News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Owner of Ninja Electronics Retail Stores Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has entered pleas of guilty to three separate criminal charges arising out of his ownership and operation of a series of electronics reseller stores in the greater Pittsburgh area, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today. Milton I. Barr, age 36, entered pleas to separate counts charging him with Criminal Conspiracy, Mail Fraud and Money Laundering.


Transportation Department discusses Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing on Jan. 12

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: An Iowa woman was arrested today in Sioux City for her role in an alleged voter fraud scheme during the Iowa 2020 primary and general elections.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Knott County Man Sentenced to 298 Months for Armed Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: PIKEVILLE, Ky. - A Pippa Passes, Ky., man, Tony Minor, 44, was sentenced on Tuesday to 298 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Scott County Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Georgetown, Ky., man, Ralph Tackett, 66, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for wire fraud.


News Release: CINCINNATI - A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area.


BLM to reduce wildland fire risk for Case Mountain giant sequoias

News Release: THREE RIVERS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct pile burn operations of up to 1,000 piles of downed hazard trees, branches and understory brush at Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area, southeast of Three Rivers, Tulare County. The burn operations will start as...


Haitian National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Trafficking

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Peniel Olibris, age 32, of Denver, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, plus one year of supervised release, for smuggling goods, specifically firearms, from the United States to Haiti.


US Department of Labor finds contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly falls, this time at Upper Saddle River worksite

News Release: TRENTON, NJ - Less than four months after citing a Trenton roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is once again holding the employer responsible for putting its workers' safety at risk.


St. Louis County Man Charged with Illegally Dealing Firearms

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An Aurora man has been charged with two counts of dealing firearms without a license, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced John Jones (56, District of Columbia) to 20 years in federal prison for assaulting a federal correctional officer with a deadly weapon and possessing contraband in a federal penitentiary. This sentence was imposed...


News Release: Participants in The Cybersecurity Accelerator Program Work to Advance Cyber Innovation, Address Grid Vulnerabilities, and Support the Transition to a Clean Energy Future.


Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders discussed on Jan. 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MIAMI - Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced this week to five (5) years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics-specifically oxycodone and morphine.


Former Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances

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


Chandler Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling in Southern Arizona

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Michael Andrew Nelson, 30, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 30 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Nelson was convicted of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit following a bench trial held on Aug. 10, 2022.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Jan. 12, 2023, Jeremy Smallwood, 38, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to life imprisonment in federal prison, by the Honorable Clifton Corker, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.