News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


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


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury today convicted Victor Makras, a prominent San Francisco real estate broker and investor, of making false statements to a bank and of bank fraud tied to fraudulent representations made in a mortgage refinance loan application, announced United States Attorney Stephanie...


COLORADO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE POSSESSION

News Release: ST. CROIX, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Kareme Holst, age 46, of Colorado, pleaded guilty in District Court before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III, to Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. Holst’s sentencing hearing in this matter is scheduled for Dec. 12, 2022.


News Release: Awais Chudhary Planned to Commit Knife Attack in Queens on Behalf of ISIS.


Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review discussed on Aug. 26 by Commerce Department

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


News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park artillery Demonstrations.


Drug Trafficker Who Operated from Fayetteville Daycare Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Reshod Jamar Everett, 36, of Cumberland County, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking operation out of an in-home daycare and other locations in Fayetteville. A jury returned a verdict on May 10, 2022 finding Everett guilty of six felony drug trafficking and firearms related charges.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four individuals from Sisseton, South Dakota, who were all convicted of Robbery and Aiding and Abetting, have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Newport News Teacher Sentenced for Importing Ecstasy

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for importing MDMA, or Ecstasy, into the United States.


News Release: Chattanooga, Tennessee - On Aug. 26, 2022, former law enforcement officer Anthony "Tony" Bean (61), currently of Altamont, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga to 72 months in prison.


News Release: Terrence Williams Led a Sprawling Scheme to Defraud the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan Out of More Than $5 Million and, Following His Arrest, Threatened a Witness.


News Release: Earlier today, Ivars Auzins, a citizen of Latvia, was extradited to the United States on a six-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracies to commit wire fraud and securities fraud in connection with the operation of eight companies that purported to offer, invest in or mine digital assets. Auzins will be arraigned on the indictment tomorrow in federal court in Brooklyn before the Honorable Roanne L. Mann.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jesus Orlando Ortiz-Gonzalez, age 37, and Sergio Guadalupe Ortiz-Gonzalez, age 26, both of Aurora, Colorado, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing illegal narcotics.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 146,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft From Kenner Post Office

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSHUA ADAMS, age 30, from Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on Aug. 24, 2022 after being charged in a one count bill of information with Mail Theft, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1708.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Marlin Farmwald (Farmwald), of Sullivan, Ill., on June 29, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Farmwald waived his rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,000.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that OSCAR NOEL DUENAS-RODRIGUEZ, age 48, a native of Honduras, pled guilty on Aug. 24, 2022 to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegally using a social security number in order to obtain employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).


News Release: Teaching financial responsibility is crucial to helping your children understand the importance of saving and managing their money. Conversations about money will differ depending on the stage of your child’s development. If your child is young, talking to them about saving is one of the first steps in helping them learn financial literacy.


News Release: CLEVELAND - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Sedric J. Lewis, age 35, of Miami, Florida, was charged in a four-count indictment with two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft in the Northern District of Ohio.


Rule published on Aug. 26 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.