News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



News Release: Tampa, FL - A Florida corporation was sentenced in federal court in the Middle District of Florida after pleading guilty to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jillian Eckberg, age 43, of Oneonta, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 70 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division and Kevin P. Bruen, Superintendent of the New York State Police.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ronald Morris, 47, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to aggravated bank robbery, attempted bank robbery, and using, possessing, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Furry Philadelphia CBP Brigade Protects America’s Agriculture by Sniffing Out Potential Threats


El Paso CBP Officers Seize $89K in Unreported Currency at Stanton Street Bridge


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Aug. 19 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



North Las Vegas Felon Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Ammunition And COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: LAS VEGAS - Jonathan Millard Robinson (44) pleaded guilty yesterday to unlawful possession of ammunition and fraudulently submitting a loan application to a lender under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. U.S. District Judge Richard F. Boulware II scheduled a sentencing for Nov. 17, 2022.


News Release: TUPELO, Miss. - Through funding from the Great American Outdoors Act’s (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund and Federal Highway Administration’s National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program, the National Park Service (NPS) will receive approximately $130.6 million to rehabilitate...


Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Charged with Bank Fraud, ID Theft for Allegedly Stealing Jobless Benefit Debit Cards from Her Mail Route

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former United States Postal Service mail carrier was indicted today by a federal grand jury for her role in a scheme that allegedly defrauded banks out of more than $200,000 via the theft of debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits from her mail route and giving them to a co-schemer in exchange for cash payments and gifts.


News Release: District Court Enjoins Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer from Making and Selling Adulterated Drugs.


Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Six False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Cases in One Week




News Release: Admitted to Burglarizing Hotel and Occupying Residence on Veterans Day.


Migrant Credited with Saving Herself and 27 Others from Stash House


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Kansas man on multiple charges for alleged crimes related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is a federal law providing financial relief to businesses suffering economic losses because of the COVIID-19 pandemic.


News Release: DETROIT - Glen William Vellner, 47, of Mount Clemens, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison before United States District Judge Denise Page Hood on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, receipt of child pornography, and penalties for registered sex offenders, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.