News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Imperial, PA Daycare Operator Pleads Guilty to Failing to Account for and Pay Over Taxes

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Imperial, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of failing to account for and pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Designating an International ISIS Network of Financial Facilitators

Release: Coinciding with the 16th meeting of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United States is designating today five individuals participating in an ISIS network of financial facilitators operating across Indonesia, Syria, and Turkey. The United States, Italy,...


3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses

3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses


Suspension of Russia’s Permanent Observer Status at the Organization of American States

Today, the United States welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS) suspending Russia as a Permanent Observer to that institution.


Somerset County Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 18 Kilograms of Heroin

Somerset County Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 18 Kilograms of Heroin


News Release: AET2 Jimmy Schwader, a flight mechanic with the Coast Guard Air Station Sitka’s MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and three of his fellow crewmembers - Lt. Justin Neal, Lt. Jonathan Orthman, and AST2 Grant Roberts - received the Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary’s award for Valor for their heroic actions while rescuing a 70-year-old fishing vessel owner and operator from stormy seas. Watch the video of the rescue.


Baltimore Man Admits to Possessing Kilograms of Fentanyl and Heroin with Intent to Distribute Those Controlled Substances

Baltimore Man Admits to Possessing Kilograms of Fentanyl and Heroin with Intent to Distribute Those Controlled Substances


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting May 9

OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services Technical Assistance Project grant opened on May 9.


Boston Area Fentanyl and Cocaine Supplier Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Boston Area Fentanyl and Cocaine Supplier Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy


Oklahoma Inmate Indicted for Orchestrating Drug and Firearms Conspiracies Using Contraband Cellphones

Oklahoma Inmate Indicted for Orchestrating Drug and Firearms Conspiracies Using Contraband Cellphones


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Hong Kong Chief Executive Selection

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.


Six Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin in Bakersfield

Six Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin in Bakersfield


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, man, Matthew Wetzel, 37, of the 800 block of East Edward Street, was sentenced on May 5, 2022, to 96 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor and use of interstate facilities to attempt to transmit information about a minor.


Dubois Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering for Drug Organization

Dubois Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering for Drug Organization


USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on May 25

Gender Responsive Policy and Practices Community Version grant opened on May 9.


Ottawa County Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing of a Minor

Ottawa County Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing of a Minor


News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ranger Scott Spongberg was recognized as "Best in Class" at the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program and received the prestigious Brent McGinn and Laurie Axelsen Scholarship. At the NAU award ceremony, Spongberg was awarded a $1,500 scholarship, a commemorative plaque and a memorial coin.


El Malpais National Monument Lunar Eclipse Party May 15, 2022

News Release: El Malpais National Monument is hosting a lunar eclipse party on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 8 pm to 11 pm at the El Malpais Visitor Center. During this blood moon lunar eclipse, the earth will sit fully between the sun and the full moon. Earth’s shadow will fall on the surface of the moon, creating a red effect known as a blood moon. The full eclipse will last from 9:29 pm until 10:53 pm.


Vestal Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

Vestal Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography


Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: MOBILE, AL -Three members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve 5 years in federal prison.