News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Jordan: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report

Jordan: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report


Jordan: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report

Jordan: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report



European Union: European Commission Authorizes Two GE Crops for Import

European Union: European Commission Authorizes Two GE Crops for Import


West Tennessee Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Possession

Jonathan Wayne Green, 41, of Holladay, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for possession of over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


David Apps Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Broad Street United Methodist Church

On February 27, 2023, David Michael Apps, 50 of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.


Bullying and Internet Safety a Top Priority for U.S. Attorney’s Office Community Outreach Staff

Nearly one in four students ages 12-18 experiences bullying. It can eat away at a student’s self-esteem and make attending school a serious challenge.


Chugiak Man Indicted for Sexually Exploiting Children

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on February 23, 2023, charging Jeremy Scott Daniels, 37, of Chugiak for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.


Money Launderer For $5 Million Vehicle Sale Scam Extradited From Spain

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ION VIOREL IONITOIU, a Romanian national who resided in Spain, was extradited to the United States on bank fraud and money laundering offenses arising from a scheme to launder money derived from an online vehicle sale scam that took in at least $5 million from defrauded consumers.


KC Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Forcibly Resisting an Officer, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for ramming into two law enforcement vehicles while attempting to flee while in possession of methamphetamine and firearms.


Wells Fargo Agrees to Training on New Companywide Policy to Improve Telephone Access by Customers Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that it has resolved a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made by a Wells Fargo customer who is hard of hearing relating to accessing Wells Fargo’s banking services via telephone.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, February 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, February 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.


North Carolina Woman Indicted for Making False Statements

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Greensboro, North Carolina, woman on two counts of False Statement.


Davenport Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Distribution of Fentanyl

A Davenport man was sentenced to 174 months of imprisonment, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, for possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing a distribution amount of fentanyl.


Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom

A 30-year-old man who resided in Houston has pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUIS JEROME POLLARD, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.


Sturgis Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sturgis, South Dakota, man for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, and Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.


Central Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Nearly $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme

Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


South Bend Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison

Mustafaa Slim, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.