News from July 2022
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
Release: On June 30, the Department of State joins the global community in recognizing the International Day of Parliamentarism by reinforcing our commitment to supporting resilient, inclusive democratic institutions around the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
There were 718 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in June.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the ongoing harsh sentencing of political protesters in Cuba, and we will continue to work with our partners around the world to demonstrate our collective support for the rights of Cubans who are unjustly detained. Cuban judges have sentenced over 550 Cuban protesters ...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on recycling and Democrats’ attempts to ban the manufacture of critical plastics.
By David Hutton | Jul 1, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced the next steps in a Biden-Harris administration plan to make sure funds from the president’s Justice40 Initiative are going to the communities that need it most.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Stephanie Simontacchi was sentenced to 29 months in prison for bank fraud, embezzlement of credit union funds, and tax evasion in connection with schemes to use her access as an accountant to enrich herself at the expense of two former employers, announced U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking public input on a proposed $15 expanded amenity fee to provide voluntary fast pass automated gate transponders to interested visitors with valid annual or lifetime passes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Brenton Preston, 25, was sentenced late yesterday to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Goldsboro man was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. On March 22, 2022, Steven Eugene Patrick pled guilty to the charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
There were seven press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in June.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: ALAMOGORDO - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 782,469 visitors to White Sands National Park in 2021 spent $46,418,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 630 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $55,724,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On June 27, 2022, Fabian Yazzie, 33, of Farmington, N.M., was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 86 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Yazzie had previously pleaded guilty on Feb. 11, 2022, to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger on Fridays and Sundays in July for an opportunity to climb to the top of Indiana Dunes National Park's famous Mount Baldy. The hikes will be offered every Friday night in July from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm and on the following Sunday mornings: July 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on recycling and Democrats’ attempts to ban the manufacture of critical plastics.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
There were 65 press releases published by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: Paducah, KY - A federal grand jury returned three indictments in May of this year separately charging three men with firearms offenses. According to the indictments.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Appropriations Committee on June 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia to participate in the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, which provides federally recognized Tribes the ability to access and exchange data with national crime information databases for authorized criminal justice and non-criminal justice purposes.
By Press release submission | Jul 1, 2022
Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of Digital Asset Regulation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal charges for fraudulently raising more than $37 million from investors who were told their funds would be used to finance companies marketing cannabis vape pens, the Justice Department announced today.
