News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison on Drug Charge

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a convicted felon on a drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley.


Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict Against Previously Convicted Drug Trafficker

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte federal jury has convicted Lance Richardson Pagan, 52, of Gastonia, N.C., of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and powder cocaine and possession of a firearm by convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. presided over the two-day trial, which ended on Tuesday.


McCaul Sees New U.S. Sanctions Against Corrupt Individuals in Moldova as Important Step

News Release: Houston, TX- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on today’s U.S. sanctions against individuals and entities in Moldova engaged in corruption and Kremlin malign influence operations. In July, Rep. McCaul led a letter urging the Biden administration to make a determination on whether Vladimir Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor should be sanctioned for their involvement in significant acts of corruption in Moldova.


Grant County woman sentenced for meth charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Betty Arlene Chapman, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for her role in a methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Western District Of New York Takes Part In Department's Wide-Ranging Efforts To Protect Older Adults

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands...


US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana

News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Lamar Advertising Co. Alliance description: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Lamar Advertising Co. have signed an alliance to provide workers in Colorado and Montana...


Release: By Monique Feeny, Supervisory Management Services Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service.


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Twice Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Transportation of Child Sexual Abuse Material While on Lifetime Parole

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Joseph Yantiss, 35, of Greensburg, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to transportation of child sexual abuse material.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Phillip D. Goetz, 45, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Goetz to 70 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a three- year term of supervised release.


Kidnappers get huge sentences for three-day hostage ordeal

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of kidnapping and holding four victims for ransom, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Armed Fayetteville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 90 Months

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Lamarious Brown, 25, of Fayetteville was sentenced today to 90 months imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release for armed drug trafficking after a security check at a Fayetteville club uncovered multiple loaded firearms, ammunition, and quantities of narcotics in Brown’s car.


News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - The United States Attorney's Office announced that David A. Rodgers, 41, of Sikeston, Missouri, was sentenced to serve 240 months (20 years) in federal prison for firearm and methamphetamine-trafficking offenses. Rodgers appeared for his sentencing hearing today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.


News Release: In South Florida, we are blessed to live in an amazing environment full of natural beauty and the weather to enjoy it year-round. This combination makes South Florida one of the premiere areas of our country within which to live, work, and raise our families. Ensuring our parks, natural resources, and...


Fairhope Man Pleads Guilty to Over $1.2 Million in PPP Fraud

News Release: MOBILE, AL - Jason Carl Pears of Fairhope, Alabama, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering before United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer on Aug. 26, 2022. The guilty plea arises from Pears’ abuse of assistance programs provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


Omaha Man Sentenced for Transporting Child Pornography

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Steve E. Eggiman, 62, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for transportation of child pornography. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Eggiman to 78 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Nathan Joel Arledge (29, Melbourne) has pleaded guilty to a two-count Information. Count One charged Arledge with possession of two machine guns, an unregistered short-barrel rifle, and three unregistered silencers. Count Two...


News Release: MISSOULA - A California man suspected of shipping methamphetamine into the Butte community for redistribution admitted to a trafficking charge today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Devonte Bailey, 24, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: SEATTLE - Three significant drug trafficking groups responsible for trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills are facing federal charges tonight.