News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022



News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Eugene Jonas Hicks, age 38, of Lansing, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Subcommittee Leader Latta Opening Remarks for Full Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup on improving spectrum availability and emergency communications services.


Virginia resource center earns Food and Nutrition Service honor

The Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton in Virginia has received a Turnip the Beet award from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its garden and summer meal program.


Delaware River Waterfront former bookkeeper sentenced for stealing $2.6 million

A bookkeeper has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for stealing $2.6 million from the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. (DRWC), which manages the Delaware River waterfront.


Salem Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Salem, Oregon area drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison today after being arrested with distribution quantities of methamphetamine and heroin and two handguns.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BRIDGETON, N.J. - Cumberland County is the latest region to be assigned the designation of being a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) through the federally funded HIDTA program, Susan A. Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Jennifer Webb-McRae, Cumberland County Prosecutor, announced today.


Toledo Woman Indicted for Purchasing Firearm for Felon

News Release: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a Toledo woman was charged in a two-count indictment for purchasing a firearm for a convicted felon.


What did Commerce Department publish on July 13?

The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On June 28, 2022, Modesta Solano, 51, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Solano previously pleaded guilty on April 6, 2022, to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.


Public press releases: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions publishes 30 in June

There were 30 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in June.


TSA offers advice to air travelers departing Bellingham International Airport during the record-breaking summer travel season


U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognizes over 100 employees during Secretary’s Awards Ceremony at TSA


News Release: Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) project team conducting the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) for a public webinar and Q&A on July 21, 2022, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET. They will present the...


There were seven press releases published by the House Committee on the Judiciary in June.


TSA checkpoint at Minot International Airport gets new state-of-the-art 3-D scanners to improve explosives detection


TSA expecting higher passenger volumes at Burlington International this summer


EU Sanctions on Russia and Shipments To and From Kaliningrad

News Release: We welcome the announcement by the EU making clear how its member states will implement economic sanctions on Russia with respect to Kaliningrad. We appreciate the unprecedented economic measures that our Allies and partners, including Lithuania, have joined us in taking against Russia for its unprovoked war against Ukraine.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- On Monday July 11, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell delivered keynote remarks at the 2022 Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) User Conference in San Diego, California. At the event, she discussed how geospatial and predictive forecasting tools help to make communities more resilient in the face of climate change and support FEMA’s readiness to respond to disasters.