News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: At the time of the offense defendant was on parole for state conviction in New Jersey for sexually assaulting a boy and endangering the welfare of a child.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Diego E. Aleman-Lozano, age 22, of Washington D.C., was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 27, 2021, with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person.


News Release: MOOSE, WY- Park officials ask visitors and local residents to practice vigilance while driving in Grand Teton National Park. In the last two weeks alone, five bison, one elk, one mule deer, one pronghorn, one coyote and one wolf pup were hit and killed by vehicles traveling on park roads.


News Release: Thanks to Bidenflation, Gas Now 50 Percent More Expensive.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nicholas Rockwell, age 27, of Hurley, New York, was sentenced today to serve 210 months in prison for distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.


Russian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Alleged Role in Cybercriminal Organization

News Release: Russian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Alleged Role in Cybercriminal Organization.


Canton Man Found Guilty of Possession of Meth and Firearms Violations

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury found Bruno Nascimento Brito, 36, of Canton, Ohio, guilty of possessing nearly 500 grams of meth and firearms violations on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for American Samoa. As of April 1, 2020, the American Samoa’s population was 49,710, representing a decrease of 10.5% from the 2010 Census population of 55,519. The housing unit count was 11,807 in 2020, representing an increase of 7.7% from the 2010 Census housing unit count of 10,963.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Ahmad Rashad Weston, a/k/a “Blood," (42, St. Petersburg) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of a drug mixture containing heroin and fentanyl, as well as 500 grams or more of cocaine.


U.S. Marshals Increase Reward to $10,000 for Information on Asheville Murder Suspect Dionate Whitson has ties to Greenville, Charlotte, Asheville & Atlanta

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Marshals are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted by the Asheville Police Department on a first-degree murder charge following a Nov. 28, 2020, killing of a teenager.


News Release: BOSTON - A California woman was indicted today on a drug trafficking offense involving fentanyl.


Senator Murray on Home- and Community-Based Services in Build Back Better Framework: A “Historic Shift” in How We Prioritize Care for People with Disabilities and Older Americans

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on how the Democrats’ Build Back Better framework will expand home- and community-based services (HCBS) to ensure older adults and people with disabilities get the care they need, and ensure caregivers get the pay and benefits they deserve.


Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

News Release: For Possessing Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and Armed Drug Trafficking.


Survey of Income and Program Participation Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The data are accompanied by supporting materials such as metadata, a codebook and an updated users’ guide. The Census Bureau plans to release research briefs highlighting various social and economic in the coming months.


Medfield Man Pleads Guilty to Two Online Fraud Schemes

News Release: Defendant defrauded companies of more than $850,000.


Federal Indictment Returned Charging Ruston Man with Making Threats Against Member of Congress

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Chase Levi Thibodeaux, 38, of Ruston, Louisiana, with threatening a federal official and transmitting threats in interstate commerce.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville, Illinois, man, Collin Hale, 41, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison, 15 years of supervised release, and a $5,000 fine for Soliciting an Obscene Visual Depiction of a Minor. As part of his plea of guilty entered on June 30, 2021, the defendant agreed to the forfeiture of a cell phone.


Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Population and Housing Unit Counts for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. As of April 1, 2020, the Northern Mariana Islands’ population was 47,329 representing a decrease of 12.2% from the 2010 Census population of 53,883. The housing unit count was 18,290 in 2020, representing a decrease of 12.3% from the 2010 Census housing unit count of 20,850.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STEVE C. MERGEY (“MERGEY"), age 52, of Houma, Louisiana, pled guilty today to Production of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e).


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Golden Valley man has been arrested and charged with receiving and distributing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.