News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 39-year-old man from Petal, Mississippi, for smuggling seven undocumented aliens in the sleeper cab of his tractor-trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A New York man who played a pivotal role in a conspiracy that defrauded AT&T out of between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Apple iPhones obtained from Walmart stores in Rhode Island and elsewhere pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


iCore Global LLC Executives Plead Guilty to Fraud

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Two executives of iCore Global LLC (iCore) have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a fraud scheme.


News Release: Ukraine Resident Pleads Guilty for Role in Sophisticated International Scheme to Steal Money From U.S. Bank Accounts.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Pearl River woman was sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for Larceny

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Larceny was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Columbia Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Selling Drugs to ATF

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Derrall Lanard Reed, a/k/a “Ric0,"35, of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to five counts of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and four counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine.


Tijuana Man Charged with Possessing 249 Pounds of Fentanyl

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Jessica Schulberg (619) 546-9664.


Three Florence Men Sentenced to Years in Prison on Federal Firearms Violations


News Release: United States Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin to Announce State-Federal Collaboration to Ensure Protection of Individuals Seeking Abortion and Security of Abortion Providers.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - An indictment charging 12 defendants in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy based in Calhoun County was unsealed today, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French. Eight of the defendants were arrested today, and the four remaining defendants were already in custody on state offenses.


Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - David Delgado Gonzalez, 38, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 13 years and nine months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Repeat Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Charles Brady, 41, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Irving Woman Sentenced to 12+ Years for Selling Date-Rape Drug

News Release: An Irving woman who sold date-rape drugs over the internet was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a six-day trial, a federal jury found Antonio Deshawn Long-Andrews, 28, of Sacramento, guilty of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Possessing Cocaine for Distribution & Illegally Possessing Firearms

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Carlos Carter, 33, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 72 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of firearms. Carter pleaded guilty to this charge on April 28, 2022.


Former Huntsville Business Executive Charged With Wire Fraud



News Release: MIDLAND - Yesterday, a Midland man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for failure to pay over employment taxes.


News Release: Seventh and Final Defendant Admits Guilt on False Discrimination Claims.