News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy Related to Fraudulent Tax Filings of Maryland Auto Body Repair Shop

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Yesterday U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ercin Kalender, age 61, of Alexandria, Virginia and Lizette Kalender, age 44, of Alexandria, Virginia to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy related to tax fraud within their corporate filings and business taxes. Judge Xinis also ordered the Kalenders to pay restitution of $2,219,602.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to the third pre-scoping virtual public workshop on the proposed Greenlink North Project to be held via Zoom July 27.


Final Defendant in Hotel and Casino Kidnapping Pleads Guilty to His Role in the Kidnapping and Robbery Scheme

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Tray David Sherman, age 27, of Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty on Friday, July 1, 2022, to kidnapping.


Four Defendants Plead Guilty in $11.5 Million Fraud Case

News Release: Two More Defendants Proceeding to Trial on False Discrimination Claims.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two men from Shreveport were sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. for illegally possessing firearms.


Two Evansville Men Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Allegedly Manufacturing Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Using a Pill Press

News Release: EVANSVILLE - A federal grand jury in Evansville returned an indictment charging two men with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, illegal distribution of a tableting machine, and illegal possession of a tableting machine. The indictment was unsealed yesterday following the initial appearance of the defendants.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 7.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.2 million grant to the town of Islip, New York, for construction of a new sewer pipe to support local businesses. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Two Sentenced for Scheme to Steal and Sell Vaccination Cards

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Dino A. Rende, 19, of Los Angeles, California, and Francis J. Rende II, 29, of La Mesa, California, were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.


Former Social Security Employee of West Sacramento Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Defrauding the Social Security Administration

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eric Lemoyne Willis, 46, of West Sacramento, was sentenced today to four years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A tax preparer and her two daughters have admitted to conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


TSA at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport discovers 2nd firearm of 2022 in travelers carry-on luggage

Release: HONOLULU - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) detected an unloaded 9 mm Glock 19 handgun in the carry-on luggage of a male passenger ticketed for travel to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This occurred around 6 a.m. HST Thursday, June 30 during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint.


News Release: Arrested When He Fell Asleep in Another Person’s Car.


Joint Statement Between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar to Secure World Cup Qatar 2022

News Release: Building on the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar (MOI), DHS Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers met Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani in ...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced that Wayne Garvin, 57, currently of Columbia, South Carolina, and a former IRS employee, was sentenced to 13 months in prison...


Three Individuals Arrested for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor 86 Illegal Aliens from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On June 30, 2022, three individuals were arrested and charged in a complaint with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit. Federal agents executed two search warrants resulting in the discovery of 79 undocumented non-citizens from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras...


Release: ALCOA, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) checkpoint this morning.


DOS-AZE offers new grant application process starting July 6

Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship grant opened on July 6.


Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much, and thanks to everyone for joining this afternoon. We’re pleased to have an opportunity to preview the Secretary’s upcoming travel, departing tomorrow for Indonesia and Thailand. This call is on the record but it is.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh woman pleaded guilty today to Healthcare Fraud.