News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Bexley, Ohio, couple were sentenced in federal court last evening for their crimes related to the sexual abuse of minor children.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury late yesterday convicted Jose David Navarro Cervellon, age 41, of Norcross, Georgia, on federal charges related to a murder-for-hire.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Ramsey man for an armed carjacking and possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 20, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging four individuals with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Participating...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A tobacco wholesaler from Connecticut was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for violating the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act.


News Release: A DeSoto Independent School District employee pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $250,000 from the district, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Fort Kipp woman admits manslaughter charge in vehicle death

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Fort Kipp woman today admitted to a manslaughter charge for striking and killing a man with her vehicle on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Foreign national gets nearly 20 years for smuggling over $1M in meth

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 33-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to import and importation of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: For Firearms Offense. SOUTH BEND - Jonnie Jones-Gunn, 31 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Jones-Gunn was sentenced...


Whitehall Man Indicted for Possessing Videos and Images of Child Sexual Abuse

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Co-Owner of Multiple Companies Admits Failing to Pay Over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A co-owner of multiple businesses today admitted to his role failing to pay over $1 million in payroll taxes for his companies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Five Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, man, Michael Bale, 44, of the 4000 block of Sandhill Road was sentenced on July 22, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to 84 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine (actual).


Columbia Woman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Tax Refund Scheme

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Alice Felder-Lucas, 58, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for false claims against the United States and theft of governmental funds.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Randy Lansing, 38, of Aneth, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation Indian Tribe, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Utah with second degree murder within Indian Country for unlawfully killing a member of the Navajo Nation on April 23, 2022, while on Tribal lands.



News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for illegally possessing a weapon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Sandra Roberto was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for wire fraud and false and fraudulent tax returns. Roberto, 44, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2021.


News Release: BOSTON - A Pawtucket, R.I. man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges related to a violent kidnapping and witness retaliation and intimidation scheme.