News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Alison Ramsdell announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner, and Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on July 25, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: A Kent man was sentenced to two years of probation and one weekend of intermittent confinement after he previously pleaded guilty to flying an airplane without a valid airman’s certificate in June 2019. Delbert Garfield Stewart, 71, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr., on Monday, August 8, 2022, and was also ordered to pay a fine of $5,000.


Four Defendants Sentenced in North Alabama Virtual Education Scheme

News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - This week, four individuals were sentenced to federal prison for their part in a scheme to fraudulently enroll students in Alabama virtual schools, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama.


News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm and a high-capacity magazine was sentenced on July 20, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dennis Earl Williams, Jr., age 32, from Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty on Jan. 13, 2022, to being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm.


Second Man Pleads Guilty In Marijuana Grow Burglary That Sparked A Gun Battle

News Release: Defendant Shot In Ankle During Shootout And Apprehended After High-Speed Crash.


Colorado Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Deadly Dose of Fentanyl

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Douglas Floyd, age 52, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy in Colorado Springs.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that the United States filed a proposed civil judgment with Philadelphia-based Spivack, Inc., previously operating under the name Verree Pharmacy, and owner-pharmacist Mitchell Spivack, to resolve allegations that they engaged in a years-long...


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno resident made her initial appearance on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carla L. Baldwin for allegedly conspiring to commit bank robbery and for bank robbery.


News Release: Defendant Impersonated Patients on Calls to Insurance Companies and Staged Fake Emergency Room Visits to Fraudulently Inflate Claims.


News Release: Angelica Franklin Worked as a Nurse at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville.


Hardy County man sentenced to 10 years for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - David Lee Hockenberry, of Fisher, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Monongalia County woman guilty of child pornography charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Nicole Renee Halterman, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a child pornography charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Somerset County has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 70 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


McKeesport Woman Pleads Guilty after Police Uncover a Kilo of Heroin. Fentanyl and a Fentanyl Analogue During Car Search

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A McKeesport, Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Owners And Operators Of Mid-State Japanese Restaurants Indicted In Conspiracies Related To Harboring Undocumented Workers

News Release: NASHVILLE - A nine-count federal indictment, unsealed today, charges four individuals with conspiracy to harbor undocumented workers while employing them to work at various mid-state restaurants, harboring undocumented workers, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H.


Armed Drug Dealer from Monte Visa Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: DURANGO - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado annoucnes Karl Kloeppel of Monte Vista, Colorado, was sentenced to 192 months (16 years) in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing...


U.S. Citizen Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: David Butler Used a Manipulative Computer Software to Defraud Binary Options Investors of More than $5 Million.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Mexican national has been sentenced for an attempted prison escape in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the United States has resolved a discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the City and County of Denver and concert promoters Live Nation, AEG, and PBS12.