News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


US Department of Labor finds worker suffered serious internal injuries, because employer ignored machine safety procedures

News Release: SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that the employer failed to install machine guards that would have prevented the incident.



News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Grand Bay man was sentenced to a total of 145 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.


West Plains Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A West Plains man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun, which was found in one of the two vehicles he stole within a week of each other.


Members of Congress question State Department program 'promoting atheism' worldwide

Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) and other members of congress recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin requesting information on a State Department grant program meant to "promote atheism" around the world.


ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Symposium Building on Lessons Learned from the Women, Peace and Security and the Youth, Peace and Security Agendas

Release: The United States, the European Union, and Singapore co-hosted the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Symposium Building on Lessons Learned from the Women, Peace and Security and the Youth, Peace and Security Agendas June 28-30, 2022.


Central Illinois Mother and Son Sentenced to Prison for Marijuana and Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: URBANA, Ill. -Jennifer Fisher, 50, of Springfield, Illinois, was sentenced on June 27, 2022, to 14 months of imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.


News Release: Austin, TX - The Austin woman accused of killing world class cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson May 11 has been captured in Costa Rica.


News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Trevor Alec Hruby, 24, of Gainesville, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with four counts of production of child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Hruby was remanded to federal custody following his arraignment on the charges.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which affirmed that the Executive Branch cannot usurp Congress’s Article I power to write the nation’s laws.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Two men were sentenced today for conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (ISIS).


Pallone Condemns Supreme Court Decision Significantly Undermining the Clean Air Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA undermining the Clean Air Act and subverting decades of established law...


DHS Statement on Supreme Court Decision on MPP

News Release: As Secretary Mayorkas concluded in October 2021 after a thorough review, the prior Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) has endemic flaws, imposes unjustifiable human costs, and pulls resources and personnel away from other priority efforts to secure our border. We welcome the Supreme...


Cleveland Man Sentenced to More than 27 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Overdose Death

News Release: CLEVELAND - Devonte L. Fellows, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on Thursday, June 30, 2022, to more than 27 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent after his conviction at trial of distributing fentanyl that led to the death of a Cuyahoga Falls individual.


News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jason T. Cawley, age 44, owner of J Cawley Moving, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2022, before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to failing to collect and pay over several years’ worth of required federal payroll taxes.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Eric Dale Mills, 45, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl.


Construction Company Owner Convicted of Fraud in Securing More Than $240 Million in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

News Release: Yesterday, a federal jury in San Antonio, Texas, convicted the owner of several companies in the construction industry for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.


Following court order, Indianapolis security company pays $370K in back wages, damages to 215 workers after US Labor Department investigation

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Overtime wages owed to 215 security professionals who patrol Indianapolis International Airport’s grounds, guard local businesses, and provide round-the-clock traffic control in the area were paid following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.


Former Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme That Generated More Than $500,000

News Release: Defendant Used Money for Personal Purchases, Shared Some With a Co-Conspirator.


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.