News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Man Sentenced to 160 Months for Role in International Lottery Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Tuesday, David Odean McIntosh, 29, of Jamaica, was sentenced by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to 160 months in prison. McIntosh was previously found guilty by a federal jury of Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Warren Herman Sloan was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to distribute, and possessing with the intent to distribute, fentanyl on the Hoopa Valley Tribe Indian Reservation, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department discusses Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-2023 Seasons for Certain Migratory Game Birds on Aug. 19

The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator and Foreign Utility Company Status discussed on Aug. 19 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Nadler & Thompson Send Letter Requesting Information on Government Purchase of Americans’ Private Data

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Attorney General Garland of the Department of Justice, Secretary Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security, Director Wray of the Federal ...


Yosemite Fire Update, August 19, 2022

News Release: Red Fire. Location: between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek. Elevation: 7,800. Discover date: August 4, 2022. Size: 572 acres. Cause: Lightning. Fire history: burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint. Fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire. No threat...


Solicitation for Members of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board discussed on Aug. 19 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McLaughlin Woman Indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter.


Release: We join those across the country and around the world who are keeping Salman Rushdie in our thoughts in the aftermath of this heinous attack. More than a literary giant, Rushdie has consistently stood up for the universal rights of freedom of expression​, freedom of religion or belief, and freedom of...


News Release: * In the early morning hours of Aug.19, a fuel tanker truck lost control and rolled over near mile marker 16 on U.S. Hwy 191, a section of highway that runs through the western portion of Yellowstone National Park.


Labor Department publishes notice on Aug. 19

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico announced today that Matthew Vicenti was arraigned on a three-count indictment charging him with assault by a habitual offender, kidnapping, and assault of an intimate partner by strangling. Vicenti, 32, of Dulce, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Defendant Posted Photo of Himself Inside Senate Parliamentarian’s Office.


San Diego Attorney Sentenced for $500,000 Tax Fraud with Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Goldstein

News Release: Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 and Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marshall Martinez, age 37, a federal inmate, was indicted on Aug. 16, 2022, by a federal grand jury for possessing contraband in prison.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting Aug. 19

OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program 2 grant opened on Aug. 19.


DOI-BOEM grant application closes on Sept. 19

AT-22-X15: Marine Species Surveys in Support of Massachusetts Offshore Wind Development grant opened on Aug. 19.