News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man has been charged with failing to register as a sex offender after he moved from Haverhill to Fryeburg, Maine.


Utica Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Conspiracy and Distribution

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Kymani Minott, aka “Bizz," aka “K-Bizz," age 19, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and distribution of fentanyl.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court 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.


News Release: HOUSTON - Three more co-conspirators have been taken into custody on charges related to a multi-layered mortgage fraud, credit repair and government loan fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B Lowery.


Trafficking meth in an Igloo cooler results in prison time

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 25-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Monte Alto has been ordered to federal prison after admitting to possessing with intent to distribute 140 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that two Wounded Knee, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Murder, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF"), and Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner for the City of New York (NYPD)...


Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Conspiracy

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to his role in an insider trading conspiracy involving a medical device company’s nonpublic business acquisition deal.


United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins Hosts Panel for Whistleblower Lawyers

News Release: The discussion included trends in False Claims Act litigation and health care fraud prosecutions.


Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Drug Charge and to Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Vashawn Watkins, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and to possession of a firearm in a school zone.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A South Texas man and woman have been ordered to federal prison for production of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Berkeley County man guilty of firearms charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel Kion Garrison, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


USDA Issues a Default Decision Against Rueben Saavedra, Sr. for Violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Ruben Saavedra, Sr. (Saavedra) of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 21, 2022, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie Pierson (619) 546-7976.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Robert Anthony Mendoza Jr., 23, of Pico Rivera, charging him with assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury and assaulting a federal officer with physical contact, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - An indictment unsealed in federal court today charges David Singh Bhinder and Nitesh Babbar with interfering with a flight crew member and a flight attendant during a flight, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in online fraud schemes.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Ohio man was sentenced in federal court today for traveling to Missouri in an attempt to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 12-year-old child.


Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Pay $300,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

News Release: Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Pay $300,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Delvarez Long, 38, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 51 Months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.