News from January 2022

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Law enforcement will enforce local and federal laws regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, during New Year’s Day events in the city of Pasadena.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
The FBI is seeking information concerning a bank robbery that took place December 31, 2021, at approximately 12:30 p.m.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Congratulations to Timothy Waters, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit Division, who will retire from the FBI on December 31, 2021, after 21 years of dedicated service in federal law enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jacob Lee McKinley, of Moundsville, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced additional regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge John A. Ross accepted a plea of guilty from Adam Jones today. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Missouri previously indicted Jones in February 2021. Sentencing is scheduled for April 12, 2022.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
The FBI is increasing their reward to $10,000 and the Robins Financial Credit Union is offering $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of one suspect who robbed a bank at gunpoint, resulting in the injury to a bank teller.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Director Christopher Wray has named Edward J. Gray as the special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City Field Office. Mr. Gray most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the Critical Incident Response Group at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Director Christopher Wray has named Michael A. Brodack as the special agent in charge of the Criminal Division of the New York Field Office. Mr. Brodack most recently served as the FBI senior liaison to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at FBI and CISA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
The FBI is seeking information concerning a bank robbery that took place today, January 3, 2022, at approximately 11 a.m. at a Chase Bank branch, 14045 NW 67 Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
The FBI announces the official launch of the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection (LESDC), which took place on January 1, 2022.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
The San Diego FBI’s Imperial County Resident Agency and the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individual believed to be responsible for a bank robbery in Holtville, California.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Patrick Shackelford, a federal corrections officer at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”), and Patrick Kirkman and Mitchell Arms, both federal inmates, have been arraigned on federal bribery, smuggling, and drug charges arising from an alleged scheme to smuggle narcotics and other contraband into USP Atlanta between approximately June 2018 and February 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Cedar Rapids man, Matthew Patrick Langenberg, was sentenced on Dec. 23, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 60 months in prison for Receiving Child Pornography. Langenberg was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Anthony Sharp, 31, of Euclid, Ohio, was sentenced on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, by Judge Donald C. Nugent to 10 years in prison after Sharp admitted to stealing packages from the U.S. Mail that he suspected contained drugs.

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next several years, cellphones and other wireless tech will grow more powerful with increased data flow and lower latency. But along with these benefits comes a question: Will your next-generation cellphone be unable to see the forest for the trees?

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
Emerson Pinto, 58, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Dec. 29 in federal court to eight years and one month in prison based on convictions for two counts of abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Mohammad Aziz (Aziz), East Rosharon, Texas, on June 19, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Aziz waived his right to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,500.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder.