News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


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


Lawrence Ray Sentenced for Years-Long Predatory Crimes Against Students at Sarah Lawrence College and Others

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LAWRENCE RAY, a/k/a “Lawrence Grecco," received a sentence of 60 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion, and money laundering offenses. RAY was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lewis J. Liman after being convicted at trial in April 2022.


Daphne Woman Sentenced to More Than 6 Years for Fraud Scheme and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Daphne woman was sentenced last week to 81 total months imprisonment for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, four counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Jan. 24 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BROTHEL OWNER SENTENCED TO 87 MONTHS IN PRISON

News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Ramona Rivera Luna, 65, a native of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal court today after previously pleading guilty to one count of transporting an individual in foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution and three...


Chair Rodgers Responds to Granholm’s Baseless Claims About H.R. 21

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding misleading statements made by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm at yesterday's White House briefing on H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act.


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Conspiracy to Steal Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - William Guerrero, 21, of Brighton, Massachusetts was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison today for conspiring to steal firearms from a New Hampshire Federal Firearm Licensee, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Shawn Anthony Graves, 29, of Huntington, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, also known as “crack.".



News Release: A Lancaster man who sold more than 50 guns without a license pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal firearm crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


Texas Man Admits Role in Scamming Seniors in Rhode Island and Elsewhere in Online Romance Scams

News Release: PROVIDENCE - Fola Alabi, aka Folayemi Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges of conspiracy and money laundering, admitting to a federal judge that he created companies and opened bank accounts that were used to launder more than $1.6 million in proceeds bilked from seniors in at least eleven states, including Rhode Island, in online romance scams, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: Des Moines, IA - A West Des Moines man was sentenced yesterday to eight years in federal prison for transportation of child pornography.



Virginia Family Sentenced for Conspiracy for Years-Long Forced Labor of Pakistani Woman

News Release: A federal court in Richmond, Virginia, sentenced three defendants today for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years.


Brooklyn Park Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Liban Yasin Alishire has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT BERNARDI, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based email security company GigaMedia Access Corporation, d/b/a GigaTrust (“GigaTrust"), was sentenced to five years...


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Three Midlothian individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years.


News Release: Defendant Accused of Spraying Chemical Irritant at Officers; Two Others Charged With Misdemeanor Offenses.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl Lands Broward County Dealer in Prison

News Release: MIAMI - Cast Lucas, 36, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison as a career offender by Federal District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.