News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


St. Louis man admits armed robbery of Jennings auto parts store

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis on Wednesday admitted robbing an auto parts store in Jennings and crashing into a funeral procession while trying to escape police.


Rescission of Dual Labeling Requirements for Certain Packages of Meat and Poultry discussed on Aug. 17 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Barred Broker Dealer Charged with $1 Million Investment Scheme and Fraudulently Obtaining $96,000 Cares Act Loan

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was charged today with defrauding victims in an investment fraud scheme out of at least $1 million, and with fraudulently obtaining a loan of approximately $96,000 meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: “Today’s news about the alleged threats directed at Boston Children’s Hospital transgender health program is disturbing to say the least. Children deserve an opportunity to thrive and grow as their own authentic selves. Parents/guardians and health care providers who support them in that journey should...


United States Providing Immediate Humanitarian Assistance In Response To Flooding In Pakistan


United States Announces $30 Million Commitment To Advance Women And Girls’ Rights In Afghanistan


USAID Announces New $40 Million Agreement With Unicef To Increase Girls’ And Boys’ Education Opportunities In Afghanistan


United States Announces $80 Million Commitment To United Nations Food And Agriculture Organization To Improve Food Security And Nutrition For Vulnerable Afghans


U.S. Demining Support Strengthens Human, Wildlife, and Regional Security in Zimbabwe


Proliferation Security Initiative Asia-Pacific Exercise Rotation Joint Statement


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrell Watson, age 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking offenses.


Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to the United States

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An alleged cryptocurrency money launderer was extradited this week from the Netherlands to the United States to face charges in the District of Oregon.


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings discussed on Aug. 17 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Matthew Sheffield, 41, of Merced, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his two convictions for sexual exploitation of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


LaPlace Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon sentenced OCTAVIUS NARCISSE, age 54, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, on Aug. 11, 2022, to 37 months in the Bureau of Prisons for: 1)possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a quantity...


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Josiah Kindelay, 26, of San Carlos, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 29 months in prison. Kindelay previously pleaded guilty to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Waxhaw, North Carolina, man was sentenced today for producing child pornography, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney ordered Jason Lance Thrower, 43, to serve 27 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release, and to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison term. Thrower was also ordered to pay $55,100 in special assessments.


News Release: A Dallas lawyer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to launder money he believed was linked to narcotics trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced today.


South Carolina Fentanyl Trafficker Is Sentenced To 13 Years

News Release: In a Separate Case, Charlotte Man Is Sentenced to Eight Years for Trafficking Fentanyl.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.