News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Why Bank Capital Matters

News Release: In my first speech as Vice Chair for Supervision in September, I said that the Federal Reserve Board would soon engage in a holistic review of capital standards. My argument, then and now, is that our review of regulatory policy must be a periodic feature of bank oversight. Banking and the financial ...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old Colorado man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of stalking and threatening a woman with releasing sexually-explicit images unless she moved with him across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Two British Citizens Arrested for Conspiracy to Defraud Investors in Fraudulent Co-Working Space Business

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JAMES ROBINSON and DAVID KENNEDY, both citizens of the United Kingdom, with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for engaging in a scheme to defraud victims by...


South Street Jeweler Convicted of Selling Counterfeit Rolexes and Financial Fraud Crimes

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Dimitre Hadjiev, 41, of Upper Darby, PA, was convicted at trial of charges including trafficking in counterfeit goods and financial fraud offenses related to his sale of counterfeit luxury wristwatches.


Atlanta Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Offenses During Super Bowl LIV in Miami

News Release: MIAMI - An Atlanta sex trafficker has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for forcing a young woman and a girl into selling themselves for sex.




News Release: ATLANTA - Gary Terrell Davis, an associate of the 135 Piru gang responsible for a series of violent acts throughout the Northern District of Georgia, is the last defendant to be sentenced for his role in a federal RICO conspiracy. The main targets in the case, including lead defendant Maurice Antonio Kent, were previously convicted and sentenced for their roles in the execution-style murder of a 17-year-old boy and other offenses.


Owner of Johnson Sausage Shop Sentenced to 1 Year for Not Paying Tax Withholdings to IRS

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Christa Johnson, 57, Cambria, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wisconsin by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson. Judge Peterson ordered Johnson to serve one year in prison and pay a $25,000 fine. She was also ordered to pay $326,905 in restitution to the IRS, which she paid immediately.



News Release: FBI Warning: ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Scams.


Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe High-Level Officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CARY YAN, a/k/a “Hong Hui Yan," a/k/a “Chen Hong," and GINA ZHOU, a/k/a “Chaoting Zhou," a/k/a “Angel Zhou," pled guilty to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA") in connection...



Springfield, Vermont Individuals Facing Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Illegal Firearms Possession Charges

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Jonathan Castro, a.k.a. “Jose," 33, of Springfield, Vermont and Springfield, Massachusetts; Anibal Castro, Sr., a.k.a. “Papi," 54, of Springfield, Vermont; and Derek Arie, 34, of Springfield, Vermont were indicted...


South Burlington Man Charged with Making a False Statement in Connection with Acquisition of Handgun Found at Massachusetts Homicide Scene

News Release: SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated Cameron Yee, 21, of South Burlington, was arrested yesterday based upon a one count indictment charging him with making a materially false statement in connection with his acquisition of a Glock handgun from a South Burlington federally licensed firearm dealer. Yee will be arraigned on the indictment this afternoon at 2:30 before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle.


DOS-ZAM offers new grant application process starting Dec. 2

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant opened on Dec. 2.


Davenport Man Sentenced for Possessing Ammunition as a Felon

News Release: Davenport, IA - Brandon Scott Hagedorn, age 26, of Davenport, was sentenced on Nov. 28, 2022, to 57 months in prison for possessing ammunition as a felon. Following his imprisonment, Hagedorn was ordered to serve three years of supervised release.


New York Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic in Stolen Goods Worth More Than $1 Million

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Staten Island, New York, man who conspired with others to traffic in stolen goods and merchandise was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD"), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in connection with her participation in a kickback scheme. Gardner’s...


Families Boxed In With Worry This Holiday Season

News Release: Families Boxed In With Worry This Holiday Season.