News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 15, 2021, Ahmyr Younger, age 19, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was charged by felony information with illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Antonio Buzzo, of Maidsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 10 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, KEENO KJUAN GULLEY, 38, of Oklahoma City, was arraigned on federal charges of drug dealing and possessing ammunition after he had sustained a prior felony conviction, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing ammunition or firearms.


News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Davenport, Iowa, man, Demaine Marquelle Glenn, 30, of the 300 block of South Elmwood Avenue, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a felon.


News Release: S&T Helps Keep Communities Safe from Chemical Hazards

News Release: WASHINGTON - The destruction wrought by extreme weather is often spectacular in its devastation, but the quiet threat of subsequent chemical release can be just as deadly. Damage to infrastructure can lead to toxic substances like chlorine or ammonia contaminating our air and water. While this scenario...


Burnsville Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine out of Hotel Rooms

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Burnsville man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the death of Secretary Colin Powell...


Stanislaus County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 10 Pounds of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Juan Carlos Cortez-Gomez, 51, of Riverbank, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Peters & Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Help Combat Human Trafficking

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced two bipartisan bills that would enhance our nation’s ability to combat the rise of human trafficking. The bills would make permanent...


News Release: Big Cypress National Preserve Issues Temporary Area Closure for Canoe Lake Prescribed Fire.


News Release: ATHENS, Ga. - A former Oconee County, Georgia, middle school teacher was sentenced to federal prison today after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.


News Release: Kerri S. Hannan, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, and covers issues related to the People’s Republic of China for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Ms. Hannan previously served as the Director...


McKeesport Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Causing an Overdose Death, Firearms Offenses

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 14 years of imprisonment on his conviction of drug trafficking and firearms offenses, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Sammie Ranson, 30, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on Oct. 18, 2021 in federal court in Omaha by Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon to a term of seven years’ imprisonment for committing two armed robberies at commercial...


Extraditan a Estados Unidos desde Cabo Verde a empresario colombiano acusado de lavado de dinero

News Release: Departamento de Justicia. Oficina de Asuntos Públicos. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Lunes, 18 de octubre de 2021. Extraditan a Estados Unidos desde Cabo Verde a empresario colombiano acusado de lavado de dinero. Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), de 47 años y nacionalidad colombiana, hará su primera comparecencia...



Amherst Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Trafficking Exotic African Cats

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - A New York man was sentenced to 18 months in prison today in the Western District of New York for violating the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act by trafficking African wild cats.


Mississippi Meth Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Moss Point, Mississippi man was sentenced last week to ten years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Dec. 11, 2019 in Grand Bay, Alabama.


Former Executive Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Embezzling more than $48 Million

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former executive at a New Jersey publication company was sentenced today to 75 months in prison for embezzling tens of millions of dollars for his own benefit, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


Hillsboro Man Pleads Guilty to Enticing a Minor

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Andrew B. Collins, 32, of the 200 block of Main Street, in Hillsboro, Illinois, pleaded guilty to the charge of enticement of a minor on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Sentencing has been scheduled for Feb. 14, 2022, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.