News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


U.S. Marshals Task Force Capture Middle Tennessee Murder Fugitive in Memphis

Paul Turner was arrested for First Degree Murder on March 16 by the U.S.


Another 'Fugitive of the Week' Surrenders at U.S. Marshals Office

The United States Marshals Service is very pleased to announce that “Fugitive of the Week,” Ryan Paul Moore surrendered on Monday afternoon at the U.S.


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Homicide Suspects

United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Cordaryl Burns and Larry Burns - both charged with two homicides in Cumberland County.



Addiction Treatment Facility Operators Sentenced in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

Two brothers who operated multiple South Florida addiction treatment facilities were sentenced to prison Friday for a $112 million addiction treatment fraud scheme that included paying kickbacks to patients through patient recruiters and receiving kickbacks from testing laboratories.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating COVID-19 Relief Funds

A California man pleaded guilty today in the Central District of California to stealing government funds designed to aid medical providers in the treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19.


Former Prison Case Manager Sentenced and Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty in Bribery Schemes to Smuggle Contraband to Inmates

A North Carolina man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for accepting bribes to smuggle drugs and other contraband into Caledonia Correctional Institution (now Roanoke River Correctional Institution), and another North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a similar scheme.Ollie Rose III, 62, of Pleasant Hill, was sentenced on March 15 to 46 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $42,000.


Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization and Guatemalan Politician Indicted for International Cocaine Trafficking

A federal court in the District of Columbia today unsealed two separate indictments charging Aler Baldomero Samayoa-Recinos, aka Chicharra, and his son-in-law Freddy Arnoldo Salazar Flores, aka Fredy, Freshco, Boyca, Boyka, Torojo, Flaquillo, and Flaco, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine for importation to the United States.


Father and Son Convicted of $1.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina convicted two men today for the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


Wapello Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Income Tax Returns

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On March 24, 2022, Bradley Earl Ewart, age 50, of Wapello, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to file federal income tax returns for the calendar years 2016 and 2018. Ewart is scheduled to be sentenced on July 28, 2022, by United States District Court...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Serial Child Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses

A federal judge sentenced a Texas man today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for child exploitation offenses involving an 11-year-old, including sex trafficking, production and possession of child pornography, and committing a felony involving a minor while registered as a sex offender.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines, LLC Turbofan Engines on March 24

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cumberland County Man Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Theft Of Public Money

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 22, 2022, Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and theft of public...


North Carolina Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud

A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to conspiring to kill rival Mexican Mafia inmate

A Lee U.S. Penitentiary inmate identified as a MS-13 gang member has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder another prisoner at the high-security facility for male prisoners, making him the fifth person charged in the case to enter a guilty plea.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 82 press releases published by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency in December 2021.


News Release: Baltimore, Md., - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Larry Gardner, a/k/a “Little Larry," age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to five years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and other drugs in the Baltimore area.


Nadler & Fitzgerald Introduce the NDO Fairness Act

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) introduced H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act, which will protect the due process rights of all Americans in the face of excessive government surveillance and data collection.