News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

Four Suspected Niagara Falls Gang Members Charged with Narcotics Conspiracy

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that four defendants have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Named in the complaint are.

Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Attempted Monopolization

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: The president of a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings, Montana, has pleaded guilty to attempting to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing services in Montana and Wyoming.

Four Defendants Arrested in Virginia and Texas for Role in ATM Larceny

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four Houston, Texas- based men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Bank Larceny and Transportation of Stolen Property or Money.

Macon Man Pleads Guilty for Role in AgGeorgia Loan Fraud Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Macon man who participated in a scheme to defraud a community bank pleaded guilty for his role in the conspiracy.

Notice published by Commerce Department on Oct. 31

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Montenegrin National Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: Goran Gogic, a Former Heavyweight Boxer, Allegedly Used Commercial Container Ships to Transport Over $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine from Colombia to Europe via the United States.

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for destroying media equipment and other illegal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

District Woman Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term for Attacking Neighbor With a Hammer in Southeast Washington

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: Victim Disabled as a Result of Attack.

FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS ST. THOMAS MAN OF DISTRICT’S FIRST FENTANYL CONSPIRACY CASE

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that a federal jury convicted Elijah Hakim, of St. Thomas, in the District’s first prosecution of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl prosecution. Fentanyl is...

Stockton Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jeffrey James Bray, 37, of Stockton, was sentenced today to nine years and two months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

DOS-NZL grant application closes on Aug. 1

By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

U.S. Embassy Apia, Samoa -- PDS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Nov. 1.

Albany Felon Indicted on Drug and Gun Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Emmanuel Medina, age 35, of Albany, was indicted last week for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, possessing and intending to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Commerce Department publishes notice on Oct. 31

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Tulsa Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Shooting of a Man on a Bicycle

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: A man who drove a vehicle while his codefendant leaned out the window and shot and killed a man was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $140 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Catalyze Economic Revitalization in West Virginia 

By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a $140.75 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) in West Virginia.

Romero: 'Defendants kidnapped a teenager in an effort to extort money, a crime for which they have now been convicted'

By Karen Kidd | Nov 1, 2022

Two men were sentenced to prison time for kidnapping charges in the abduction of a teenagers from northeast Philadelphia to New Jersey in June 2021.

Election Officers Named for Southern District of Georgia’s Effort to Ensure Voting Integrity

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys have been named to lead the efforts in the Southern District of Georgia in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice’s nationwide 2022 Election Day Program.

Oregon Man Faces Federal Charges After Abducting and Sexually Abusing a Canadian Child

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2022

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An indictment was unsealed in federal court today charging a Gladstone, Oregon man with abducting and sexually abusing a Canadian child he met online.