News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Woman Indicted in Connection with Fatal Nicholas County Shooting

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson announced today that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against a Nicholas County woman related to the June 3, 2022, shooting in which one Nicholas County sheriff’s deputy was killed and another was wounded.


News Release: A Tulsa man who repeatedly broke into homes, attempted to sexually assault two victims, and later solicited a 16-year-old for child pornography was sentenced Wednesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Artist-in-Residence Program at Acadia National Park will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023 by waiving its application fee and creating more opportunities for local artists, including a new spot dedicated to a young artist enrolled at an area high school.


Hanging Out and Taking Selfies: DC9 Becomes a Teenager

News Release: My, how they grow up so quickly.


Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on July 7

There are eight releases scheduled to be published on July 7.


Briefing on the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Indonesia and Thailand

News Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much, and thanks to everyone for joining this afternoon. We’re pleased to have an opportunity to preview the Secretary’s upcoming travel, departing tomorrow for Indonesia and Thailand. This call is on the record but it is embargoed until the conclusion of the call. We have with ...


Kalispell woman sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking meth in Flathead Valley

News Release: MISSOULA - A Kalispell woman who admitted to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine in the Flathead Valley after acknowledging she had planned to take possession of a two-pound package of the drug was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of West Monroe, Louisiana, to replace aging sewer infrastructure.


Chair Meeks Leads CODEL to Greece and Turkey

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, departed on a congressional delegation to Greece and Turkey.


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set to publish a new notice on July 7

There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 7.


Meet Our Team: David Conrad's Career in Public Service Comes Full Circle

News Release: The team of federal employees supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is small but mighty. In this "Meet Our Team" blog series, we introduce key staff dedicated to the Office and its mission to support tribes in pursuing their energy visions.


Laplace Woman Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon sentenced TRACY MORGAN, age 51, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, on June 30, 2022, to a total of 46 months in the Bureau of Prisons for two charges, consisting first of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute...


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Jason Patterson, 29, of Raleigh, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Patterson pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 16, 2022.


Second Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine & International Sport

News Release: The text of the following statement was agreed upon by the ministers of sport or their equivalent from the countries and individuals listed at the bottom of the statement.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 210 months’ incarceration followed by 5 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Distribution of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - A body has been recovered near the Boulder Islands on Lake Mead where an adult female went missing on June 30.


Cabo Verde National Day

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America I send my congratulations as you celebrate 47 years of independence on July 5.


Former College Football Player Sentenced for Firearms Trafficking

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiracy to make false statements in connection with 45 firearm transactions.


New notice from Federal Aviation Administration to be published on July 7

There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 7.


Man admits to smuggling 20 aliens in locked Fedex trailer

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 32-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.