News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Joe’s Island remains closed due to ongoing construction


Euclid Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Receipt, Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: John P. Comer, 52, of Euclid, Ohio, was sentenced on Aug. 19, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan to more than 12 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release after Comer pleaded guilty to receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of child pornography.


President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Communities Reduce Vulnerability to Drought


New notice from State Department to be published on Aug. 23

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 23.


Farmington Man Sentenced to Prison for Florida to Connecticut Gun Trafficking Scheme

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOMINIC COLON-BROWN, 28, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking firearms that were stolen in Florida to Connecticut. Judge Meyer also ordered Colon-Brown to pay a $2,200 fine.


Guatemalan National Living in Maryland Charged with Unlawful Transportation of Individual in Vermont

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Alex Alejandro-Cordero (also known as Alejandro Guerro-Soto and Enio Alejandro Cordero), 36, of Adelphi, Maryland, appeared on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in federal court on a charge alleging that, on or about Aug. 18, 2022...


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of Class E Airspace; Raleigh, NC on Aug. 22

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


Huntsville Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Multiple Robberies in North Alabama

News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Huntsville man with committing a string of armed robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


News Release: Last of Four “Grizzly Scouts" Members Sentenced For Conspiring to Thwart Investigation into the Murder of a Federal Protective Security Officer and the Shooting of Another; Robert Blancas Also Sentenced For Enticing a 15-Year-Old Girl to Produce Child Pornography.


USACE Montana Regulatory Office working to expedite permits in wake of June flooding


Honduran National Pleads Guilty for Illegal Re-Entry

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RAUL CABRERA-PERDOMO, age 47, pleaded guilty on Aug. 18, 2022 after being charged in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a) in 2021.


Lake Okeechobee releases planned for Sediment Study on August 23


The Old River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River, and Red River (OMAR) Technical Assessment


St. Francis Man Indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact, Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, and Larceny

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact, Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, and Larceny.


USACE Vicksburg District celebrates history, personnel service at 18th annual Founder’s Day


Former Ft. Bragg Substance Abuse Counselor Sentenced for Sexual Assault

News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A former Ft. Bragg substance abuse counselor was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison and 5 years of supervised release, for sexual contact without consent. Harrell Lenear Jamison will also have to register as a sex offender. On April 8, 2022, Jamison pled guilty to the charge pursuant to a plea agreement.


Southwest Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

News Release: Multiple guns, ammunition, cash seized. ABINGDON, Va. - A Southwest Virginia man, who distributed methamphetamine in Southwest Virginia as part of a multi-member drug trafficking ring, pled guilty last week to federal drug charges. Travis Nelson Farmer, 44, of Rural Retreat, Virginia, pleaded guilty...


MKARNS Nav Notice No. 22-41 Lock 1 Locking Instructions Update


Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-267; Nome, AK discussed on Aug. 22 by Transportation Department

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


Fargo-Moorhead project team receives national Corps of Engineers’ award