News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


South Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Narcotics, Firearms and Extortion Offenses

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities this morning arrested 28 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Eastside Playboys street gang on federal racketeering, narcotics and firearms charges. Today’s arrests stem from six grand jury indictments, one of which alleges a racketeering scheme and includes allegations of narcotics and weapons trafficking, as well as the extortion of local businesses.


Flint Rapper Cliff Mac Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

News Release: FLINT- A Flint rapper was charged yesterday for hiring a man to murder a Sterling Heights woman for $10,000 in cash today, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Leader Of Cocaine Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 20-year sentence to the leader and organizer of a cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization operating in the Carolinas and across the country, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Defendants Sentenced for Crimes in 100+ Kilo Meth Distribution Network

News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A federal judge handed down prison sentences for four defendants involved in an extensive drug trafficking organization centered in Southwest Georgia that was responsible for distributing more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in the region.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against German Antonio Lopez-Velasquez, 55, of Modesto; Marko Antonio Lopez, 27, of Modesto; and Lisa Marie Santos, 48, of Long Beach, charging them with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 28-year-old resident of San Antonio has been ordered to federal prison for importing almost 17 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Fineview Felon Admits Illegally Possessing Various Drugs and a Stolen Pistol

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Mohammed Nuru, Director Of SF DPW Until His Arrest In 2020, Sentenced For Bribery And Kickbacks Dating Back To 2008.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Florida Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits and COVID-19 Loan

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man was arrested for allegedly obtaining more than $1 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: A 24-year-old man who sexually assaulted a child while on a mission trip in El Salvador was sentenced today to more than 20 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


DOE Awards Support Service Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Digital Strategy LLC, of Laurel, Maryland. Digital Strategy LLC is a certified Small Business Administration 8(a) Program participant through July 2030. The contract will have a maximum value of $4 million over five years. Firm-fixed-price and time and material task orders may be issued from the basic contract.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - The former mayor of Athens, Texas has pleaded guilty to federal child obscenity violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Jerome Moses Goodhouse, Jr., age 30, of McLaughlin, South Dakota, was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and one count of Witness Tampering as a result of a federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Aug. 24, 2022.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse.


Frame and Receiver Rule Goes into Effect

News Release: New Rule Modernizes Firearm Definitions and Addresses 'Ghost Gun' Proliferation.


National Park Service approves plan to rehabilitate Ocracoke Light Station

News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - On Wednesday, Aug. 23, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Ocracoke Light Station Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment (EA) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.


Crawford County man sentenced to 3+ years in prison on child enticement charge

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a Crawford County man who thought he’d arranged to have sex with a 14-year-old to 42 months in prison.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor, Balfour Beatty Construction to promote, workplace safety, health at Atlanta's West Peachtree project

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed a strategic partnership with Balfour Beatty Construction to promote worker safety and health during construction of the 1018 West Peachtree Project in Atlanta.