News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Possession of Methamphetamine and Firearms Leads to 15-Year Sentence for Hahnville Man

News Release: MONROE, La. - Delon Scott, 34, of Hahnville, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Scott was sentenced to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug trafficking and possession of firearms charges.


Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding Reproductive Rights

News Release: Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding Reproductive Rights.


Kentucky Woman Pleads Guilty to Spraying Pepper Spray at Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Pleads Guilty to Felony and Misdemeanor Charges.


Maryland Police Officer Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges of Excessive Force and Witness Tampering

News Release: WASHINGTON - Officer Philip Dupree, 38, formerly of the Fairmount Heights Police Department in Maryland, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating a man’s civil rights and obstruction of justice. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves of the District of Columbia, and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement.


Casa Grande Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Shooting at Federal Agent

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Monday, Alejandro Nathaniel Rodriguez Stalter, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 13 years in prison. Stalter previously pleaded guilty to one count of Assault on a Federal Officer and one count of Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.


Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Illegal Ghost Guns and Imported Silencers

News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl announced that Matthew Kraft, Age 31 of Fargo, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 30 months in prison for the Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon; Receipt or Possession of...



Recidivist Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 25 Years

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison for brandishing a firearm during a January 2021 bank robbery he committed less than a year after being released from prison for a previous string of armed bank robberies.


Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Her Role in Nationwide Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: Also Thwarted IRS Efforts to Recover Fraudulent Refund.


On Nationwide Building a Better America Tour, DOT Under Secretary Carlos Monje Jr. Highlights Funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law for the Albuquerque Rail Trail

News Release: Albuquerque, NM - Today, U.S. Transportation Under Secretary Carlos Monje Jr. joined Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller to celebrate that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded a $11,466,938 grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the City of Albuquerque, NM . .


US Department of Labor cites Wauchula labor contractor, after 35-year-old farmworker suffers fatal heat illness

News Release: DUETTE, FL - A federal workplace safety investigation has found a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette farm in the early evening of April 5, 2022. It was only his second day on the job.


US Department of Labor recovers $56K in unpaid overtime, damages for Hawaii landscaping workers

News Release: HONOLULU - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $28,455 in unpaid overtime wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Big Island nursery and landscaping company after they failed to pay overtime wages to 37 employees.


Shelby County Woman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Stealing from HOAs and Employer

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Shelby County woman was sentenced yesterday for embezzling from her employer and the homeowners’ associations they managed, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.


MAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING GOVERNMENT WITH REVENUE SUPPRESSION SOFTWARE USED BY WYOMING RESTAURANTS

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that JIN CHEN LIANG, age 62, of Corona, California, was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the government in a hearing on Aug. 16, 2022, before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl. Liang was sentenced to five years’...


Company Operating Aluminum Processing Facility in the Dalles Charged with Clean Air Act Violations

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles, Oregon has been charged with violating the Clean Air Act by negligently releasing a hazardous air pollutant from its facility, endangering employees and nearby community members.


OSHA, SafetyWorks!, Construction Safety Alliance of Maine  partner to promote workplace safety among industry workers

News Release: AUGUSTA, ME - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Maine Department of Labor Workplace Safety and Health Division’s SafetyWorks! outreach program, and the Construction Safety Alliance of Maine signed an alliance to promote workplace safety and health and educate construction employers and workers in the state on safety and health hazards.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Park Development to Support Tourism in Missoula, Montana

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Missoula, Montana, to support a river access construction project in Caras Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Seattle man charged federally for possessing a ghost gun and drugs in stolen vehicle

News Release: Fully automatic firearm was personally manufactured with no serial number - made from polymer with extended magazine and mounted red-dot sight.


Notice published on Aug. 24 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.