News from October 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has convicted Simon Arcentales Castro (38, Ecuador) of possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Arcentales Castro faces a mandatory...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A La Grande, Oregon man faces federal charges today after he sexually abused and transported across state lines two minors he met on Snapchat.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Brigit Marie Bissell, 27, of Bothell, Washington, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to destroy or remove property to prevent seizure, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Maylik Watson, 29, of Charleston, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
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 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Edwin Colon, 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and failure to appear after pre-trial release before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced projects that have been selected to receive over $30 million in grant funding under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. This grant funding, and additional funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help make rapid progress on the goal of addressing lead and removing lead pipes across the country.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application by FirstRand Bank Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa, to establish a representative office in New York, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: An Iowa man was arrested today in Hiawatha, Iowa, for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an election official on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in Maricopa County, Arizona, and for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an official with the Office of the Arizona Attorney General.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On October 5, 2022, Michael Daniel Ruff, 64, from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of the methamphetamine offense, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Tampering with Consumer Products and two counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Deshan Scott, 23, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Raymond Jaquette Howard, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant Stabbed Victim Repeatedly in Her Apartment.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration is hosting the annual Training Resources Applied to Mining conference at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia, from Oct. 11 to 13.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Carla Burke, 62, of Anderson, Indiana, has been charged with wire fraud, and will make her initial appearance before a Magistrate Judge in federal court in Indianapolis in the coming weeks.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on October 8, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A partner in a Mumbai-based prescription drug company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his operation of an overseas pharmacy that sold unapproved prescription drugs and controlled substances, including opioids, and shipped them from Asia into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
News Release: MIAMI - Three men from the St. Lucie County and Polk County area, have been sentenced to federal prison terms for trafficking methamphetamine. The men were prosecuted as part of a long-term investigation that led to the seizure of approximately 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, 26 firearms (including several semi-automatic rifles), and a bulletproof vest.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2022
There are 10 releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 13.
