News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Greenwich Resident Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Investors of Nearly $1.5 Million

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAMUEL KLEIN, 66, of Greenwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding investors of nearly $1.5 million.


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Burlington man, Quanathan Naiji Knox Ivery, age 33, was sentenced on Monday, April 25, 2022, to 110 months in prison for Felon in Possession of Firearms. Ivery was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term and immediately pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.


News Release: This month, the United States celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and the diverse contributions of these communities to all fields and, especially, public service. The Asian American community is diverse, dynamic, and growing, encompassing a wide range ...


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence resident who sold crack cocaine on at least three occasions while under surveillance by members of the FBI’s Safe Street Task Force was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on May 2

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOC-NIST offers new grant application process starting May 3

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II grant opened on May 3.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-WY) America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022. This bipartisan recreation package includes key Wyoming outdoor recreation priorities. The legislation passed the committee unanimously.


North Carolina man sentenced to additional prison time after lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man has been sentenced to additional time in prison after being convicted of lying during a prior sentencing for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies.


Federal Jury Convicts Bryan Cornelius On Multiple Drug Trafficking Conspiracies, Money Laundering Conspiracies, And Possession And Discharge Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of His Drug Trafficking Crimes

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 26, 2022, following a six-day trial in United States District Court, Knoxville, Tenn., a jury convicted Bryan Cornelius, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, of Conspiracy to Distribute over 50 grams of Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Distribute over one kilogram of heroin and over...


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great pleasure to welcome the foreign minister from Armenia here to the State Department, to the United States. Ararat, it’s very good to be with you today, to be with your entire team. We just had a very good dialogue, exchange between us, and indeed ...


“House Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record  on April 29

“House Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D447 on April 29


Hartsville Man who Attempted Drive-Thru Bank Robbery by Taxicab Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- Angel Luis Masdeu, 59, of Hartsville, has been sentenced to 6 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted bank robbery.


News Release: Defendant Pretended To Have Cancer To Defraud Victims Out Of More Than $100,000.


Panamanian National Guilty of East Texas Drug Trafficking Violations

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Panamanian national has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking violations during his federal trial in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Jury Convicts Dutch National for Participation in Terror Financing Ring.


Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD - Sean Chaput, 34, of Bangor, Maine, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Nebraska man pleaded guilty to one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence.


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

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a drug trafficking network that was responsible for the importation of large quantities of heroin into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Georgetown Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison on Gun Charge

News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- Julius Antwan Hicks, Jr., 38, of Georgetown has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.


Movie Producer Found Guilty in Film Financing Scheme

News Release: Miami, Florida - Following a six-week trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale has convicted a 44-year-old former actor and movie producer from Bartlesville, Oklahoma of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering for his role in a financing scheme that defrauded movie and theatre producers out of more than $60 million.