News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses

News Release: Defendant had packages of fentanyl and cocaine delivered to Harvard University campus.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Merrifield couple was sentenced today for stealing at least nine people’s identities and using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) to fraudulently buy a luxury vehicle, lease high-end residences, and obtain loans and credit.


Release: Begin Text: On Oct. 13, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held the 2nd annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations in Washington, DC. Under Secretary for Civil Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya delivered remarks highlighting the strength of the U.S.-ROK alliance,...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) are raising concerns that Huawei infrastructure has yet to be removed from the U.S. cellular network despite its threat to national...


News Release: Dexter man pleaded guilty in 2021 to drug, firearms and money laundering offenses.


Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oshay Pullen, 26, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bonnie Sweeten, 51, recently of Delanco, NJ, was charged by Information with two counts of wire fraud related to her scheme to steal from her former employer by forging checks and making fraudulent purchases with the company credit card.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SAAED MOSLEM and his father MEHDI MOSLEM were sentenced today to 96 months in prison and 40 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding their lenders and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"). The defendants...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL FERRO, 36, formerly of Avon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 108months of imprisonment, followed by nine years of supervised release, for a child exploitation offense.


Press release by U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan relating to the November 2022 General Election

News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Brent Gray will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Gray has been appointed to serve...


News Release: Memphis, TN - Four defendants have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the Small Business.



Winston-Salem Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Trafficking Meth

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Israel Ramos Ponce, 24, of Winston Salem was sentenced to yesterday 151 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. On May 18, Ponce pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine.


Colombian Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Daniel Rendon Herrera, also known as “Don Mario," a citizen of Colombia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 35 years’ imprisonment for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the paramilitary, ...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO LUIS RIVERA-RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Cano," 39, of Deltona, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Oregon under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) will purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.


News Release: Richland, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, today announced that a fully-staffed branch of the United States Attorney’s Office will be opening in Richland, Washington. At a press event earlier today, U.S. Attorney Waldref stated, “The number...


News Release: Drugs, White-Collar Crime, Domestic Terrorism are Thompson’s Priorities.


News Release: Former San Diego Resident Sentenced to 20 Years for Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria.