News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


New Haven Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Crack

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Oct. 21, 2022, ALEXIS VIERA, 34, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


DOS-INL grant application closes on Dec. 27

Developing Community Engagement Citizen Agency Models (CECAM) in Four Communities grant opened on Oct. 25.


News Release: Durango - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Kenneth and Suzanne Fusco of Durango, Colorado pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion on Oct. 13, 2022.


BLM announces new manager for McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas

News Release: Grand Junction, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office is excited to welcome Amber Koski as the new National Conservation Area Manager. Koski will oversee McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas in western Colorado.


News Release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Frances Bianco, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on her plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Safety Zone; Heidelberg Spar Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 860, Gulf of Mexico discussed on Oct. 24 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former St. Louis County Employee Admits Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A former St. Louis County, Missouri employee on Friday admitted hatching a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds in exchange for kickbacks.


Former Hollywood Executive Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.7 Million in COVID-Relief Loans

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former chairman and CEO of Beverly Hills-based Aviron Pictures was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for applying for and receiving $1.7 million in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for Aviron entities when the entire operation was being shuttered because of his embezzlement.


Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

News Release: ROCKFORD, Ill. - Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Rayloe Jackson, 46, of Maywood, Illinois, has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on Oct. 24

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


South Bay Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Scam Involving Fake Open Houses at Not-for-Sale Homes

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay man, who along with his sister and other co-conspirators participated in a $6 million real estate scam that listed homes for sale without owners’ consent and collected money from multiple would-be buyers, was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison.


Sarasota Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Running $80 Million 'Oasis' FOREX Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Michael J. DaCorta (57, Sarasota) to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a false income tax return. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $2,817,876.16, a portion of the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. A federal jury had found DaCorta guilty on May 4, 2020.


TSA detects two firearms at BNA Tuesday, sets new annual record for detections

Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two loaded firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday morning, bringing the total detected at the airport to 170 this year.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters on Oct. 24

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Numerous collection sites located across Montana.


Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Using Academic Cover to Target Individuals in United States

News Release: Four Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Act in the United States as Agents of the Chinese Government.


News Release: The FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team (USERT) out of New York is in Billerica, Massachusetts this week assisting with an FBI Boston investigation. USERT is searching the Concord River for specific evidence in an ongoing investigation. For the safety of the search team and the public...


Nashville Social Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Crime Involving Campaign Finance Scheme

News Release: NASHVILLE - A Nashville, Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws to benefit Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey’s 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.


To Break New Ground With Frequency Combs, a NIST Innovation Plays With the Beat

News Release: An improvement to a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a frequency comb enables it to measure light pulse arrival times with greater sensitivity than was previously possible - potentially improving measurements of distance along with applications such as precision timing and atmospheric sensing.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former Department of State employee pleaded guilty today to two counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.