News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Former Bureau of Prisons Chaplain Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault and Lying to Federal Agents

News Release: James Theodore Highhouse, 49, a former chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Northern District of California to five felonies for sexually abusing a female inmate and subsequently lying to federal agents during their investigation into his misconduct.


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In a 'measure of justice,' Guatemala court imposes 30-year prison sentence on ex-paramilitary member for crimes against humanity

A former member of a Guatemalan paramilitary group who was deported from the U.S. has been found guilty and sentenced to prison for crimes against humanity by a court in his native country.


Camden County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Fraudulent Delivery Scheme

A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of consumer electronics before reselling the stolen goods in connection with a delivery fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announce.


USDOJ-OJP-OVW offers new grant application process starting Feb. 25

OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 25.


CEO Sentenced for Bribing Former Norfolk Sheriff

A Franklin, Tennessee man was sentenced today to three years in prison and a $35,000 fine for conspiring to commit honest services mail fraud by paying bribes to secure medical services contracts for the Norfolk City Jail.


US Department of Labor seeks nominations for member  of Workforce Information Advisory Council

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the federal Workforce Information Advisory Council and announces the procedures for those nominations.


Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO CASTILLO, 42, a citizen of Belize last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking crystal methamphetamine to Connecticut.


New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud Spanning More Than Three Decades

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BETTY ARRINGTON a/k/a “Betty Callie Arrington,” a/k/a “Betty Francis C Miller,” a/k/a “Betty Miller” (“ARRINGTON”), age 72, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 23, 2022 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


Eagle Butte Woman Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Supplier of Drug Ring Operating In Asheville Is Sentenced To 25+ Years In Prison

News Release: Seven Other Members of the Conspiracy Also Have Been Sentenced.


Northumberland County Man Indicted For Production Of Child Pornography

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 24, 2022, Scott Eric Snyder, age 50, of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was indicted on charges of production of child pornography.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand today indicted a convicted felon on drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.



Essex County Man Admits Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Attempt to Defraud Banks of Over $300,000

An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and use the stolen cards for hundreds of thousands of dollars of retail and online purchases, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.


News Release: BOSTON - Six individuals from Maine and Massachusetts were arrested yesterday in connection with their roles in an alleged fentanyl trafficking organization with activity that spanned across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From NY to MA discussed on Feb. 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


One Year Stronger: Neal Underscores Support for Seniors and People with Disabilities

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Nearly one year after the House’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) highlighted the Committee’s contributions to the package to better the lives of our nation’s seniors and people with disabilities.