News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Jamaar Charles Samuels, 39, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 72 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Last summer, Judge Rash sentenced Samuels’ co-defendant, Patrick Michael La Fever, 60, also of Tucson, to...


News Release: The United States is gravely concerned by reported killings of civilians in the Amhara community of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia this weekend. We mourn for the victims and extend our sincerest condolences to survivors and all those who lost loved ones in this horrific act. We also call on all Ethiopians ...


Northborough Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $360,000 from Non-Profit

News Release: BOSTON - A Northborough man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to wire fraud and money laundering charges after embezzling approximately $366,477 from a non-profit organization in Sturbridge.


Release: The Department of State raised the Travel Advisory Level for Ecuador to Level 3 - Reconsider Travel on June 22, 2022. This replaces the previous Travel Advisory issued on April 19, 2022.


Peters at hearing: 'There is more we must do as a nation to stop the spread of' white supremacy

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) was among legislators who condemned recent domestic terrorism attacks and told a Senate committee that the nation must do more to put an end to the proliferation of white supremacy.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Leonard Williamson Jr., 34, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.


Luzerne County Man Indicted On Firearms Offense

News Release: SCRANTON -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Antonio Menzell Clark, age 36, of Ashley, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on a firearm charge.


Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Legislative Branch bill on a 32-26 vote.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting America’s Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans."


Georgetown professor: 'As China has grown more powerful, it’s basically tried to push and probe the boundaries of what it can get'

China analyst Evan Medeiros, a professor at Georgetown University, said rising tensions between the U.S. and China have him and other observers more and more concerned.


Cherry Hill Gang Member Admits to Murdering a Rival Gang Member and Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Participate in a Racketeering Enterprise

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland- Deaven Cherry, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.


Partial road closure and campfire restrictions in place at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Dry conditions have prompted Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to temporarily close part of Hilina Pali Road to motorized vehicles, and to remind the public about existing campfire restrictions.


BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Council’s Lava Ridge Subcommittee to meet

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council’s Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project Subcommittee will host a meeting to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the proposed project on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Agenda...


Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2023 bill.


Distributing pornography results in federal prison time for Katy sex offender

News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction for a child pornography charge while on deferred adjudication for another similar offense, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


US Department of Labor cites Atlanta recycling company for continually, exposing workers to chemical hazards, proposes $311K in penalties

News Release: ATLANTA - Federal workplace safety inspectors determined that an Atlanta recycling company exposed workers to hazardous chemicals without warning them of the risks. This is the third time since 2019 that the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for similar violations.


USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on July 22

Preventing and Responding to Staff Sexual Misconduct in Community Supervision Agencies grant opened on June 22.


Chair DeLauro Statement at Subcommittee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Legislative Branch bill.


Volunteers welcome to participate in Trinity River clean up

Volunteers welcome to participate in Trinity River clean up


Michelle “Shelly” Lynch named new BLM California Desert District Manager

Michelle “Shelly” Lynch named new BLM California Desert District Manager