News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants

Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants


Smith County Man Guilty of Child Exploitation Violations

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


DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting March 28

Strengthening Capacity of the Costa Rican Judicial Authoritys Institutional Anti-Corruption Mechanisms grant opened on March 28.


Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme

A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty today to trading on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company.


Previously Convicted Child Sex Offender Indicted for Child Pornography

A Billerica man previously convicted of child sex offenses in New Hampshire was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for possession of child pornography.Eric Robert Johnson, 49, was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography.


Bureau of Land Management Campground Opening Dates

News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - Public lands in Oregon and Washington offer a wide variety of recreational activities. Visitors can picnic in lush forests in western Oregon one weekend and then explore the most remote wildlands east of the Cascades the next. Recreation settings include evergreen forests, high desert vistas, exotic lava flows, rugged river canyons, coastal headlands, and whitewater rapids.



Money Launderer For $3.5 Million Vehicle Sale Scam Extradited From Lithuania

News Release: Second Defendant Connected to Scheme Recently Pled Guilty to Bank Fraud Offense.


Indiana Man Convicted of Multiple Sex Offenses

A Lebanon, Indiana, man was convicted today on four counts of sex offenses, U.S.


Two Plead Guilty in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme

Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty today in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies.


Madison Resident Sentenced to 108 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Illegally Possessing Firearms

Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Andre L. McClinton, 50, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 108 months in federal prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of firearms.


Federal Arrest of an El Paso Man for Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

On March 22, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation El Paso Field Office arrested 26-year-old Brendan Bradford from El Paso, Texas.


El Paso Woman Indicted for Tax and Bank Fraud

A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment today charging an El Paso woman for her role in preparing false tax returns and committing bank fraud.According to court documents, Dawn Marie Munoz, 52, allegedly underreported her income to the IRS for tax years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HENRY EDGARDO ORTIZ, age 42, a native of Honduras, was charged on March 25, 2022 in a one-count bill of information with illegally using a social security number in order to obtain employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).


Four Men Indicted for $16 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Four men were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Western District of Arkansas for an alleged $16 million wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving fake investment offerings.According to court documents, John C.


EPA is proposing to delete a portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) invite the public to comment on the proposal to delete Operable Unit 6 (OU6) of the Libby Asbestos Superfund site from the National Priorities List (NPL). Comments will be accepted from March 21 through April 21 (pending date extension).


The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

Release: President Biden believes deeply in the ability of U.S. global leadership to solve challenges, and the Administration recognizes that diplomacy and development are vital tools for advancing U.S. interests and values. That is why the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget requests $60.4 billion for the Department ...


Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- March 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the March 2022 Federal Grand Jury B.The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury.


Former Freight Company Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme

A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Ashland, Kentucky woman was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison for her role in a $4.3 million fraud scheme against Toyota Motor Corporation.