News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting June 16

FY 2022 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) grant opened on June 16.


Houston resident sentenced for attempting to bring kilos of deadly fentanyl to Galleria Mall

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 22-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute approximately 4.65 kilograms of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.





Ex-East Helena police chief sentenced to more than five years in prison for distributing child pornography

News Release: GREAT FALLS - East Helena’s former chief of police was sentenced today to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing child pornography using social media, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Luis Raul Perez Rodriguez (50, Orlando) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Perez Rodriguez had pleaded guilty on March 28, 2022.


Marine Mammals and Endangered Species discussed on June 15 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Support for the UN Plan to Address the Imminent Threat to the Red Sea Ecosystem from the FSO Safer in Yemen

Release: To mark World Ocean Day, the Department of State is working with Congress to provide $10 million in support of the UN plan to address the imminent threat to the Red Sea ecosystem from the FSO Safer in Yemen. An oil spill or leak would cost the world billions to clean up, devastate Red Sea marine life,...


West Hartford Man Guilty of Heroin Trafficking Offenses

News Release: WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson today found DWAYNE THOMPSON, 37, of West Hartford, guilty of heroin trafficking offenses.


Harborcreek Resident Pleads Guilty to Sending Ammunition to the Netherlands and Possessing Destructive Devices

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to smuggling goods from the United States, and possessing unregistered firearms, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICOLAE MARIUS BARBU, 50, a citizen of Romania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment for his participation in an extensive ATM skimming scheme that defrauded banks in Connecticut and elsewhere.


Rural Utilities Service set to publish a new notice on June 17

There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 17.


Leader Rodgers: “Increasing spectrum access is necessary for innovation and will expand people’s access to critical technologies”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee markup on seven bipartisan bills that promote innovation and strengthen communication networks.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Thursday sentenced a St. Louis County man to 10 years in prison for drug and gun crimes.


News Release: In a new letter, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08), and Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee today urged President Biden to nominate Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of the Management and Budget.


FAA Proposes Requiring More Efficient Jets and Turboprops to Lower Climate Impacts

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a proposed rule today aimed at reducing greenhouse gasses emitted by most large aircraft flying in U.S. airspace. The rule would require more fuel efficiency for new subsonic jet aircraft and large turboprop and propeller aircraft that are not yet certified and for new planes manufactured after Jan. 1, 2028.


DOL-ETA grant application closes on July 18

FY 22 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Grant Management Guidance. grant opened on June 16.


Hamden Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARRYL SMALL, 34, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution offenses.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.