News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Anthony Brian Walker, age 40, of Ada, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of Murder in Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1111(a)...


Veterans Affairs Medical Center Employee Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: BOSTON - A Royalston man was arrested yesterday on child pornography charges.


Four Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in Losses

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Maryland residents with federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges related to a CARES Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme with more than $3 million in losses. The indictment was returned on July 13, 2022, and unsealed today upon the arrests of the defendants. Charged in the indictment are.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson and Third Degree Burglary.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Azizulah “Aziz" Kamali and his medical corporation, Aziz Kamali, M.D. Inc., have agreed to pay $1,963,953 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting millions of dollars of false claims to Medicare for surgically implanted neurostimulators and paying kickbacks to sales marketers, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today.


News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Jonesport man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Harlan, Ky., man, David Christopher Lewis, 49, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, after pleading guilty to wire fraud, for obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans under false pretenses.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Fenton, Missouri on Tuesday admitted soliciting nude pictures from an undercover St. Louis County police officer pretending to be a 16-year-old.


News Release: A Mason City man who was part of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin with his father, and a separate conspiracy to rob two victims at gunpoint, was sentenced July 25, 2022, to 30 years in federal prison.


TWO MEN INVOLVED IN METHAMPHETAMINE RING SENTENCED

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that RICHARD CALVERT BROWN, age 37, of Casper, Wyoming, and JONATHAN FRANK KRANTZ, age 51, of Orland, California, were sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl.


News Release: Couple arrested at rental home with fentanyl pill lab in garage and 20+ guns, including assault rifles, on premises.


Smyrna Treatment Clinic Owner Convicted Of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids

News Release: NASHVILLE - A federal jury in Nashville convicted a Smyrna, Tennessee, physician yesterday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Smyrna clinic.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.



News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Hampden man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to possessing child sexual abuse materials, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on the notice of a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) privacy rulemaking. She reiterated that ensuring strong privacy protections for Americans requires a robust legislative process in Congress and the establishment of one national standard.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Raleigh County woman pleaded guilty today to distributing a quantity of heroin.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Wildwood, Missouri has been caught with at least 400 pounds of methamphetamine, federal charging documents allege.