News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced CODY JAMES COKER, age 23, of Casper, Wyoming, for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, to 36 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.


A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing fentanyl for distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Frank Willis, 57 years old, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Khairyi Burgess, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,000,000 in restitution by United States District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick for his participation in a home invasion robbery during which the defendant and his accomplices victimized the homeowners’ teenage daughter and stole approximately $1 million in currency and jewelry.


A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


A Newport News man was sentenced today to six and a half years in prison for possessing multiple firearms in furtherance of a cocaine-distribution operation.


Firearms trafficker Jorge Chica-Giler, 28, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez to 262 months in prison for smuggling firearms from the United States to Ecuador.


A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man with five prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for unlawfully possessing and conspiring to sell multiple firearms, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Daniel Stephen King (28, Kissimmee) guilty of possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon.


Chris Oliver, 24, of Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced on October 17, 2022, by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 33 months in prison. Oliver previously pleaded guilty to Dealing in Firearms Without a License.


A Danville man, who along with his uncle distributed narcotics in the greater Danville-area, was sentenced last week to 156 months in federal prison.


Rivera-Esparra: 'Brown’s heinous actions cut short a precious life that can never be replaced'

After three days of testimony, a federal jury has convicted a Birmingham woman on kidnapping related charges in connection to the 2019 abduction and death of three-year-old Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney.



News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Yesterday, FEMA announced that is has amended the Major Disaster Declaration issued to the Government of Puerto Rico to approve an additional 14 municipalities for the Public Assistance (PA) program.


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Walsh: DOL final rule 'will help America's workers and their families as they save for a secure retirement'

A U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule allowing retirement planners to factor climate change in investment decisions.


News Release: A Florida man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS in connection with his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses in the Canton, Ohio area.


News Release: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.