News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Victim Assistance Advisory

News Release: for Victims of Fraud, Identity Theft and Money Laundering in Check Fraud Scheme.


Orleans Parish Man Charged with Tax Crime

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOEY J. STEVENSON, age 40, from New Orleans, was charged on Sept. 1, 2022 with failing to pay the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS") employment taxes for his business, Community Care Solutions, Inc.


Possession of Child Pornography Sends Billings Man to Prison

News Release: MISSOULA - A Billings man who admitted to possessing images and videos of child pornography was sentenced today to three years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to Pay $500,000 for Falsely Certifying That Members of Former Governors’ Staff Worked on Federal Clean Water Act Grant

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC") has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations that it falsely certified that several individuals were working at EFC in support of a federal water-quality improvement grant when, in fact, they were working directly...


Mexican National Sentenced for Assaulting a Border Patrol Agent

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Tuesday, Martin Trinidad-Solano, 25, of Mexico, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to approximately 14 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. Trinidad-Solano previously pleaded guilty to one count of Assault on a Federal Officer on June 15, 2022.


Appropriations Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 2

There was activity on one bill related to the Appropriations Committee on Sept. 2.


Leader Rodgers: One National Privacy Standard is Essential to Protect Americans’ Data

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s statement on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and the importance of the legislation’s preemption provisions to ensure all Americans have the same privacy protections, no matter where they are.


Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Arizona Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl in Eastern Idaho

News Release: POCATELLO - Gabriel Lopez, 46, of Tucson, Arizona was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record  on Aug. 30

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H7729-H7730 on Aug. 30


Henderson County Man Guilty of Child Obscenity Violations

News Release: TYLER, Texas - The former mayor of Athens, Texas has pleaded guilty to federal child obscenity violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Encouraged and Took Part in Multiple Confrontations.


U.S. Citizen Extradited from Costa Rica Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, David Butler, a United States citizen, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in a form of investment known as “binary options." Butler was arrested in April 2022 in Costa Rica and extradited to the United States on July 14, 2022. The guilty plea was held before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. When sentenced, Butler faces up to 20 years in prison.


U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Two Defendants Charged With Bribing High-Level Officials Of The Republic Of The Marshall Islands

News Release: Defendants Allegedly Conspired to and did Bribe Legislators in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Brandon Beverly, 46, of Whitesville, Boone County, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for attempting to damage the property of an energy facility, identified as a known mine located across Boone and Lincoln counties.


US Department of Labor sues former hospital CEO who failed to forward plan contributions, caused cancellation of employees’ health insurance

News Release: WILLIAMSON, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor has taken legal action after an investigation by its Employee Benefits Security Administration found the former CEO of a West Virginia hospital, who was a fiduciary of the company’s healthcare plan, failed to forward contributions to the plan. This led to the plan’s cancellation and left participating employees with a significant number of unpaid claims - and without health coverage.


Two Individuals Sentenced In International Scheme To Obtain Over 800 Cell Phones

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Nana Mensah, age 37, of Delaware, was sentenced to 99 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson following Mensah’s...


Chairs Maloney, Krishnamoorthi Request Information on Inclined Infant Products Amid Ongoing Safety Concerns for Babies

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requesting information about how the Commission is...


Movie Producer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Operate a Prostitution Business

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DILLON JORDAN, a/k/a “Daniel Jordan," a/k/a “Daniel Maurice Hatton," a/k/a “Daniel Bohler," pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Mann Act for his operation of an interstate prostitution business. JORDAN pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12, 2022.


Chairman Meeks Releases September HFAC Schedule

News Release: Washington, D.C. -?Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the schedule for the month of September.???