News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


News Release: PAGE, Ariz. -On July 1, 2022, juvenile smallmouth bass were found in the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam. Smallmouth bass are a predatory non-native fish that have adversely impacted native and federally protected fish in the upper basin of the Colorado River over the last 20 years. The National...


The BLM reminds the public to target shoot safely

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - With temperatures rising and fire dangers increasing, the Bureau of Land Management is reminding the public about the need to follow designated shooting hours and adhere to precautions regarding ammunition and target types.


US Department of Labor implements 'Weekend Work' initiative to conduct, random safety inspections to protect construction workers from fall hazards

News Release: DENVER - To target one of the construction industry's most dangerous hazards - falls from elevation - the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a new initiative to conduct safety investigations on weekends in select counties in Colorado’s Front Range, Montana, and South Dakota.


News Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the revised 302(b) subcommittee allocations.


News Release: BOSTON - A Cambridge man was sentenced on July 8, 2022 in federal court in Boston for cocaine distribution.


News Release: Annual Event Aimed at Breaking the Silence on Youth Violence; Free Program Included DJ, Spoken Word Performances, Prizes, Safety Information.


News Release: Dimmitt, a user and distributor of controlled substances, possessed four guns.


“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” was published on pages S3201-S3202 of the Congressional Record on July 11.


News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the passing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe...


News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Minneapolis, Minnesota, man, Hasan Raqueed Grayson, 39, of the 1900 block of North Penn Avenue, was sentenced on July 8, 2022, to 36 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon.


BLM releases decision to gather Wild Horses in the Bible Spring Complex

News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah -To protect rangeland health conditions and the health of wild horse herds, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Field Office approved the gather and removal of up to 410 excess wild horses from public-managed lands. The decision supports a gather plan spanning approximately...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Traveling Press Yokota Air Base Tokyo, Japan

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. We just came from seeing Prime Minister Kishida. I am fully grateful to him for taking time to see us in this incredibly difficult time. And the reason we’re here is because President Biden asked me to personally, on behalf of the President, on behalf of the American people, extend our condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Abe.


Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

News Release: DETROIT - Bingham Farms physician David Jankowski, 62, was convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit on thirty charges related to the unlawful distribution of Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances and health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER PRAMUDWINAI: Members of the press, media, thank you very much for congregating here, joining us in welcoming Secretary Blinken and delegation to Thailand. And we, in particular, the hosts, are very much pleased to welcome Secretary Blinken during his first official visit to Thailand. ...


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Manuel Garcia, 35, of Armona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 15 years in prison for conspiring to sell over 500 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DARIUS PATIN, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 7, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


East Windsor Man Admits Role in Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that an East Windsor man has admitted his role in a scheme to acquire and distribute oxycodone obtained through fraudulent prescriptions. On July 5, 2022, JAYSON KEMP, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone.


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.


News Release: NEW ALBANY - Anthony Todd Leonard, 55, of Clarksville, Ind., was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison today for wire fraud and money laundering offenses related to an investment scheme.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Michael Belmares (63, St. Cloud) to 25 years in federal prison for production and possession of child sex abuse materials. Belmares was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender following his release from prison. Belmares had pleaded guilty on March 15, 2022.