News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


First Cities Summit of the Americas to Be Held April 26-28, 2023 in Denver


Conclusion of Round 13 of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Kansas City, Kansas, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Two Nashville Pharmacies Agree To Pay $250,000 In Civil Penalties To Settle Allegations Of Controlled Substance Act Violations

News Release: NASHVILLE - Bradley Home Health Care Center, Inc. and Bradley Extended Care, Inc. have agreed to pay $250,000 in civil monetary penalties to resolve allegations that they violated the recordkeeping requirements of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee. Bradley Home Health Care Center does business as Bradley Drug Company, and both companies operate pharmacies in Nashville.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, to help build a guest services center at the Old World Wisconsin history museum. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - The former municipal prosecuting attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and admitted having sexual contact with a defendant and then lying about it to the FBI.


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 16, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: ATLANTA - Tory Lenard Troup has been sentenced as the Atlanta-based leader of a ring of repeat offenders who moved large quantities of cocaine through Atlanta and laundered criminal proceeds using a network of bank accounts, business entities, and purchases of luxury and high-performance cars, homes, jewelry, and cosmetic surgery. Members of the group also obtained fraudulent loans from the Paycheck Protection Program and the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Chatham County man faces significant prison time after his conviction at trial for illegal gun possession.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with child pornography crimes.


Two charged in $6M pediatric dental Medicaid fraud/kickback scheme

News Release: HOUSTON - An operator and manager at a dental clinic have been charged for their roles in a health care fraud scheme involving $6 million in claims to Medicaid, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Rock climbers and Zion National Park succeed at protecting wildlife through collaborative climbing management

News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - The sky is the limit! Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park reopened this month. The following cliffs reopened to recreational climbing.


Gary Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

News Release: For Firearm Offense. HAMMOND- Keith Cloudy, 46 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Cloudy was sentenced to 57 months...


News Release: OAKLAND - Shelbee Szeto was sentenced to 36 months in prison in connection with her scheme to defraud her former employer out of more than five million dollars, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Pearson. The sentence was handed down by Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., United States District Judge.


Notice of Inventory Completion: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA discussed on Aug. 18 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2022 Meeting on Aug. 18

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Awards over $225,000 to Advance Environmental Justice in Arizona


EPA Regional Administrator to tout brownfields investments in Portland low-income housing


EPA and ITT LLC Reach Agreement at the Keddy Mill Superfund Site on Plan to Demolish and Remove Contaminated Mill Structure