News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Montgomery Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Stolen Firearm

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, Patrick Lashone Delbridge, 38, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Davion Andrews, 28, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: CHICAGO - A former investigator for the Illinois Department of Agriculture has been charged with federal civil rights violations for allegedly grabbing and groping several operators of animal care facilities while on duty.


News Release: Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 20, 2022, Paul R. Vanderlinden (age: 42) of Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced to a six-month term of federal imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach.


Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in Lottery and Romance Fraud Schemes

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STANLEY PIERRE, 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in lottery and romance scams that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars.


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with California

News Release: Washington - Today, during a visit to the Yolo County Food Bank in Woodland, Calif., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has signed a cooperative agreement with California under the Local Food Purchase Assistance...


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A convicted felon from St. Louis who was caught with a gun by police responding to a domestic violence incident was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry Tuesday to five years in federal prison.


News Release: Matthew J. Turnipseede, 49, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged today in a 13-count indictment with defrauding approximately 72 investors in the Northern District of Ohio and elsewhere out of more than $8.5 million through a Ponzi scheme that promised investors double-digit profits achieved through various sports wagering businesses.


Robbinsdale Felon Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Robbinsdale man for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Orlando, Florida- United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Thomas Zayas (45, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to enticing a minor child to produce sexually explicit videos and to possessing child sexual abuse material. Zayas faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to 30 years...


Santa Clarita Valley Woman Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Embezzling $1.7 Million Through Diversity Recruitment Scam

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former human resources manager at a Santa Clarita-based race car design and development company was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud her then-employer out of more than $1.7 million earmarked for diversity recruitment by using two fake businesses that billed for services that were never performed.


Kansas Cattleman Indicted for Alleged Financial Crimes

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with one count of criminal conversion, one count of forgery of United States obligations or securities, and one count of false statement to a federally insured bank.


Fort Thompson Woman Sentenced for Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Alison Ramsdell announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


First Non-Monetary Administrative Resolution Reached Under New Enforcement Policies


NIDIS and Partners Chair AMS Sessions on Drought and Climate Science


EPA Releases Proposed Rule Requiring TRI Reporting on DINP


United States Attorney Adair Boroughs, Justice Department Leadership to Participate in National Night Out Events in Charleston to Promote Community-Police Partnerships

News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA -United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs will join Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco to participate in the 39th Annual National Night Out today as part of a department-wide effort to bring attention to events that build stronger communities.


Brooklyn Center Man Indicted for Insurance Fraud After Staging a Politically Motivated Arson Attack

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Brooklyn Center man has been indicted for wire fraud after filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man suspected of supplying drugs to a St. Charles mother who died last month was indicted Wednesday on a charge of possession and distribution of fentanyl.


Andrew Haden Becomes Second-in-Command at U.S. Attorney’s Office

News Release: Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726. NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Aug. 1, 2022. SAN DIEGO - Veteran federal prosecutor Andrew R. Haden today became second-in-command of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, one of the busiest federal districts in the nation. Haden, who...