News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Jackson Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography

A Jackson, Michigan man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography after sexually assaulting at least six children in the process, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


PORT AUTHORITY OFFICER AND AIRPORT EMPLOYEE PLEAD GUILTY TO COCAINE POSSESSION

United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Wayne Jeffers, 52, and Charles Rawlins, III, 39, both of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III, to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Cocaine.


Douglas County Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Illegal Short-Barreled Rifle and Selling Drugs

A Douglas County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for manufacturing and selling an illegal short-barreled rife and selling several ounces of methamphetamine.


Virginia Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Transportation Of Child Sex Abuse Images Aboard International Cruise Ship

U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Christopher Michael Ratten (32, Stafford, VA) to seven years in federal prison for transportation of child sex abuse images. Ratten had pleaded guilty on October 17, 2022.


Lead defendant in Richmond County meth-trafficking conspiracy sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison

A Georgia prison inmate who led an Augusta-area methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison.


DOS-NAM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 6

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2023 grant opened on Feb. 6.


Former Executive Director of Long Island Charity Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement

Defendant and Co-Conspirators Used Multiple Schemes to Steal Over $1 Million from Non-Profit Agency Devoted to Assisting Developmentally Disabled Youth, Spending the Funds on Luxury Items


San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana

A 70-year-old San Antonio woman has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 90 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


California Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

A Redlands, California man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin.


California Man Gets 8-Year Prison Term for Transporting Kilos of Meth to Western PA

A resident of Stockton, California has been sentenced in federal court to 100 months of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


KC Woman Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver

A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver, after a suspect involved in the robbery was killed during a shootout with police officers.


California Man Convicted of Bismarck Bank Robbery

United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on January 11, 2023, following a 2-day trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict on a charge of Bank Robbery against Robert Andrew Wolter, age 38, from San Jose, California, who robbed the Expressway Avenue Branch of U.S. Bank in Bismarck, ND. U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor presided over the trial.


Henrico Man Pleads Guilty in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration by obtaining over $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of two defunct companies he owned.


Former Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances

A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today for illegally prescribing controlled substance pills in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.


Man Sentenced for Three Richmond Armed Robberies

A Richmond man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison after committing three armed robberies between January and February of 2022.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today.


News Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, to give a keynote address at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba-Africa’s largest mining investment conference. He will focus on the importance of U.S. support and investment ...


Willamette Falls

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Edward Wilson

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


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