News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. ordered Daron Quashawn Wright, 29, of Charlotte, to serve 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for mail theft, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Chairman Khanna and Vice Chair Tlaib to Hold Field Hearing in Detroit to Examine Impact of Corporate Pollution on Frontline Communities


Chairman Connolly Calls on Integrity Committee To Publicly Confirm An Investigation Into Inspector General Cuffari


Chairs Maloney and Thompson Demand DHS Inspector General Comply with Committees’ Investigation into Handling of Erased Text Messages


Chairs Maloney and Lynch Urge DOD, Military Services to Protect JROTC Cadets from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct


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


Mexican Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Charge

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Ricardo Renteria Gutierrez, age 49, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced on Aug. 19, 2022, to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Gutierrez was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Silvano Marez Rios, age 50, a Mexican citizen who resided in West Liberty, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, to 33 months in prison for fraud in connection with immigration documents, aggravated identity theft, misuse of a social security number, and illegal reentry. Marez Rios was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term.


Chairs Maloney and Schiff Request National Security Damage Assessment of Highly Classified Information Recovered at Mar-a-Lago


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Dillon Andrew Young, 29, of Sissonville was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Huntington that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, oxycodone, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, also known as “crack.".


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Red Cross of Hurricane Relief Funds

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richardson, Texas, man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to commit wire fraud to defraud the American Red Cross of disaster relief funds donated to the Red Cross by members of the American public for the benefit of the victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.


Chairwoman Maloney’s Statement on House Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act


Davenport Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Robert Stanley Nelson, III, age 42, and Taylor Christopher Graeber, age 24, both of Davenport, were sentenced to federal prison yesterday. Nelson was sentenced to 168 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Following his imprisonment, Nelson was ordered to serve...


At Committee Roundtable, Bipartisan Panelists Highlight “Desperate Need” to Counter Election Misinformation


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Florida-based pharmaceutical president has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Chairs Maloney, Clyburn Reveal that Quality Failures by Emergent BioSolutions Rendered 135 Million Additional Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Unusable


Oversight Committee Report Reveals How Election Lies Endanger Election Workers and American Democracy


Chairwoman Maloney Presses Biden-Harris Administration on Additional Steps to Ensure Patients Can Access Critical Monkeypox Treatment


Chairwoman Maloney and Congresswoman Meng Lead Colleagues in Commissioning First-Ever Federal Review of Access to Menstrual Products