News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - William K. Gordon, Jr., 28, originally of Cairo, Georgia, but living in Tallahassee, Florida, at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of distribution...


Mexican National Sentenced to 17 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Mexican national who was illegally in the United States has been sentenced in federal court for soliciting pornographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger.


News Release: ATHENS, Ga. - The former bookkeeper for several Georgia real estate businesses who admitted to stealing more than $600,000 from her employers was sentenced to prison this week for her crimes.


Oregon Man Sentenced For Interstate Communication Of Threats

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Harvey Dulgar, age 28, of Salem, Oregon was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment by United States District Court Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann for making interstate threats.


U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia

Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia starting Aug. 11, while members of his team travel to Jordan, as part of our vigorous diplomatic efforts to help secure an expansion of the UN-mediated truce and bolster peace efforts. The Special...


Georgia woman sentenced to more than two decades in prison after admitting she produced child pornography

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Liberty County woman has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison after admitting she produced and shared child pornography.


CHAIRMAN THOMPSON CONDEMNS THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT


FACTSHEET: The Biden Border Crisis Presents a Significant Security Risk


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno resident was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to five years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for unlawful receipt of over 14,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Katko on the One-Year Anniversary of Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal


WTAS: Key Border Security Players Show Support for American Security Task Force Framework


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Martin Perea, 42, of Los Lunas, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to production of child pornography. Perea will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


Katko Discusses Killing of al Qaeda Leader on The Fox News Rundown Podcast


Umatilla County Man Faces Federal Charges for Armed Robbery at Wildhorse Resort and Casino

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Umatilla County, Oregon, man is facing federal charges for robbing the Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation at gunpoint and brandishing a firearm.


Joint Statement by UN Security Council Members following an AOB on Georgia


Katko: The Biden Administration Has No Plan to Address the Crisis at the Southwest Border


Transportation Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 22

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 22.


Senate Passes Peters & Portman Bipartisan Bill to Protect Pets and Other Animals During and After Natural Disasters


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Lucio Carrillo-Genis, 34, and Alejandro Carrillo-Linares, 32, both of Martinsville, Indiana, were indicted on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, by a federal grand jury on a charge of unlawfully attempting to transport individuals...