News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Franklin, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and its contractors at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently achieved their 4,000th environmental cleanup milestone under a state-issued hazardous and mixed-waste permit and an agreement enacted by state and federal regulators.


News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass - The spring Eastern wild turkey hunt will take place in Massachusetts starting April 25. This is the 11th season that spring turkey hunting will be permitted in Cape Cod National Seashore. The 2022 national seashore turkey hunting season is April 25 through May 14, which is the first three weeks of the state’s four-week turkey season. The spring youth turkey hunt is April 23.


USDA Provides more than $3.3 Million to Projects that Protect Washington State Agriculture and Natural Resources

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $3.3 million to Washington State as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system.


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Poland on the occasion of the U.S.-Poland Strategic Dialogue.


News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Danville, Illinois, man, Jeffery T. Henson (also known by the alias, Matthew Burns), 44, was sentenced on February 7, 2022, to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment, to be followed by an aggregate three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in both Central Illinois and the Chicago area.


Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

News Release: Government Seized $3.6 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency Directly Linked to 2016 Hack of Virtual Currency Exchange.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 250 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography and Online Enticement

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 250 months in prison for distributing multiple images and videos depicting child sexual abuse and soliciting two children to engage in sexually explicit conduct online, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Beaumont Man Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with stealing packages in Gardner.


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 500 Grams of Fentanyl

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - John Cooley, age 20, of Nottingham, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


Latin Kings Associate Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offense

News Release: Defendant provided AK-47 style rifle and 49 rounds of ammunition to cooperator.


U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMEMORATES NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM), a time to raise awareness about this all-too-common issue, focus efforts on ending the violence, and share resources for teens experiencing violence...


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Feb. 4

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H975 on Feb. 4


Madison Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Embezzlement by a Bank Officer

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Madison man was sentenced to 6 months in prison for embezzlement by a bank officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


Hanford Stack Removal Highlights Visible Progress Near Columbia River

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers with EM Richland Operations Office (RL ) contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions recently teamed to remove three 50-foot-tall exhaust stacks near the Columbia River, further transforming the Hanford Site skyline.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - A facility that will highlight the history of the K-25 Building from a new vantage point is a step closer to reality through a newly formed partnership between DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).


Florida Man Admits Assaulting Two Military Police Officers with His Car

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Florida man today admitted assaulting two U.S. Air Force military police officers with his car, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Convicted Felon Sentenced on Gun Charge

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge sentenced a convicted felon today for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Acting Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on March 28

Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas grant opened on Feb. 8.