News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Chair Grijalva, Rep. Porter Send Second Request Letter to Fossil Fuel Public Relations Firm FTI Consulting, Threaten Subpoena


News Release: ATLANTA - Keith Jeffords, M.D., has agreed to pay $100,000 in penalties and refrain from applying for a DEA registration for a period of five years to resolve allegations that he issued prescriptions for controlled substances while his medical license was suspended by the Georgia Composite Medical Board...


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Dashea Lasal Thomas, 27, of Inkster, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to the distribution of methamphetamine.



The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior’s Announcement of New Actions to Protect Colorado River System in Light of Historic Climate Change-Induced Drought Conditions


Chair Grijalva Introduces Bill to Protect Tribal Cultural, Historical, and Natural Resources of Great Bend of the Gila in Southern Arizona


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRANK GLASSNER, a principal of an executive compensation consulting firm based in Novato, California (the “Consulting Firm"), pled guilty to one count of securities fraud in connection with his scheme to...


Chair Grijalva Commends House Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Blasts Side Deal on So-Called Permitting Reform


Manchin Hosts Roundtable On Inflation Reduction Act Benefits For West Virginia


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Aug. 18, 2022, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GERONIMO FLORES, age 30, of Abilene, Texas, was sentenced on Aug. 18, 2022 to serve 54 months imprisonment, to be followed by three-years of supervised release on each count, to run concurrently. He is also obligated to pay a mandatory $100.00...


Arizona Man Charged in Alleged Armed Robbery Spree that Ended in High-Speed Chase in Which He Fired Upon Federal Law Enforcement

News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Arizona man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he robbed 10 stores in Southern California and Arizona during a three-week crime spree that ended in a high-speed chase in which he fired upon federal agents and, after police rammed his car, he accidentally shot himself under his chin.


Lincoln County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Lincoln County man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl.



The US Homeland Security Department published a five page rule on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Gage Pascoe was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for distributing pills laced with fentanyl that caused a Walnut Creek woman’s overdose death, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge William Alsup.


Chairs Maloney and Lynch Call on Social Media Companies to Address Violent Threats Against Federal Law Enforcement


Chairwoman Maloney Introduces Legislation to Hold Firearm Industry Accountable for Dangerous Business Practices