News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022



United States Attorney Breon Peace Announces Selection of Carolyn Pokorny as First Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney Breon Peace announced his selection of Carolyn Pokorny to serve as First Assistant United States Attorney (FAUSA) for the Eastern District of New York.


John Farley Appointed as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire by Attorney General Merrick Garland

John J. Farley was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire effective January 1, 2022.


Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Pornography Charge

A Cedar Rapids man, Matthew Patrick Langenberg, was sentenced on December 23, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 60 months in prison for Receiving Child Pornography.


San Diego Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Schemes

Alexander Avergoon, a longtime San Diego real estate agent and businessman, was sentenced in federal court today to 64 months in prison for defrauding investors in several Ponzi real estate investment schemes.



News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge E. Richard Webber accepted a plea of guilty from DeAngelo Winston on today’s date. Winston pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of crimes of violence. Judge Webber set sentencing for April 7, 2022.


Clare E. Connors Sworn in as United States Attorney

Clare E. Connors today took the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii. USA Connors was nominated by President Joseph Biden on September 28, 2021 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 7.


News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jerome Kasey, a 41-year-old man, from Baltimore, Maryland.


TSA detects Boston Logan International Airport ‘s first firearm of the year

Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Monday, January 3.


Iowa Sex Offender Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Child Enticement Crimes

A West Liberty, Iowa, man, Charles Walter Christopher, 43, was sentenced on December 15, 2021, to a total of 264 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempted enticement of a minor and committing a sex offense while a registered sex offender.


Houston Man Guilty of Making False Statements Leading to Unnecessary Federal Investigation

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Alaska Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Threatening U.S. Senators

News Release: FAIRBANKS - A Delta Junction, Alaska, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of threatening to murder a U.S. official, specifically Alaska’s two U.S. Senators.


Tulalip Tribes member sentenced to 3 years in prison for drug and gun crimes

A 24-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 3 years in prison for drug and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $16.9 million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2021

U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson announced today that the District of Montana collected $16,904,987 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021.


New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Misprision of a Felony and Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JOSELYN BARRA, 54, from St. Tammany Parish, pled guilty on Dec. 16, 2021 to counts two and three of the superseding indictment for misprision of a felony and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 4, 922(g)(1), and 924(a)(2), respectively. BARRA was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on July 1, 2021.


Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Schemes

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8314.


Great Falls meth user sentenced to five years in prison for illegal possession of numerous firearms

A Great Falls man who admitted to using methamphetamine and possessing firearms after law enforcement seized numerous guns along with ammunition from his residence was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


Beaumont Man Sentenced for Multiple Armed Convenience Store Robberies

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Stratford Man Involved in Car Theft Ring Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER MULKERN, also known as “Chucky,” 22, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an auto theft ring.