Press Releases
For each month all Press Releases are formatted in Adobe in a combined multiple booklet.
| 2009: | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2008: | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2007: | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July |Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Date | Case Title | Disposition | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2009 | U.S. vGhazi Manni et al |
Indictment | DETROIT BUSINESSMEN INDICTED ALONG WITH FORMER
PROFESSIONAL THOROUGHBRED JOCKEY |
| May 6, 2009 | U.S. v Ghazi Manni et al |
Indictment | EIGHT CHARGED IN “POINT SHAVING” SCHEME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO |
| May 5, 2009 | U.S. v Shalhout et al |
Sentenced | OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A DETROIT MARKET SENTENCED ON FOOD STAMP FRAUD |
| May 1, 2009 | U.S. v Babby |
Guilty Plea | MADISON HEIGHTS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO IMMIGRATION CONSPIRACY |
| Apr 30, 2009 | U.S. v Hawkins |
Guilty Plea | DETROIT BUSINESSMAN AND RESTAURATEUR PLEADS GUILTY
FOR FAILURE TO PAY OVER EMPLOYMENT (PAYROLL) TAXES |
| Apr 24, 2009 | U.S. v Tolliver et al |
Sentenced | LEADER OF INTERNATIONAL FIREARMS TRAFFICKING NETWORK
SENTENCED TO 32 YEARS IN PRISON,
Nine Others Convicted and Sentenced |
| Apr 23, 2009 | U.S. v Denboer | Indictment | Houghton Lake Accountant Indicted on Tax Charges |
| Apr 22, 2009 | U.S. v Yono | Sentenced | ROYAL OAK MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR BANK FRAUD Defendant Used Altered Social Security Checks To Steal More Than $58,000 |
| Apr 21, 2009 | U.S. v Kish et al | Guilty Plea | OWNERS OF HIGHLAND GUN BARN FOUND GUILTY OF DEALING FIREARMS WITHOUT A LICENSE |
| Apr 17, 2009 | U.S. v Brazil | Sentenced | LEADER OF SUNNYSIDE GANG SENTENCED
TO MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN PRISON |
| Apr 14 ,2009 | U.S. v Jackson-Gooden |
Sentenced | ROYAL OAK WOMAN WAS SENTENCED ON TAX CHARGES |
| Apr 1, 2009 | U.S. v Smith et al | Indictment | MOTORCYCLE GANG NATIONAL PRESIDENT INDICTED, 17 Other Members Charged in Criminal Complaints |
| Mar 25, 2009 | U.S. v Hanna | Sentenced | ROCHESTER WOMAN GETS 6 YEARS FOR
VIOLATING U.S. EMBARGO ON IRAQ |
| Mar 19, 2009 | U.S. v Mittleman | Sentenced | COLLEGE PROFESSOR SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS FOR FLYING TO DETROIT TO HAVE SEX WITH A FIVE YEAR OLD |
| Mar 19, 2009 | U.S. v Daniels | Sentenced | “MOTOR CITY MINK” SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT ON INTERNET CHILD PROSTITUTION CHARGES |
| Mar 18, 2009 | U.S. v Bruce | Indictment | Lincoln Park Businessman Arraigned on Tax Charges |
| Mar 18, 2009 | U.S. v Murray | Sentenced | DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN BANK ROBBERY SPREE |
| Mar 17, 2009 | U.S. v Haidous | Sentenced | APPRAISER SENTENCED TO 1 YEAR IN PRISON FOR
$1.9 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
| Mar 17, 2009 | U.S. v Sinko | Conviction | MT. PLEASANT WOMAN CONVICTED OF DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES |
| Mar 12, 2009 | U.S. v Appointment | APPOINTMENT OF TERRENCE BERG AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN | |
| Mar 12, 2009 | U.S. v Arndt | Guilty Plea | Gaylord Appraisal Business Owner Pleads Guilty
to Filing a False Tax Return |
| Mar 12, 2009 | U.S. v McKinney | Indictment | FORMER BRIGHTON MAN INDICTED FOR
THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS, WIRE FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
FOR STEALING LIVONIA MANUFACTURER’S BLUEPRINTS |
| Mar 10, 2009 | U.S. v Bohannon | Sentenced | FORMER BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN (BLET), DIVISION 1, SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLING UNION ASSETS |
| Mar 10, 2009 | U.S. v Collins | Guilty Plea | Belleville Businessman Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges |
| Mar 10, 2009 | U.S. v Bailey | Sentenced | FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF U.S. IMMIGRATION SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY AND CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES |
| Mar 10, 2009 | U.S. v Ivezaj |
Sentenced | LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY OF U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL |
| Mar 4, 2009 | U.S. v Hamption Inn Ann Arbor - North Hotel | Settlement | Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Hampton Inn Ann Arbor - North Hotel |
| Mar 4, 2009 | U.S. v Rucinski | Guilty Plea | A Roscommon Man Pleads Guilty to Violation of the Endangered Species Act |
| Mar 2, 2009 | Online Complaint System | ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY BERG LAUNCHES ONLINE COMPLAINT SYSTEM | |
| Mar 2, 2009 | U.S. v Andrews et al | Indictment | FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED IN IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME |
| Mar 2, 2009 | Online Complaint System | ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY BERG LAUNCHES ONLINE COMPLAINT SYSTEM | |
| Feb 27, 2009 | U.S. v Mathis | Guilty Plea | DETROIT MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ROBBING OF A POSTAL CARRIER |
| Feb 27, 2009 | U.S. v English | Sentenced | MT. PLEASANT MAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES |
| Feb 27, 2009 | U.S. v Shafinia et al | Indictment | OAKLAND COUNTY DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST INDICTED |
| Feb 24, 2009 | U.S. v Mullen et al | Guilty Plea | FIVE JACKSON GANG DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO CRACK CONSPIRACY Each Faces A Mandatory Sentence Between 10 Years And Life Imprisonment |
| Feb 20, 2009 | U.S. v Dudley | Guilty Verdict | DETROIT BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED OF MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD |
| Feb 13, 2009 | U.S. v Lockwood et al | Sentenced | FORMER METALDYNE EMPLOYEES SENTENCED TO PRISON IN TO CONSPIRACY TO STEAL CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION TO BENEFIT CHINESE COMPETITOR |
| Feb 11, 2009 | U.S. v Blanchard | Sentenced | Warren Businessman Sentenced for Failing to Pay Over
Construction Company’s Withholding Taxes to IRS |
| Feb 11, 2009 | U.S. v Johnson | Guilty Plea | Detroit Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS |
| Feb 10, 2009 | U.S. v Russ | Guilty Plea | SAGINAW MANS PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING |
| Feb 10, 2009 | U.S. v Morgan | Sentenced | CLINTON, MICHIGAN MAN SENTENCED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND FIREARMS CONVICTION |
| Feb 3, 2009 | U.S. v Daniels | Sentenced | JACKSON MICHIGAN MAN SENTENCED ON DRUG CONSPIRACY CHARGES |
| Jan 29, 2009 | U.S. v Potter | Indictment | Cement City Pub Owner Indicted on Tax Charges |
| Jan 29, 2009 | U.S. v Flint | Sentenced | OHIO MAN SENTENCED FOR TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION |
| Jan 28, 2009 | U.S. v Sparks | Sentenced | HOLLY MAN SENTENCED TO 2 ½ YEARS FOR DEALING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, Distribution of Fentanyl Resulted in Death of 25-Year-Old Navy Sailor |
| Jan 28, 2009 | U.S. v Szilvagyi | Convicted | WOMAN CONVICTED OF FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING U.S. CITIZENSHIP |
| Jan 26, 2009 | U.S. v Dorothy | Guilty Plea | WARREN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES Babysitter Admits To Molesting Two-Year-Old, Agrees To 20-Year Sentence |
| Jan 26,2009 | U.S. v Rosendall | Guilty Plea | FORMER SYNAGRO OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BRIBERY |
| Jan 22, 2009 | U.S. v Roberts | Guilty Plea | DETROIT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING AND CARRYING A FIREARM IN CONNECTION WITH BANK ROBBERIES Defendant dubbed the “Ninja Bandit” for disguise worn during robberies |
| Jan 20,2009 | U.S. v Villanueva | Guilty Plea | NOVI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING MINOR FROM OKLAHOMA TO MICHIGAN FOR ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT |
| Jan 12,2009 | U.S. v Shemami |
Guilty Plea | STERLING HEIGHTS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ACTING AS AGENT FOR FORMER IRAQI GOVERNMENT |
| Jan 12,2009 | U.S. v Taylor | Guilty Plea | DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR CAR JACKING, ROBBERY SPREE |
| Jan 6,2009 | U.S. v Jackson-Gooden | Guilty Plea | FORMER ROYAL OAK TAX PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX CHARGES |