News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Texas and Pacific Railway Depot Rehabilitation Project Groundbreaking

News Release: The City of Natchitoches, Cane River National Heritage Area, Cane River Creole National Historical Park, and DSW Construction hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot Rehabilitation Project on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Protecting the Rights of Environmental Defenders in Africa. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008531. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...


News Release: Universal Aryan Brotherhood member Dillon Rose, 30, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Alexandria Couple Convicted of Harboring Undocumented Workers

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - An Alexandria, Ky., couple was convicted on Thursday, by a federal jury sitting in Covington of harboring undocumented workers.


DOS-CHL grant application closes on June 30

Annual Program Statement &- Public Diplomacy Programs with Chile grant opened on Jan. 14.


The Passing of Zhang Qing, Wife of Human Rights Defender Guo Feixiong

Release: We offer our condolences following the passing of Zhang Qing, wife of Chinese human rights activist and defender Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong). The People’s Republic of China (PRC) authorities have subjected Guo to years of mistreatment, imprisonment, routine harassment and surveillance,...


New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge Related to Gun Trafficking Scheme

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that QUINN MOORING, 40, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - Anthony Wayne Smith (58, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 6, 2022.


BLM seeks seasonal call-when-needed firefighters

News Release: SAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal call-when-needed wildland firefighters for the 2022 fire season. Wildland firefighters provide a valuable service, protecting American communities and public lands.


News Release: Universal Aryan Brotherhood member Dillon Rose, 30, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the European Union on the occasion of Serbia’s January 16 National Referendum.


Release: We offer our condolences following the passing of Zhang Qing, wife of Chinese human rights activist and defender Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong). The People’s Republic of China (PRC) authorities have subjected Guo to years of mistreatment, imprisonment, routine harassment and surveillance,...


NOAA names Long Island Sound estuary as a protected place

News Release: Today, NOAA and the State of Connecticut designated a new national estuarine research reserve in Long Island Sound. Research reserves are designated to protect a section of an estuary and provide a living laboratory to explore and understand important areas where rivers meet the sea, thus promoting understanding and informed management of coastal habitats.


Sioux Falls Men Charged with Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that two Sioux Falls, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm.


DOS-INL grant application closes on March 14

Expanding Continuing Legal Education for Criminal Justice Attorneys in North Macedonia grant opened on Jan. 14.


News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. - An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison today for dealing crack cocaine and illegally possessing firearms. Charles Curren, 51, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment for four counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of possession...


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and violent crimes in aid of racketeering (VICAR) for conspiring to kill a rival Eight Trey Gangster Crip (ETGC). On May 5, 2021, Deandre Earp pled guilty to all charges.


Raleigh Eight Trey Crip Gangster Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for VICAR and Methamphetamine Distribution Convictions

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and violent crimes in aid of racketeering (VICAR) for conspiring to kill a rival Eight Trey Gangster Crip (ETGC). On May 5, 2021, Deandre Earp pled guilty to all charges.



McCaul, Meeks, Chabot, Bera Raise Concerns Over Appropriate Burmese Participation in ASEAN Meetings

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), joined by Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Lead Republican Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Chairman Ami Bera (D-CA), have released the following joint statement in response to reports that ASEAN may invite senior members of the Burmese military regime to participate in official meetings.