News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jamal Dashawn Harris, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Man Who Posed As Teenager On Social Media Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: A 34-year-old man who posed as a teenage boy in order to solicit sexually explicit images from underage girls has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Mother of Fresno County Jail Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Heroin and Methamphetamine into the Jail

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Eva Dolores Romero, 55, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Jelani Kazmende, Wiley Martin, and Robert Louis Jeffords, Jr., have been arraigned on federal charges of dealing firearms without a license, possession of machineguns, possession of unregistered firearms, and conspiracy. Kazmende, Martin, and Jeffords were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 12, 2022.


Parker Man and Woman Sentenced in Connection with Robbery After Stealing Victim’s Vehicle

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Monday, Andre Stephan Stevens, 21, and Tenelle Inez Moses, 32, both of Parker, Arizona, were sentenced by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi. Stevens, who previously pleaded guilty to Robbery, was sentenced to 126 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Moses, who previously pleaded guilty to Accessory After the Fact, was sentenced to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.


DJ Drugs & Surgicals Inc. Agrees to Pay $115,000  to Resolve Allegations of Prior Authorization Fraud

News Release: Specialty pharmacy altered patient medical records to get claims paid.


CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl at the Ysleta Port of Entry


Mexican nationals charged with illegally transporting aliens resulting in death

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico announced today that Jose Luis Aguilera-Guzman and Jesus David Nuñez-Monreal have been charged with illegally transporting a group of undocumented non-citizens, three of whom died as they crossed into the...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history pleaded guilty to attempting to distribute nearly 500 grams of fentanyl and 265 grams of a fentanyl analogue.


Federal Assault Charge Follows Early Morning Shootout With Federal Agents

News Release: NASHVILLE - Michael Clay, 30, of Nashville, was charged today with assaulting a federal officer, following an early morning shootout that occurred during the execution of an arrest warrant, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Gavin Lee Casdorph, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $7,700 in restitution and a $1,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith for making false threats against Lafayette College in Easton, PA.


News Release: Seattle - Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Seattle to conspiracy and Lacey Act charges. They were indicted on Nov. 3, 2021, on 11 counts relating to trafficking wildlife from DRC to Seattle. The court scheduled the sentencing hearing for Nov. 1.


Woman Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Stockbridge, Georgia, woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with others to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jay G. Mills and Danielle A. Mills were indicted by a federal grand jury on March 23, 2022, on charges of failure to account for and pay over employment payroll taxes and failure to file income tax returns. Danielle Mills had...


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

News Release: CONCORD - Renee Crawford, 35, of Danville pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $66,000 from Saint Anselm College, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Aaron Dang, 19, of Burlington, Vermont, was indicted on Thursday, August 4, 2022 by a federal grand jury for unlawful possession of a stolen firearm. In the same indictment, Badal Khadka, 19, of Essex Junction, Vermont...


News Release: A Sioux City man who possessed a firearm and ammunition as a felon, was sentenced to 12 years in Federal Prison July 29, 2022.


Norfolk, VA CBP Officers Seize Second Significant Sham Socks Shipment destined to Loudoun County, VA


McAllen pawn shop owner pleads guilty to selling firearms

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 67-year-old man has admitted to charges of providing ammunition to a prohibited person, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Iowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Domestic Assault

News Release: A man who punched his victim repeatedly in the head and face was sentenced today to more than 3 years in federal prison.