News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant KAHLIQ WILLIAMS, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 31, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Greg G. Guidry to a total term of 164 months. As to Counts 1, 3, and 4 the Court sentenced WILLIAMS to 80 months of imprisonment, ...


Former Vice President of Discovery Tours Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: The former Vice President of Discovery Tours Inc., a business located in Mayfield Village, Ohio, that offered educational trips for grade school and high school students, pleaded guilty in federal court today to devising a scheme to take payments for trips and then using the funds for personal expenses.


Franklin County Sex Offender Sentenced to 189 Months for Child Pornography Possession

News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Shannon Macauley, age 56, of Fort Covington, New York, was sentenced today to 189 months in prison for possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).



News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Yesterday U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Malik Evans, age 25, of Baltimore City, Maryland to 17 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity involving carjacking.


Foreign Relations Committee and the bills it addressed on June 14

There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on June 14.


Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

News Release: Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2023 bill.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when they passed and applied a series of discriminatory zoning ordinances that intentionally targeted the Orthodox Jewish community by prohibiting religious schools and associated dormitories.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Lone Grove, Oklahoma, to make water system infrastructure improvements needed to serve local business interests. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $723,935 to Support Infrastructure Improvements Designed to Facilitate Business Growth in South Sioux City, Nebraska

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $723,935 grant to the city of South Sioux City, Nebraska, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to facilitate the growth of industry in the region.


Armed Meth Dealer Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile, Alabama, man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine ice and possession of a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime.


DOE Releases Strategy for Building Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the congressionally-directed National Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) Strategy to provide a framework for enhancing engineering training, tools, and practices to build resilient clean energy systems designed to withstand cyber threats.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Nicholas John Roske, age 26, of Simi Valley, California, for federal charges of attempting to murder a Justice of the United States, specifically, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. An initial appearance for Roske has not yet been scheduled.


There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 14.


Accused Tops Shooter Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Using a Firearm to Commit Murder

News Release: Accused Tops Shooter Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Using a Firearm to Commit Murder.


Sea Turtles in Alaska? Yes, We Have Them In the Far North!

Sea turtle species you might encounter in Alaska and steps to protect them.


Alaska Region’s Aquaculture Program Expands Diversity & Inclusion

NOAA’s aquaculture program has created a K-12 education program to explore growing traditional foods in the community.


Chair Cheri Bustos Opening Statement at Hearing, "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Economic Perspectives on Title I Commodities and Title XI Crop Insurance"

House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chair Cheri Bustos delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Economic Perspectives on Title I Commodities and Title XI Crop Insurance."


USDA, New Mexico Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Local Underserved Food Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with New Mexico under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).