News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Wayne Turner, 58, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device. Codefendant Isak Turner pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Feb. 16, 2022.


Former Luzerne County Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Todd Houghtlin, age 52, of Duryea, Luzerne County, pleaded guilty on Aug. 2, 2022, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and illegal possession of a firearm.


News Release: Victims of the Scheme were in at least Five States including California, Tennessee, Michigan, Hawaii, and Illinois.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -KAREEM MADISON, age 28, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty today before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to an indictment charging him with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Minneapolis Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison for Using Social Media to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 255 months in prison, 20 years of supervised release, and $36,000 in restitution for using social media to produce and attempt to produce sexually explicit images and videos of children, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kory O’Hara, age 45, formerly the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene.


U.S. Delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination


Georgia Man is Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Programs in Three States

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Georgia man was sentenced to prison for participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Kenneth...


Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession


Congressional Record publishes “PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350, DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION
 ACT OF 2022”  on May 18

“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350, DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2022“ was published in the House section on pages H5127-H5135 on May 18


Dauphin County Man Sentenced To 48 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Brian Pena Villanueva, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 14, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 48 months’ imprisonment for drug trafficking.


Wauchula Man Arrested For Producing, Distributing, And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Christopher Froehlich (40, Wauchula) on a criminal complaint charging him with production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. If convicted, Froehlich faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor at a Joint Press Availability


News Release: Two defendants owned Chinatown restaurant; over $250,000 in drug proceeds hidden with frozen meat products seized during investigation.


Risch, Menendez Joint Statement On China’S Military Drills Threatening Taiwan


Risch, Coons Introduce Safe Act To Improve, Expand Reach Of Food Assistance


News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Tarboro man was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On April 21, 2022, Marquavis Keyon Jones pled guilty to the charge.


Woman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Multiple Robberies


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 14, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Harold Carrion Butter, Justinita Butter, and Miriam Delgado-Serrano with Conspiracy to Communicate a False Distress Signal, in violation of 14 U.S.C. § 521(c) and 18 U.S.C.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Involvement in Meth Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance was sentenced on July 19, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.