News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Bullhead, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEREMY ORTIZ-MOLINA was sentenced to 204 months in prison today for leading a conspiracy to traffic eight kilograms of methamphetamine to New York City. U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman imposed today’s sentence.


Felon Serving Time for Illegal Gun Possession Sentenced to Additional 18 Months in Federal Prison for Escape from Residential Reentry Facility

News Release: EVANSVILLE - Glynn Petticord, 51, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to escaping from federal custody.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Adam Fleming (36, Zephyrhills) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Fleming had pleaded guilty on April 27, 2022.


Congressional Record publishes “Senate” in the Daily Digest section on June 14

“Senate“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D649-D651 on June 14


Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STACIE WHEATEN (“S. WHEATEN"), age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21, 2022 to count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section...


Update: Monsoonal Damage and Road Conditions in Mojave National Preserve


DOE Announces Winner of the CyberForce® Conquer the Hill Competition – Reign Edition


News Release: SAN JOSE-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced today that the United States has resolved a claim that Luna Tattoo Studio discriminated against a person with HIV in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).



News Release: Hangman, a convicted felon, led police on a chase from Minnesota into Iowa.


News Release: U.S. Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe Dr. Tulinabo S. Mushingi presented his credentials to President Carlos Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe on August 10. U.S. diplomatic representation for São Tomé and Príncipe is moving to Embassy Luanda in Angola from U.S. Embassy Libreville in Gabon because of São Tomé and Príncipe’s longstanding cultural, linguistic, and economic ties to Angola.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Deeon Flowers, 29, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to fifty-seven months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Dubuque Heroin, Fentanyl, and Meth Dealer Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Federal Prison After Causing Overdose

News Release: A man who arranged a heroin and fentanyl distribution in Dubuque that led to a near‑fatal overdose was sentenced July 29, 2022, to more than 33 years in federal prison.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 22-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


National Park Service to Hold Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony for President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 114th Birthday


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRYANT DAIGRE, age 33, of Garyville, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 28, 2022 to 120 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846.


Joint Statement by Assistant Attorney General Clarke and U.S. Attorney Hoff on Third Anniversary of Walmart Shooting

News Release: Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and Ashley C. Hoff, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, release this statement on the third anniversary of the mass shooting in an El Paso Walmart that resulted in the deaths of 23 individuals and injured numerous others.


Former Newport Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Chelmsford, MA, man found by members of law enforcement to be in possession of more than 800 images of child sexual abuse while he was living in Newport, RI, in October 2020, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


St. Louis man admits six committing 6 armed robberies

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis on Wednesday admitted robbing five St. Louis-area gas stations and a Walgreens store of cash and cigarettes in less than a month in 2021.