News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Pennsylvania Man Charged with Torture

News Release: Pennsylvania Man Charged with Torture. Defendant Previously Charged with Illegally Exporting Weapons Parts to Iraq. A Pennsylvania man was arrested yesterday on charges alleging that he tortured a victim in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2015. A superseding indictment returned Tuesday in the Middle...


Arkansas Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.


United States Drug Enforcement Administration publishes 72 press releases in January

There were 72 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in January.


Fugitive Extradited from Mexico to Serve Prison Sentence for Filing Fraudulent Federal Tax Return

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former Chelan Falls, Washington, man was extradited from Mexico to serve a 30-month prison sentence he received in absentia almost five years ago for filing a fraudulent tax return.


DOT-NHTSA grant application closes on April 18

Development of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program grant opened on Feb. 18.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea today announced the conviction of Cory Hereford, age 50, of Beloit, Wisconsin, in the Western District of Wisconsin, on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, maintaining a property...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Mobile Phones and Table Computers, all with Switchable Connectivity

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation certain of mobile phones and tablet computers, all with switchable connectivity.


USITC to Investigate the African Growth and Opportunity Act Program and its Usage

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is undertaking a new factfinding investigation on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Program and its usage and will provide an overview of the program and industry case studies to better understand the relative competitiveness of each sector and its impact on workers, economic development, and poverty reduction.


Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin from India and Russia Injures U.S. Industry, says USITC

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and Russia that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of India and Russia.


USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Networking Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof and Systems Containing the Same

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain networking devices, computers, and components thereof and systems containing the same.


USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Lemon Juice from Brazil and South Africa

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of lemon juice from Brazil and South Africa that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.


US Department of Labor awards $4.5M grant to combat child labor in mica mining in Madagascar

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $4.5 million cooperative agreement with Pact Inc., an international nonprofit organization, to combat child labor in mica-producing communities in Madagascar.


USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Steel Nails from India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of steel nails from India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.


Pennsylvania man charged with torture

News Release: WASHINGTON - Pursuant to a joint investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia Field Office and the FBI, a Pennsylvania man was arrested on charges alleging that he tortured a victim in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2015. A...


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 16

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Eva-Maria, it’s a pleasure to welcome you here to the State Department, to Washington. We have a – marked a year that I think is significant because this year actually marks 100 years of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the United States. But we are ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pennsylvania Man Charged with Torture

News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Department of Justice announced today that a Pennsylvania man was arrested yesterday on charges alleging that he tortured a victim in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2015.


Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 16

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.