News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Texas man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms.


Jury Convicts Father And Son Of Multiple Conspiracies In Extensive Food Stamp Fraud Scheme

News Release: Federal Jury Found Defendants Conspired to Defraud Government’s SNAP Program Over Several Years.


DOS-GTIP offers new grant application process starting June 30

2022 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity grant opened on June 30.


Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill on a 32 to 24 vote.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On June 29, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister Al-Khalifa signed three cooperative arrangements on countering unmanned aircraft systems...


News Release: BOSTON - A member of the Gangster Disciple street gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston on drug distribution charges involving fentanyl.


Boston Police Officer Sentenced on Tax Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston Police Officer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failing to report gambling winnings on his tax returns.


Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Sulphur Springs, Texas

News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 22-23, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. The two-day event, featuring 120 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 22. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, July 22, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 23. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 1.


Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-415; Gulkana, AK discussed on June 29 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 27, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research:"


Department of Justice Announces Additional Distribution of $92 Million to Victims in FIFA Corruption Case

News Release: Funds Remitted Following Grant of Victim Petitions Up to a Total of More Than $201 Million in Losses.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Tourism to Big Bend National Park Creates $61 Million in Economic Benefits

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 581,220 visitors to Big Bend National Park in 2021 spent over $53 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 726 jobs in the area and had a cumulative benefit to the West Texas economy of $61 million.


News Release: As a HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled


News Release: FORT WAYNE- Andrew Thompson, age 49, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady, on his plea of guilty to the sale of firearms to a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


News Release: Hyde Park - A former National Park Service (NPS) employee recently bequeathed a generous financial donation to two national parks in Hyde Park, New York. The donation came from the trust of Mr. Donald E. Borquist, a longtime community member of Hyde Park, and a previous NPS Employee. Borquist's gift will be divided evenly between the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man was arrested for distributing and possessing videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Republic Airways, Inc. discussed on June 29 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.