News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: GREENSBORO - A North Carolina man was sentenced on July 22, 2022, to 360 months in prison, followed by a 15-year term of supervised release, for knowingly receiving child pornography after multiple tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to his arrest.


Danville Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $66,000 From Saint Anselm College


News Release: A Unanimous Jury Has Found Kurland Guilty of a Scheme to Defraud his own Lottery Winner Clients that Caused Losses of More Than $100 Million.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RENALDO RUFFIN, age 29, of New Orleans, pled guilty on July 12, 2022 to violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.


Oklahoma City Hospital Pays $120,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Stemming from the Alleged Failure to Timely Report Thefts of Fentanyl and Hydromorphone

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - INTEGRIS ProHealth, Inc., and its parent, INTEGRIS Health, Inc. (collectively, "INTEGRIS") paid $120,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that Integris Baptist Medical Center Pharmacy ("Integris Pharmacy"), which is owned and operated by INTEGRIS ProHealth, Inc., violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and its regulations, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to stealing money from the mail.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dontae Deshawn Edwards (31, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to knowingly making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer. Edwards faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


Fort Kipp woman admits manslaughter charge in vehicle death


Former Ford County Resident Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Charges Related to Domestic Terrorism

News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Emily Claire Hari, formerly known as Michael B. Hari, 51, of the 200 block of First Street in Clarence, Illinois, was sentenced on July 11, 2022, to 14 years in the federal Bureau of Prisons for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats and violence, attempted arson, unlawful possession of a machinegun, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.


Sergeant at Texas Jail Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Detainee

News Release: Sergeant at Texas Jail Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Detainee.


Waterloo Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Robbery

News Release: A Waterloo man who was part of a conspiracy to rob two victims at gunpoint was sentenced July 25, 2022, to more than 12 years in federal prison.


Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners Agree to Pay $5.7 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Unnecessary Genetic Testing

News Release: Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners Agree to Pay $5.7 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Unnecessary Genetic Testing.


Maryland man admits to cocaine charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shadeed Redd, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a cocaine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Census Bureau to Release 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey Results   for Puerto Rico and U.S. Housing Units  


CESER Funds Small Business-Led Research Project Through DOE’s SBIR Program


Release: U.S. Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe Dr. Tulinabo S. Mushingi presented his credentials to President Carlos Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe on August 10. U.S. diplomatic representation for São Tomé and Príncipe is moving to Embassy Luanda in Angola from U.S. Embassy Libreville in Gabon because of São Tomé and Príncipe’s longstanding cultural, linguistic, and economic ties to Angola.


Herkimer County Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Update his Registration

News Release: UTICA, NEW YORK - Eric L. Henderson, age 38, formerly of Ilion, New York, pled guilty today to failing to update his registration as a sex offender after he fled New York State parole supervision and moved to South Carolina, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and United States Marshal David L. McNulty.


Dubuque Heroin, Fentanyl, and Meth Dealer Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Federal Prison After Causing Overdose


News Release: St. Paul, Minn. - The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane, 39, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release for depriving George Floyd Jr., of his constitutional rights.