News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Felon on Federal Supervision Sentenced for Gun Possession

News Release: Miami, Florida - Antonio Ferguson, 41, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after being convicted of possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.


Bronx Gang Member Admits To 2017 Murder

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NYSHIEM SPENCER, a/k/a “Willy," pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis to charges relating to his involvement in a shooting on Oct. 31, 2017, in the...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.8 million grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, Mississippi, for construction of the Advanced Workforce Training Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security Committee on Aug. 30.


China's Import Potential for Beef, Corn, Pork, and Wheat



For the Love of Trees, Please Check Yours for Asian Longhorned Beetle




USDA Research Facility in Lubbock Commemorates Over 20 Years of Contributions to the Livestock Industry



PPQ to Permanently Allow Uploaded Copies of Phytosanitary Certificates and Forms


USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program


The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program in 2020


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Mexican citizen pled guilty to the federal felony offense of fraud regarding a visa, permit, or other immigration document.


Lake City Man Sentenced To Five Years For Illegally Possessing Firearms And Distributing Crack Cocaine

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Edrick D. Jackson (28, Lake City) to five years in federal prison for distributing cocaine base (“crack" cocaine) and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Jackson to forfeit the ammunition and firearms involved in the offenses. Jackson had pleaded guilty on May 25, 2022.


International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

News Release: On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the United States stands united with all those affected by the crime of enforced disappearance. This practice is an egregious violation of human rights prohibited under international law, yet continues to be used to silence dissent and attack civil society.



EPA settles with L.A.-Area Amalie Oil for violating Clean Water Act

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Amalie Oil Company USA (AOCUSA) for violations of the Clean Water Act and its regulations related to oil pollution prevention at the company’s Vernon, Calif. facility. Under the settlement, AOCUSA will pay a $132,590 penalty.


Kyrgyz Republic Independence Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic on the occasion of their 31st Independence Day on August 31.