News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Renee Burnell, age 49, of Hudson Falls, New York, pled guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud two banks using the personal information of the customers of her plumbing and heating business.


Nicaraguan Citizen Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - EDGAR CRUZ-MATUTE (CRUZ-MATUTE), age 29, a citizen of Nicaragua, pled guilty and was sentenced on Aug. 17, 2022, for illegally using a social security number to enroll in a safety class to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42 United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Fridley man was sentenced to 216 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine distribution and firearms violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


BLM hosts pre-scoping meetings for Newcastle, Nebraska Land Use Plans


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT BERNARDI, the founder, and former Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia Access Corporation, d/b/a GigaTrust (“GigaTrust"), pled guilty today in Manhattan...


Tukwila, WA, man who torched a car to retaliate against an informant sentenced to 7 years in prison

News Release: Arson in car parked under Burien apartment building could have resulted in deaths and serious injuries but for quick fire department response.


Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - William Guerrero, 21, of Brighton, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to steal firearms from a New Hampshire Federal Firearm Licensee, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Partners work together to acquire Shaw Reservoir for people and wildlife


BLM Tres Rios Field Office opens 30-day public scoping period on update to the Sunday Mine Complex operations plans



BLM to host virtual Desert Advisory Council meeting August 27


The BLM and USFS to three fill vacancies on National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board


Guilty Verdict in Athens Trial Resulting from Federal Investigation into Armed Career Criminals Trafficking Firearms, Controlled Substances

News Release: ATHENS, Ga. - An Athens resident with a lengthy criminal history was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday evening of multiple charges related to an FBI Middle Georgia Safe Streets Gang Task Force undercover operation into illegal gun and drug trafficking. His conviction follows a co-defendant entering a guilty plea last week in this case.


The Bureau of Land Management concluded the FY2022 Blue Wing Complex Wild Horse and Burro Gather


Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Brian Martell Smith, 42, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and to possession of a firearm with a removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.


Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a public comment period to convey land to Humboldt County


BLM seeks public comments on the withdrawal to protect the Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Area


Money Mule Involved In A Business Email Compromise Scheme Is Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Chukwudi Michael Okwara, 42, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role as a money mule in a Business Email Compromise scheme. In June 2021, a federal jury convicted Okwara of multiple counts of money laundering, making a false statement to a financial institution, and aggravated identity theft.


The BLM and FHWA begin construction on Dumont Dunes Road


Alabama Hills Artist-in-Residence showcase to be held Aug. 20