News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Philipsburg, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Julieta Valls Noyes travels to Uganda July 9-15 and Geneva July 16-19.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 12.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility releasing the findings of its investigation into the mistreatment of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2021...


Phoenix Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Dealing in Firearms Without a License

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On July 8, 2022, Jay Derek Ramirez Ramirez, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 12 months and one day in prison. His brother, Juan Ali Ramirez Ramirez, 23, also of Phoenix, was sentenced on June 22, 2022, to 36 months in prison by Judge Brnovich. Both brothers previously pleaded guilty to Dealing Firearms Without a License.


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Bali, Bangkok, and Tokyo

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the Bali, Indonesia, Bangkok, Thailand, and Tokyo, Japan, July 6-11, 2022.


USDA Partners with 27 States and Territories to Issue Child Food Benefits for Summer

News Release: Program is a proven tool for reducing childhood hunger



Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to wish the people of Mongolia a wonderful national day and a joyful 2022 Naadam festival.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Let me just start by expressing again my shock and sadness at the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. As President Biden said yesterday, this is a tragedy for Japan, a tragedy for his family and loved ones and all who knew him, but also for the world because Prime Minister Abe was a transformative leader, a statesman, someone of truly global stature.


Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim’s Meeting with Japanese General Director Funakoshi and Republic of Korea Special Representative Kim

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim met on July 8 with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro and Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula ...



News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District, Wells Field Office and Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will begin a wild horse gather on or about July 14, 2022, within and outside of the Triple B Complex located in Elko and White Pine counties, about 60 miles north of Ely, Nevada. The Triple B Complex encompasses 1,608,530 acres of public and private lands.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Poland

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Warsaw July 11-13 to engage with government counterparts, thank Poland for its support of Ukraine, and further enhance cooperation on the climate crisis and European energy security, including opportunities for energy efficiency, nuclear power generation, and acceleration of renewable energy deployment. For media inquiries, please contact ClimateComms@state.gov.


News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles W. Johnston, age 75, of Fairfax County, VA, was sentenced on July 8, 2022, to 12 months’ probation and a $50,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson. Following a 4-day...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey massage parlors that engaged in prostitution, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Muskegon Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison  For Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearms Possession

News Release: Latest of Multiple Drug Traffickers Sentenced as Part of a Targeted Investigation.


Intertech Trading Corp. Pleads Guilty to 14 Felonies for Failure to File Export Information on Shipments of Lab Equipment to Russia and Ukraine

News Release: CONCORD - Intertech Trading Corporation, an Atkinson, New Hampshire-based laboratory equipment distributor, pleaded guilty in federal court to 14 felony counts of failure to file export information on shipments to Russia and Ukraine, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 12.


Statement from Senator Murray on Biden Issuing an Abortion Executive Order, Following Murray-Led Push from Senate Democrats

News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to news that President Joe Biden is issuing an executive order on protecting abortion access in light of the Dobbs decision.