News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Frederick Coleman, 32, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.


Longwood Man Sentenced To 60 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Images And Videos Of Himself Sexually Abusing A Child

News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Mikel Wayne Nunnally (44, Longwood) to 60 years in federal prison for using a minor child to produce sexual abuse images and videos. The court also sentenced Nunnally to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered him to register as a sex offender.


Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Announce Hearing on FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Three Years After Lion Air 610: FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act."


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An alleged member of a Jersey City gang has been charged with the June 19, 2020, shooting of a Jersey City resident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.


Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusra Front

News Release: Dilshod Khusanov Provided Money to Fund Travel of a Brooklyn Resident to Wage Jihad in Syria.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dale Trimmer, 46, of Spencerport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to attempted receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.



Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusra Front

News Release: Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusra Front.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Handgun

News Release: Previously Convicted in State Court of Two Offenses Involving Guns.


News Release: A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a handgun was sentenced today to six years in federal prison.


Over 3,000 South Carolina Students to Participate in State’s 20th Annual National Day of Concern & Student Pledge Against Gun Violence

News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), along with their local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, will support schools across the state as they participate in South...


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A federal inmate at United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee in Jonesville, Virginia was sentenced last week to 84 additional months in prison for illegally possessing a controlled substance and for possessing contraband in prison.


United States Settles with Private School to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - The United States has reached a settlement with Sayre School (Sayre), a Lexington-based private school, resolving allegations of disability discrimination and taking steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to the school’s facilities.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The chief executive officer (CEO) of Multinational Logistics Services (MLS), a large ship husbanding company that has received over $1 billion in U.S. Navy contracts since 2010, appeared in the United States today to face a criminal charge for his alleged participation in a bribery scheme.



News Release: Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde.


Release: On behalf of the United States, I am pleased to congratulate President-elect José Maria Neves on his victory in Cabo Verde’s presidential election on October 17 as well as the people of Cabo Verde.


Bureau of Land Management eases Eastern Sierra seasonal fire restrictions

News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has eased seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bishop Field Office in the Eastern Sierra effective immediately, due to cooler weather and more moderate wildland fire danger. The updated fire prevention order lifts the ban on open flames...


News Release: Memphis, TN - Acting United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in announcing that on October 23rd, DEA will hold its 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The biannual event will be held at thousands of collection sites around the country. The event is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous.


Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

News Release: Miami, Florida - Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), 49, a Colombian citizen, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an indictment with laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt...