News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


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News Release: A man who illegally possessed guns was sentenced to over nine years in prison on July 21, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Eugene Huelsman, 59, of Thousand Oaks, California, was sentenced to six months home confinement on one count of transmission of a threat in interstate commerce, announced Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: Vicente Esteves Conspired to Import 150 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant...


Land Management Bureau set to publish a new notice on Aug. 15

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 15.


News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a local paving company pleaded guilty today to tax evasion in connection with a seven-year scheme to underreport income on his tax returns.


News Release: CONCORD - Robert Willim, 63, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Meghan E. Heesch, Nicholas W. Pilchak, and Eric R. Olah.


Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: A prohibited person who possessed a firearm was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison.


News Release: BILLINGS - U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana is closing its investigation into the Dec. 2, 2021 fatal shooting of Arlin Bordeaux by a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officer in Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.


U.S. Postal Service Employee Indicted on Theft of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud

News Release: Defendant allegedly embezzled over $96,000. BOSTON - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted in connection with allegedly embezzling over $96,000 and for fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits. Jamesa Rankins, 26, of Brockton, was indicted on one count of theft of government money...


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JACOB WIEBELT (“WIEBELT"), age 39, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced for Possession of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and (B)(2).


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Two Orange County men each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for conning more than 2,000 investors into purchasing a cryptocurrency that purportedly provided exclusive access to a profitable trading program, and then using most of the $1.9 million raised to line their own pockets.



News Release: Miami, Florida - Palm Beach art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz was charged by Indictment with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with his alleged scheme to sell forged high-end artwork.


News Release: Caused a Tax Loss to the IRS of more than $2.5 Million.


"Boiler Room" Operator Pleads Guilty to International Securities Fraud Conspiracy


News Release: Raquel Moura Borges Misappropriated More Than $4 Million of Her Clients’ Funds.


Grant Opportunity: Supporting Animal Health and Food Safety in Ukraine

Release: Among the many consequences of Russias attack on Ukraine is an increased risk to animal health and food safety due to weakened monitoring, testing, and control systems. In response, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Foreign Agricultural Service is offering a grant opportunity to provide technical assistance...