News from August 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 17, 2022, Jose Torres, 58, currently of Shelbyville, Delaware, appeared before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed wholesale distribution of prescription drugs. Sentencing is set for March 29, 2023, at 3:00 pm, before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Chaz E. Morris, 35, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 78 months in federal prison for possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with the intent...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Stefan Niels Weiste Kirkeby, 59, of San Rafael, charging him with domestic violence within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Threatening a Federal Law Enforcement Officer.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact With a Child was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022
Oyster Reef Connectivity: Ecological Benefits and Associated Vulnerabilities
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022
USACE Vicksburg District announces Lake Greeson shoreline volunteer clean-up

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edrica Leann Watson (40, Lehigh Acres) to 15 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for making a false statement to a financial institution. As part of her sentence, the court also entered...

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to conduct an economic impact study and commercialization strategy for the state’s Unmanned Aerial Systems network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: Convictions of Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani prompt the government to gather victim information for consideration by Court in upcoming sentencing.
By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022
Heritage Hike: Summit Level, Sunday, August 21

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: California County Organized Health System and Three Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $70.7 Million for Alleged False Claims to California’s Medicaid Program.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
There are six releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 19.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Wilsonville, Oregon, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022
Living History Event at Fredericksburg Battlefield - Labor Day Weekend

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Timothy Wayne Dodd, 46, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to 21 years and seven months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for helping to operate a large-volume methamphetamine conspiracy in and around St. Albans and South Charleston during the summer of 2021.
By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022
Living History Event at Fredericksburg Battlefield - Labor Day Weekend