News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Brothers from Mexico charged with transporting aliens resulting in death

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jorge Garcia-Rascon, 21, and Julio Garcia-Rascon, 19, both of Mexico, have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens resulting in death. Jorge Garcia-Rascon...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Morris, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from Lake St. Louis was arrested Tuesday on an indictment accusing her of stealing more than $66,000 from her disabled uncle.


News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire recently entered into an agreement with Mountain Sports, LLC, to ensure that all Eastern Mountain Sports stores are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA").


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua Massey, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime, possession of firearm by convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life and a fine of $1,000,000.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 59-year-old Houston woman has been sent to federal prison following her conviction of committing and conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Chai Vang, 40, St. Paul, Minnesota was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 ½ years in federal prison for his role in a heroin and fentanyl conspiracy. Vang pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2022 to conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl.


Lawtey Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years For Producing Files Of Minors Engaging In Sexually Explicit Conduct

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Dawson Ladale Crews (24, Lawtey) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce sexually explicit depictions. The court also ordered Crews to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. Crews had pleaded guilty on March 8, 2022, and has been detained since his arrest on June 7, 2021.



News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - DYLAN MICHAEL LILES, 29, of Duncan, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to possession of material containing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


News Release: Denver - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Matthew James Vernon, age 41, of Colorado Springs, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Investigation recovers $54K in back wages for 62 hospice care workers  at two Puerto Rico centers that incorrectly paid them as volunteers

News Release: GUAYNABO, PR - While 62 employees at two hospice care centers in Puerto Rico provided vital services to comfort terminally ill people and their families, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found their employer’s pay practices hurt their ability to care for themselves and their families.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force requesting...


Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm And Immigration Offenses

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Rey Daniel Facio-Garcia (27, Mexico) today pleaded guilty to two indictments- one charging him with possession of a firearm affecting commerce by an illegal alien and another charging him with illegal re-entry into the United States after a previous deportation. Facio-Garcia faces a combined penalty of up to 12 years in federal prison on the offenses. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


Kissimmee Man Sentenced To 40 Years For Sexually Exploiting A Child

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Rafael Antonio Bracero-Navas (50, Kissimmee) to 40 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child. The court also ordered Bracero-Navas to forfeit the cellphone that he had used to commit the offense. A jury had found Bracero-Navas guilty of seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child on March 4, 2022.


Approval of Expansion of Subzone 68A, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., El Paso, Texas discussed on Aug. 16 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pakistani Doctor Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization., announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.