News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: For Firearm Offense. HAMMOND- Javell Thompson, 34 years old, of Matteson, Illinois, 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. Thompson was sentenced...


Commerce Department discusses Endangered Species; Take of Anadromous Fish on Aug. 16

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Brady: Nearly Double-Digit Inflation on Businesses Continues.


Conclusion of Round 13 of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations

News Release: A United States delegation participated in the 13th round of negotiations with the Government of Canada on the Columbia River Treaty in Richmond, British Columbia, on August 10-11. The negotiating teams reviewed proposals developed by both countries to reach an agreed upon, modernized framework that ...


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte man involved in three shooting incidents was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. As part of his sentence, Ulondis Raquan Edwards, 23, will also serve three years under court supervision after he is released from prison.


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Was in Crowd That Overwhelmed Officers Trying to Secure the Senate Wing Door.


News Release: BOSTON - The leader of a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: One-Pager: Senate Version of Manchin-Biden Build Back Better.



The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Benyadiel Merced, 21, of Farmington, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of ammunition, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.



News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four Union County men were arraigned today for their roles in the armed robbery of a gas station in Union County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: On behalf of the United States, I extend my best wishes and congratulations to the government and people of the Republic of the Congo on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.


Even Treasury Admits Potential for New IRS Audits of Middle Class

News Release: Even Treasury Admits Potential for New IRS Audits of Middle Class.


Brady: Small Businesses and Walmart Shopping Americans Pay the Brunt of Democrats’ Bill

News Release: Brady: Small Businesses and Walmart Shopping Americans Pay the Brunt of Democrats’ Bill.


California Drug Trafficker Who Paid Bribes To Corrupt Supervisory DEA Special Agent Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Francisco Gonzalez Benitez (37, Orange, California) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances (including kilogram quantities of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, and methamphetamine), distribution of methamphetamine, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. Gonzalez Benitez had pleaded guilty on April 15, 2021.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Timothy Lamont Johnson, 55, of Charlotte, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his sentence.


Interior Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on Aug. 16

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


York Woman Sentenced For Mail Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Aug. 15, 2022, Robin Jean Seredych, age 65, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to two years of probation by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner following her conviction for mail fraud as part of a Nigerian-based fraud scheme.