care for some of our most vulnerable citizens to community care setting.” The administration said the facilities, which when combined employee about 550 people, would be closed in October.
