News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Leader of a Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 136 Months in Prison

The leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine and methamphetamine to buyers in Tulsa was sentenced Friday in federal court.


Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison a for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Heroin

A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K.


Disgraced former attorney sentenced to nearly six years in prison for litigation advance fraud scheme

Chalmer “Chuck” Detling, II, a disbarred attorney, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.


New Orleans Man Indicted for Carjacking and Violations of The Federal Gun Control Act and Controlled Substances Act

DARRION YOUNG, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on February 11, 2022 in a six-count indictment by a federal grand jury for carjacking, brandishing, using, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and distribution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S.


FBI Makes Arrest In Alleged Child Exploitation Case

On January 28, 2022, FBI Special Agents from the Jackson Field Office, together with Agents from the Memphis, Tennessee Field Office, arrested ANDREUS T.


Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense

Brian Allen Christensen, age 34, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on February 14, 2022, to 120 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography.


Florida Man Admits Role in $35 Million Pharmacy Compounded Medication Scheme

A Palm City, Florida, man today admitted participating in a compounded medication kickback scheme that he and others ran out of a pharmacy in Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.


Georgia Man Admits Making Interstate Threats Against Executive Officer of New Jersey Company

A Georgia man today admitted making interstate threats to an executive officer of a New Jersey based company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Bristol Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Engage in Sex with Minor, Distributing Child Pornography

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT MARLIN SELLERS, 61, of Bristol, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to child exploitation offenses related to his attempt to engage in sex with a minor.


Career Offender Sentenced for String of Armed Robberies

An Upper Marlboro, Maryland, man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for committing five armed robberies across Northern Virginia and Maryland.


Wanted Felon Pleads to Illegally Possessing Pistols and Ammunition Stolen from a Retired Police Officer

A resident of Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to violations of federal gun laws, United States Attorney Cindy K.


Albuquerque man pleads guilty to drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession

Richard “Fat Jesus” Wheeler, 38, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 10 to an indictment charging him with three counts of distribution of 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, two counts of using and carrying a firearm


East Longmeadow Man Sentenced for Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home and Lying to FBI

An East Longmeadow man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility on April 2, 2020, and for lying to the FBI about his whereabouts on that day.


Man Pleads Guilty in Miami Federal Court to Acting as Russian Agent

Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 36, a Mexican citizen who had resided in Singapore, has pled guilty to acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General.


Kentucky Woman Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Kentucky woman was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Tennessee Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Series of Church Arsons

A Tennessee man was sentenced today for the arson of four Nashville area churches.


New Florence Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

A former resident of New Florence, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years’ supervised release on his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Luis M. Quesada Named Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division

Director Christopher Wray has named Luis M. Quesada as the assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington.


Philadelphia childcare worker sentenced to 9 years in prison for 'distributing' child pornography

Tayanna Bowman, 25, of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, 20 years of supervised release, and fined $30,000 for distributing child pornography online.


Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ludin Alfredo Ipina-Ipina, age 33, of Chillum, Maryland, today to 66 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute over two kilograms of cocaine.