News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Wetzel County woman admits to mail fraud

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Rhonda Kay Spencer, of Pine Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to mail fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Philadelphia CBP Officers, USFWS Inspectors Seize Six Shipments of Slimy, Slithering Bloodsuckers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers came face to face with nine jars of slimy bloodsuckers recently in Philadelphia and closed the lid on these packaged prohibited parasites.


Dems’ Blaming Russia for Inflation is Nonsense – Prices Have Been Rising for a Year

News Release: Dems’ Blaming Russia for Inflation is Nonsense - Prices Have Been Rising for a Year.


St. Louis man sentenced to 10 years in prison for enticement of a minor

Jason Draggs, Jr., 24, of St. Louis, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on today’s date and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the coercion and enticement of a minor. Draggs previously pleaded guilty in November.




New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery

A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to the July 2021 robbery of a Bristol County Savings Bank branch in Dartmouth. At the time of the robbery, the defendant was on supervised release for a 2014 federal bank robbery conviction.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting March 15

BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative grant opened on March 15.


Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Robinson’s Travel to Beirut, Vienna, and Chisinau

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Todd D. Robinson traveled to Beirut, Lebanon from March 9-11. While in Beirut, Assistant Secretary Robinson met with members of the Lebanese government and presided over a ceremony commemorating the handover of the Aramoun ...


Air and Marine Operations Black Hawk Rescue from the Baboquivari Mountains

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted two migrants suffering from hypothermia in the Baboquivari Mountains.


NHTSA announces first-of-its-kind rule to protect occupants of self-driving vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is making historic steps in protecting the human occupants of self-driving cars, according to a March 10 news release.


Two-Time Bank Robber Sentenced to Prison

A Middle Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history, convicted by a federal jury for his second bank robbery offense, was sentenced to serve more than 17 years in prison.


Close to 300K Worth of Narcotics Seized at Checkpoint

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint, early Friday morning.


Brownsville CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Nation Pest in Spanish Moss

Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a rare “First in Nation” pest in Spanish moss used to decorate a Christmas nativity stable.


DOS-NGA grant application closes on May 31

U.S. Embassy Abuja PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on March 15.


U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle 2 Undocumented Individuals

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen, two undocumented individuals and seized a firearm along with cash, last Thursday night.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Traveling to the New York Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with Two Children

James Obelkevich, age 52, of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 121 months (10 years and 1 month) for traveling to New York from Pennsylvania for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with two children.


RGV Agents Disrupt Three Smuggling Attempts

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three smuggling attempts resulting in seven arrests, and the seizure of more than 101 pounds of marijuana.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Inspector General Larry D. Turner requesting that he review Secretary Marty Walsh’s participation...