News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022






Second Anniversary of the Poisoning of Aleksey Navalny


$775 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine



Federal Working Group Announces Establishment of Rapid Response Team to Support Energy Communities in The Four Corners

Release: Four Corners Rapid Response Team will support energy communities in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Tennessee man, Ryan Dale Gross, 26, of the 3400 block of Berkshire Circle, Johnson City, has been sentenced to 264 months imprisonment for four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The counts are to be served concurrently. Following his release, Gross must serve a 10-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.


Iowa Woman Sentenced to Prison for Email Threats

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN JOHNSON, 32, of Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 22 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for sending threatening emails to a Connecticut company.


USDA Cites Ayar Produce NY Inc. in New York for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Ayar Produce NY, Inc. (Ayar Produce), Brooklyn, N.Y., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.


Obed Adopt-a-Crag Celebrates National Public Lands Day on September 9, 2017

News Release: In cooperation with the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition (ETCC), the Obed Wild and Scenic River will host the park’s annual Adopt-a-Crag event on Saturday, September 10. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of projects including general trail maintenance and litter pickup. Please meet at the...


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Canyon Lake man was sentenced yesterday to 97 months in prison and over $8.9 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud several San Antonio financial institutions. He was also ordered to pay a $2.9 million money judgment for the proceeds derived from his criminal activity.


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Calling all Bark Rangers! Celebrate International Dog Day at Petrified Forest National Park. Dogs and their humans can now enjoy some quality time together at the Petrified Fur-Rest Bark Park. The new dog park, located near the Painted Desert Visitor Center off Interstate 40, was...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has announced nearly $50 million in Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services and improve effective coordination of justice systems impacting victim and family safety. Specifically...


Federal Law Enforcement Officials Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" Appearing in Oregon

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-With at least two notable seizures in the last several days in the Portland Metropolitan Area, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are warning Oregonians to be on the lookout for “rainbow fentanyl," a brightly-colored version of the highly-toxic synthetic opioid responsible for hundreds of fatal overdoses every day in the United States.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAYDEN D. D. HALL, age 21, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty to federal crimes involving child exploitation.


Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permit on Aug. 26

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Secret Service Returns $286M in Fraudulently Obtained Funds to the Small Business Administration

News Release: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Secret Service returned approximately $286 million in fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). These recovered funds were generated by fraudulently submitted EIDL loan applications using fabricated or stolen employment and personal information.