News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


'The U.S. Marshals Service takes pride in tracking down these people': Agency announces first 'Fugitive of the Week' arrest for 2022

The U.S. Marshals Service recently announced its first "Fugitive of the Week" arrest for 2022, according to a press release.


Second Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President

News Release: Second Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President.


Release: QUESTION: (Via interpreter) After talks in Berlin and before the meeting with his Russian counterpart in Geneva tomorrow, I would now like to welcome the American Secretary of State, Mr. Blinken. Good evening.


News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Connecticut Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.


Former Greenup County Sheriff Indicted for Fraudulent Use of Law Enforcement Funding

News Release: FRANKFORT, KY- A Murfreesboro, Tenn., man, and former Greenup County Sheriff has been indicted for fraud and theft.



Judge sentences Cape Girardeau, Missouri woman for Medicare and Medicaid fraud

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Brandy McKay, 42, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on Jan. 18, 2022. McKay previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,520,779.00 in restitution.


News Release: DETROIT - A Canton man was sentenced to 228 months in prison on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, announced United States Attorney Dawn Ison.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following statements by an official of the 2022 Beijing Olympics that athletes should limit their free speech about human rights abuses, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined a bipartisan group of Members in a statement led by House Foreign Affairs Committee...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that DeAnna Marie Stinson (50, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Dear President Biden: We are encouraged by your commitment to make “high-quality masks" available to Americans at no-cost, starting as early as next week with an initial distribution of adult masks from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). As your Administration enters into contracts to replenish...


USDA-RHS offers new grant application process starting Jan. 20

Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants grant opened on Jan. 20.


Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Today we honor an American whose selfless service and pursuit of justice and fairness made him one of our nation’s most heroic and important figures.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute when officers found large amounts of illegal drugs in his room at a Camdenton, Mo., hotel.


Grand Jury - January 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 13 unsealed Indictments charging 16 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


'This year brought immense challenges': Government officials send wishes to Haiti for their Independence Day

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 1 sent positive vibes to Haiti as they celebrated Independence Day after a whirlwind of a year.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Alcendor, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Reagor Dykes CFO Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Reagor Dykes Auto Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Shane Andrew Smith, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for his role in a $50 million wire fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Pound of Methamphetamine

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man, Trevor Davis, 29, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport returned an indictment yesterday charging ANDRES VASQUEZ, 34, of Canterbury, with offenses related to the unlawful possession of a machinegun and other firearms.