News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Bay Minette Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: Billy Tyler, 47, of Bay Minette, AL, was sentenced to one hundred and fifty-one months in prison for distribution of child pornography. Tyler entered a guilty plea to those offenses on Dec. 17, 2021.


News Release: Fort Worth, Texas - Ex- Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angles pitcher Tyler Skaggs, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas.


News Release: Acting Coordinator for the Global Engagement Center Leah Bray will travel to Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany, from October 12 to 14. In Berlin, acting Coordinator Bray will represent the United States at the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (G7 RRM) State Secretary Conference. She will consult with the heads ...


News Release: U.K. Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Indicted for Sanctions Evasion Benefitting Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska.


Bay Minette Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: Billy Tyler, 47, of Bay Minette, AL, was sentenced to one hundred and fifty-one months in prison for distribution of child pornography. Tyler entered a guilty plea to those offenses on Dec. 17, 2021.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 10-count indictment was unsealed charging Dr. Somsri Ratanaprasatporn, her office manager Leticia Smith, Bassam Amin, Omar Elsayed, and Yousef Ennab who are pharmacists, Michael Kent, Anthony Mathis, and Raymond Walker with conspiracy to distribute and possess...


News Release: MIAMI - A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has convicted gang member Derrick Slade (aka “D" or “Solja"), 28, with racketeering conspiracy, armed robbery, conspiracy, murder, and other crimes following a rash of violence that plagued Broward County from 2015 to 2021.


News Release: A local, self-identified “incel" pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today to attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with French Director General of Defense and National Security Stéphane Bouillon

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with French Director General of Defense and National Security Stéphane Bouillon. They reviewed our extensive and vital joint efforts to support Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked and devastating ...


News Release: MIAMI -- Kemal Yaslowitz, 50, of Lake Worth, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for possessing and distributing child pornography.


FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Open in Canóvanas

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - An additional Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Canóvanas. The joint DRC, a partnership between the municipality, the Government of Puerto Rico and FEMA, will help Hurricane Fiona survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application and answer questions in person.


Chicopee Company Controller Sentenced for Stealing $1.4 Million from Company Finances

News Release: BOSTON - A West Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for embezzling over $1.4 million from his employer.


New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced that, ERIKA JAMES (“JAMES"), age 49, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on October 4, 2022.


FEMA Awards Nearly $9.1 Million to City of Boston for COVID-19 Testing Costs

News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $9.1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the Boston Public Health Commission for the costs of providing testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: About 25 percent of released prisoners in Florida end up reoffending. The transition from incarceration to the community is full of challenges and unanticipated impediments. That's where a Court-Assisted Re-Entry (CARE) Initiative can help-by teaching former prisoners different ways of thinking so they don't fall back into bad habits.



Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Role in Murder and Assault on the Red Lake Indian Reservation

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a murder that took place in August 2019 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Ensuring safe housing conditions is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Working with our DOJ partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office seeks to secure environmental justice for all communities, particularly underserved communities that have been historically...


Justin Rivera Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Commit Sex Trafficking

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUSTIN RIVERA, a/k/a “Denzel Rivera," a/k/a “Bangout," a/k/a “Jackie Chan," was sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiring to sex traffic two victims. RIVERA was convicted following an eight-day jury trial in June 2021 before United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who imposed today’s sentence.