News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Commerce Department discusses Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction on Feb. 28

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 79 (B-79); Annette Island, AK discussed on Feb. 28 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) along with the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Lead Republican Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Chairman Ami Bera (D-CA) released the following joint statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the mass arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders.


Two Pittsburgh-area Men Charged with Robbing PNC Bank in Washington, PA

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Pittsburgh-area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank robbery, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Jefferson Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of The Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHRIS HABISREITINGER, 51, from Jefferson Parish, pled guilty on Feb. 23, 2022 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(C).


Devon Archer Sentenced To A Year And A Day In Prison For The Fraudulent Issuance And Sale Of More Than $60 Million Of Tribal Bonds

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEVON ARCHER was sentenced today by the Honorable Ronnie Abrams to a year and a day in prison for defrauding a Native American tribal entity and various investment advisory clients of tens of millions of dollars in connection with the issuance of bonds by the tribal entity and the subsequent sale of those bonds through fraudulent and deceptive means.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


US Department of Labor cites Long Island contractor for 9 willful safety violations following employee’s fatal fall

News Release: NEW YORK - A federal investigation into a fatal workplace injury on Aug. 19, 2021, at a Town of Oyster Bay municipal building has found a Setauket roofing contractor failed to provide necessary safeguards to protect employees against falls.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hoover Dam reopens tours to visitors

News Release: BOULDER CITY, NEVADA - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that it is reopening tours of Hoover Dam at 50% capacity. Until further notice, a limited number of tickets will be sold each day for Powerplant Tours, Dam Tours, and Visitor Center Exhibits. All tickets will be sold in the Visitor Center...


Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA discussed on Feb. 28 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOJ-OJP-OVW offers new grant application process starting Feb. 28

OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 28.



The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DESEAN CHRISTY, age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Feb. 25, 2022 in a three-count indictment by a federal grand jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and Federal Controlled Substances Act. Specifically...


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Marcia Johnson, 70, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to one year of supervised probation and fined $1,000. Johnson previously pleaded guilty to one count of Voting More than Once, a felony offense.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Jamaica, NY, resident who allegedly took up temporary residences in New Haven, CT, and Brookline, MA, where he allegedly retrieved packages containing cash sent by individuals victimized by grandparent scams in several states, including Rhode Island, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.