News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


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KC Man Sentenced for Armed Carjacking That Resulted in Police Pursuit, Fatal Collision


Troy Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a Minor


Leader of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 169 Months in Federal Prison


FBI Springfield Names Grounds of Grace as the Director’s Community Leadership Award Recipient


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key health care provisions that will lower the cost of health care and lifesaving prescription drugs for Americans...


Two Marysville, Washington residents indicted for fentanyl distribution and gun possession



Harlan County Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans


CEO of Reality TV Production Companies Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Defrauding Private Lender Out of $2 Million


Third Man Pleads Guilty in the Hostage Taking that Resulted in the Death of a U.S. Citizen


Two Colorado Men Accused of 10 Violent Take-Over Bank Robberies


National Park Service awards $2.1 million for the return of Native American remains and sacred objects

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $2.1 million in grants to nine Indian Tribes and 20 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).


Federal Indictment Charges Man with Illegally Possessing Machine Guns in Chicago


Wenham Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme


Crapo Offers Amendment to Protect Middle Class, Small Businesses from Supersized IRS

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) filed an amendment to the Democrats’ misleadingly-named “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" to prevent the IRS from using its massive, $80 billion cash infusion on enforcement actions designed to squeeze more revenue out of American taxpayers who earn less than $400,000 per year.


USDA official on 'Tree Check Month': Checking trees for invasive Asian longhorned beetle 'can help us eliminate the beetle from the US'

The Department of Agriculture has designated August as "Tree Check Month" for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB).


Expert claims facial recognition technology can 'erode trust' despite security benefits

The House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations held a hearing July 27 to assess the Customs and Border Patrol’s use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).


USDA-RBCS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 8

Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant opened on Aug. 8.


Birmingham Business Owner Sentenced for Committing Wire Fraud