News from August 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Rogelio Zamora, age 24, to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. On August 8, 2022, Judge Russell sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted receiving images of child sexual abuse and inducing a minor to send him sexually explicit images and engage in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging service, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: HAMMOND- Eduardo Luciano, 34, of Hammond, Indiana, a member of the Hammond faction of the Latin Counts, a criminal street gang which originated in Chicago, was found guilty following a 7-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: MACON, Ga. - U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary has elevated three Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) to leadership roles within the 70-county U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mindy Turner, 51, was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the interstate transportation of stolen property.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua H. Ruschel, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to a child pornography charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Ryan Cortina, 34, of Somersworth, was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered NFA firearm, an improvised explosive bomb, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Antwan Lamar Sherrod, 32, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Sex abuse occurred repeatedly on Army bases in Hawaii and Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to 70 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lisa G. Cooper, 55, of Cottonport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to federal program theft. The hearing was held today before United States District Judge Dee D. Drell.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Christopher Scharf, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Department of Transportation - Office of Inspector General, Northeastern Region, today announced that McClain & Company, Inc. (“McClain") has entered into a civil settlement...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in Indianapolis returned an indictment late yesterday charging Tyesha Clark, 38, of Indianapolis, with unlawful transfer of a handgun to a juvenile and making false statements to obtain a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Clearfield, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that the United States filed a civil lawsuit against Murray-Overhill Pharmacy, Inc., located in Media, PA, and its co-owner pharmacist Martin Brian, alleging a years-long practice of illegal dispensing and distribution of opioid and...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted two individuals yesterday on charges of money laundering as part of a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for five counts of Bank Fraud, eight counts of Money Laundering, and one count of Wire Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Dallas man has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple bank robberies across the Metroplex area, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By State Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
Release: On behalf of the Government and People of the United States, I extend a heartfelt congratulations to the Jamaican people on a successful six decades of independence. Since 1962, our two countries have stood side-by-side, strengthening regional security, fostering people-to-people ties, and facilitating free trade.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
