News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Vilsack: Agreement with Ukraine will 'enhance productivity, address supply chain issues and identify food security challenges'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine have entered a partnership to improve coordination as part of an overall plan to fight global food insecurity.


What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on July 11

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 11.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Nevada

Release: WASHINGTON, [July 8, 2022] - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Carson City, Nevada. Samples from the flock were tested at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.


There was activity on two bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on July 7.


There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 7.


Federal Reserve System set to publish a new notice on July 11

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 11.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 11.


Dutch National Sentenced for Malbis Chevron Robbery and High-Speed Flight from Border Patrol Agents in Texas

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Dutch national was sentenced to 27 months in prison for robbing a gas station in Daphne in March 2020 and engaging in high-speed flight from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas in June 2021.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in 9 states for historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities  (HBCUs).


Hazleton Man Sentenced To 25 Years’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fredy Mendoza, age 34, formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 300 months’ imprisonment for methamphetamine trafficking, and 18 months’ imprisonment for committing pandemic unemployment fraud, to run concurrent with the methamphetamine trafficking sentence.


Wyden Releases Interim Report in Big Pharma Tax Investigation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released an interim report in his investigation into Big Pharma’s tax practices. Wyden’s report shows how loopholes in the tax code have allowed AbbVie, a large multinational corporation headquartered in the United States, to...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ten Kansas City area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, as well for illegally possessing firearms.


The Transportation Security Administration and ACI EUROPE agree in principle to open architecture for security screening technology throughout Europe

Release: The Transportation Security Administration and ACI EUROPE agree in principle to open architecture for security screening technology throughout Europe.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -A federal judge this week sentenced a convicted felon for three counts of illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Rioting During Rochester Civil Unrest In May 2020

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marquis Frasier, 29, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to rioting, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.



News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis on Friday pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges and admitted a role in a triple shooting in 2021 that killed two.


USDA Highlights Importance of Innovation at G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

News Release: BALI, Indonesia, July 7, 2022 – At the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture underscored the importance of agricultural research and development in tackling the challenges of global food security and climate change and called on G20 members to support ...


Illegal Possession of Firearms Leads to Time in Federal Prison for Two Men from Lake Charles Area

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of two defendants for illegally possessing firearms in the Western District of Louisiana.


Two More Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

News Release: Two More Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy.