News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes to the citizens of Kiribati as you celebrate your National Day on July 12.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Deandra Lee, 28, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering Scheme.



EM Los Alamos Achieves Key Milestones in Campaign to Determine Closure for Historically Contaminated Sites

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) recently met key milestones in a cleanup campaign to reevaluate whether certain sites around Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL ) with historical contamination pose a risk to human or environmental health.


Convicted Felon Indicted For Robbery And Discharging A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Crime Of Violence

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Marques Howard (31, Tampa) with Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit that robbery, discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. If convicted...


Man From Wayne, Ok Sentenced To Serve Seven Years In Federal Prison For Purcell, Ok Robbery Involving Uzi-Style Airsoft Gun

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, SEAN ROBERT TYSON, 32, of Wayne, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for a Purcell, Oklahoma, robbery involving an Uzi-style airsoft gun, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax, Virginia man was sentenced today to 52 months for conspiring to distribute between 15 and 45 kilograms of pills containing methamphetamine via the darknet.


News Release: Concord, NH - This morning, the United States Marshals Service - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is reporting that last week’s featured “Fugitive of the Week" has been located.


Public land mining claim fees and waivers due Sept.1

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management reminds claimants who wish to retain mining claims on public lands through the 2023 assessment year to pay a maintenance fee or file a Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification (Small Miner’s Waiver) on or before Thursday, Sept. 1, to prevent the mining claim from being declared forfeit and void.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a man from Alorton, Illinois to 10 years and six months in prison for an armed carjacking in downtown St. Louis.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 13.


Morgantown woman admits to role in firearms conspiracy

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Bukiye Hatten, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Former GSA Official Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Receiving Illegal Gratuity

News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for receiving illegal gratuity.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Counselor Chollet’s Travel to the Republic of Korea

Release: U.S. Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), on July 11-12. Counselor Chollet will meet with ROK government officials, academia, and civil society to discuss ways to strengthen the U.S.-ROK Alliance and coordinate on regional and global issues, including the threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the ongoing crisis in Burma.



Chairman David Scott, Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson Announce Online Farm Bill Feedback Form

News Release: WASHINGTON - An integral part of the oversight and review process of the 2018 Farm Bill and further preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill is getting direct input from producers, stakeholders, and consumers on how various farm bill programs are working for them.


New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Joe’s Pharmacy of Peralta, New Mexico, has agreed to pay to the United States $50,000 representing civil penalties under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).


Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated 

News Release: Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated.