News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


San Antonio Man Sentenced to Prison for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Today a San Antonio man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for child pornography charges.


Felon Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Multiple Firearm and Drug Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CEDRIC GOODWIN, also known as “Ceddyo," 32, last residing in West Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm and drug offenses.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. Secretary Blinken and the Foreign Minister discussed a range of international and bilateral issues, including Russia’s continued ...


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two defendants were sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell in two separate cases.


Feb. 18, 2022, Update: NIST Champlain Towers South Investigation Adds New Expert Team Members

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has added new experts to the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigating the June 24, 2021, partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida. NIST has also scheduled the next meeting of the NCST Advisory Committee for June.


South Carolina home healthcare provider pays $120K in back wages, damages to 36 employees after US Department of Labor finds wage violations

News Release: WEST COLUMBIA, SC - The U.S. Department of Labor found a West Columbia home healthcare provider shortchanged 36 employees who provide companionship and personal care for seniors, people with cognitive disorders, mothers of newborns and others who need assistance, by denying them the overtime wages they earned.


Joshua Tree National Park Climbing Management Plan Public Scoping Extended to March 13, 2022

News Release: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA-Due to the significant public interest in the Climbing Management Plan (CMP), Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) is extending the public scoping comment period by two weeks. The Public Scoping period has been ongoing since Jan. 13, 2022 and JTNP will continue accepting comments until March 13, 2022. During this planning phase JTNP is asking the public to provide comments on management actions being proposed for the CMP.


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


Interior Department Releases Blueprints for Implementing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: WASHINGTON - Several bureaus across the Department of the Interior submitted to Congress their fiscal year 2022 blueprints for implementing President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law this week, marking a significant step in the Department’s efforts to help communities tackle the climate crisis and ...


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Clarence Washington, age 36, of Chicago, was sentenced on Wednesday to 440 months (approximately 36.5 years) in federal prison on several charges related to firearm and drug offenses. There is no parole in the federal system.


What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 16?

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


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that a Daniel S. Ward, 54, of Taylorville, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2022, to four years in prison, ...


California Man Alleged to Have Jumped into the Providence River  to Flee East Providence Police Now Facing Federal Firearms Charge

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A California man arrested after he allegedly attempted to flee from East Providence Police on Wednesday by jumping off a bridge and into the Providence River made an initial appearance today before a federal Magistrate Judge on a charge of possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Increase in Reward Money for Information Leading to the Arrest of Cierra Mack

News Release: Cleveland, OH - The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering an increase in reward money for information that directly leads to the arrest of Cierra Mack. Mack is wanted for the Sept. 11, 2021, murder of 28-year-old Chiffion Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson was shot and killed in front of her three young children.


EPA grant application closes on April 19

Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water grant opened on Feb. 18.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to review and provide input on preliminary issues and planning criteria for a Travel and Transportation Management Plan and environmental assessment analyzing a proposed 2.2-mile, non-motorized trails...


Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Attempting to Smuggle Noncitizens in Water Tanker Truck

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Sean Christopher Hale, 33, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Hale previously pleaded guilty to Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person.


News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. - Demarko Hines, 50, of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, was sentenced today to five.


Recidivist Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offense

News Release: Defendant has two prior federal convictions for child pornography offenses.


USDA Announces Appointments to the National Pork Producers Delegate Body

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 150 producers and five importers to the 2022 National Pork Producers Delegate Body.