News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley woman pleaded guilty today to the distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine.


Cartel leader heads to prison for over $2M drug seizures

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A leader within Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion has been ordered to federal prison for his role in an elaborate conspiracy of possession with intent to distribute meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Mexican national caught with 9+ kilograms of methamphetamine pleads guilty to federal drug crime

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Mexico who was caught with more than nine kilograms of methamphetamine in St. Charles, Missouri pleaded guilty Friday to a federal drug crime.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL R. MATHERNE (“MATHERNE"), age 62, of Slidell, Louisiana was sentenced on June 7, 2022 to serve six (6) months in federal prison after pleading guilty as charged to an indictment for Theft of Federal Funds on July 22, 2021. Additionally, the Court ordered MATHERNE to pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Members to Wildfire Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are announcing the selection of members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.


What releases are upcoming from the State Department on July 11

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 11.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - WILLIAM JOSEPH DANIEL, 45, of Stephens County, pleaded guilty today to sexual battery of a student, announced Robert J. Troester, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Alaska today released its revised draft environmental review of ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). The BLM prepared the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)...



News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - On Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, the Black History Museum, and the City of Richmond invite the public to celebrate the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker and the Jackson Ward community in which she lived. This special event, which is free...


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to a news report that former President Trump’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) selected both former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey and FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for “random" audits...


Former New Jersey Resident Sentenced to 41 Months in Connection with Acadia National Park Triple Vehicular Fatality

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: An Indian national man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for three counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating under the influence (OUI), and one count of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Pharmacist and Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids

News Release: Pharmacist and Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Spencer Manning, 28, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Defendant Accused of Repeatedly Throwing Hard Object at North Door.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded over $40 million to 21 organizations and five state agencies to help American families across the country make their homes more energy efficient and lower their utility costs. The funds from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)...


Newark, Ohio woman sentenced for stealing Social Security and pension funds

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cindy S. Hardway stole more than $250,000 over 15 years by continuing to claim her father’s pension and Social Security benefits after he passed away.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 11.


Armed Bank Robber Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Brett Amante (39, Jacksonville) to nine years and six months in federal prison for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. The court also ordered Amante to forfeit the firearms and ammunition he had possessed in connection with the offenses. Amante had pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2022.


Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective July 9th, 2022

News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Deputy Superintendent Tom Schaff announced today a 13-knot vessel speed limit in Lower Glacier Bay and the Whidbey Passage area. The 13-knot speed limits near Sebree Island and Garforth Island are being lifted. These updated operating requirements, are effective from 5 AM Saturday July 9th until further notice.