News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Palmyra, Missouri, man, Charles Barger, 47, of the 200 block of East Ross Street, was sentenced on March 25, 2022, to 120 months’ imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, to be followed by eight years of supervised release.


RESCHEDULED: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 29 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

The U.S.“Redeveloping formerly contaminated sites and returning them to productive reuse is at the heart of the Brownfields program


US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend federal occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information - that they are required to keep - to OSHA. The agency uses these reports to identify and respond to emerging hazards and makes aspects of the information publicly available.


FBI Atlanta Offers Reward of Up to $10,000 for Information Leading to the Whereabouts of Ciera Breland

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Ciera Breland.Ciera Breland was last known to be visiting her family in John’s Creek, Georgia, from Carmel, Indiana, the week of February 20 with her husband, Xavier Breland, their 5-month old son, and their white labradoodle.


Santa Fe man appears in court for bank robbery charge

Bobby Garcia, 29, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on March 22 for a preliminary and detention hearing, facing charges of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and in furtherance of a crime of violence



Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Chinese-Made Military Helmets and Body Armor to Federal Agencies

A Celeste, Texas, man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department of State and other federal agencies while falsely claiming that his company manufactured the goods in Texas.


Michigan Man Charged With Using $1 million in Covid-Relief Loans To Purchase Seaview Condominium in Beirut, Lebanon

A Dearborn Heights man was arrested today in connection with a wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving more than $1 million Economic Injury Disaster Loans. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison was joined in this announcement by the FBI’s Acting Special Agent-In-Charge, Josh P. Hauxhurst.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brandon Cody Sabol, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months of incarceration for a child pornography charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Serial Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to Over 25 Years after Attempting to Murder Pennsylvania State Trooper During Arrest

United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Larue, 44, of Lansdale, PA, was sentenced to 25 years and one day in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine by United States District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter for committing an armed bank robbery in Bucks County and then nearly killing a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Montgomery County directly thereafter.


Delaware County Attorney Sentenced To 36 Months’ Imprisonment For Bank Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 22, 2022, Dory L. Sater, age 47, formerly of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani. Sater previously was convicted following a jury trial, of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft offenses.


Ex-Port of Savannah worker admits making bomb threat on 9-11 anniversary

A Toombs County, Ga., man has admitted phoning in a bomb threat to a Port of Savannah facility on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 19 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 22, 2022, Damon Todd Carey, age 32, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 228 months of imprisonment to be followed by 96 months of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H.


Chinese Government Employee Convicted Of Participating In Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ZHONGSAN LIU was convicted yesterday of participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the lawful functions of the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security and with committing visa fraud.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A six-time felon was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison for unlawful possession of a loaded firearm.


Essex County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Role in Armed Carjacking

An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Republic of Singapore Signs the Artemis Accords

Release: In August 2021, as part of Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Singapore, the United States and Singapore agreed on the importance of creating a safe and transparent environment that facilitates space exploration, science, and commercial activities for all of humanity to enjoy. Vice President Harris and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong discussed opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of space.


Alleged Carroll County Drug Dealer Arrested on Federal Charges, Second Defendant Remains a Fugitive

A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging two defendants in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy operating in the Westminster area of Carroll County, Maryland.


Correctional Officer At FCI Dublin Charged For Abusive Sexual Contact With Female Inmate

Enrique Chavez appeared yesterday in federal court to face an indictment charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact against a prison inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin (FCI Dublin).“Above all else, the Bureau of Prisons is charged with providing safe and humane treatment of all who are in their custody,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.


Detainee Pleads Guilty to Injuring Officers in Assault at Detention Center

News Release: HONOLULU - David Akui-Cabanilla, III, 36, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. U.S. District Court Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi took Akui-Cabanilla’s guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for Aug. 25, 2022.