News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Greensburg Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Dogs for Animal Fighting

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Dangelo Dontae Cornish, age 36, of Greensburg, to 14 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing pit bulls for use in a dogfighting venture. The Court further sentenced Cornish to serve two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.


HSI, DHS partners establish joint coordination center in Houston to respond to Gulf Coast maritime threats

HSI, DHS partners establish joint coordination center in Houston to respond to Gulf Coast maritime threats


Local man convicted of drug trafficking following HSI investigation

Local man convicted of drug trafficking following HSI investigation


HSI investigation results in 17-and-a-half-year prison sentence for south Texas man possessing child pornography

HSI investigation results in 17-and-a-half-year prison sentence for south Texas man possessing child pornography


Pallone & Rush Applaud Biden Administration Proposal on Efficiency Standards for Home Furnaces

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed new energy-efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas pollution and save consumers billions of dollars annually on their energy bills...


Welcoming Dr. John Nkengasong as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

News Release: Today we welcomed Dr. John N. Nkengasong as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State.


Mexican truck driver indicted for attempting to import $18M in methamphetamines, following HSI, federal partner investigation

Mexican truck driver indicted for attempting to import $18M in methamphetamines, following HSI, federal partner investigation


DOE Partners With Carnegie Mellon University to Launch The 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Release: DOE, in Collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, to Host the World’s Premier International Clean Energy Event Bringing Together Ministers and Other Energy Leaders to Accelerate Global Clean Energy Deployment and Innovation


Take a Walk on the Wild Side Program 2022

News Release: Pea Ridge National Military Park. “Take a Walk on the Wild Side" program. Take a walk on the wild side with NPS Park Guide Ken Lockhart on Saturday, June 18 at Pea Ridge National Military Park. Ken will conduct a Wildland Scene Investigation (W.S.I) course to include wildlife observation, beginning tracking...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, June 15, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


19 press releases or notices published in May by Department of Interior

There were 19 press releases or notices published by the Department of Interior in May.


Vilsack praises USDA's new negotiator's experience 'as a key agriculture policy official'

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has named Doug McKalip as the department's chief agricultural negotiator.


FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Iowa

FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Iowa


News Release: ASANTE GAINES, also known as “Santi," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in a Bridgeport gang-related activity, including a brazen daytime shooting that occurred in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020.


Kouts Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

News Release: For Producing Child Pornography. HAMMOND - Kody Yednak, 21 years old, of Kouts, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Yednak received a sentence of 180...


Gambino Crime Family Associate Convicted by Federal Jury in Murder and Robbery of Brooklyn Man

News Release: Defendant Shot His Longtime Friend in the Back of the Head and Stole the Assets of the Victim’s Loan Business.


DOC offers new grant application process starting June 14

NOAA's Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity under the IIJA grant opened on June 14.


Murphy Calls on U.S. Universities to Purge Investments in Chinese Entities Deemed National Security Threats

News Release: Murphy Calls on U.S. Universities to Purge Investments in Chinese Entities Deemed National Security Threats.


Fernald Preserve Site Staff Honored by Ragan Communications for “Aha Nature Moments” Video Series

News Release: When the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world for a loop starting in early 2020, the interpretive center’s staff at Fernald Preserve Site, Ohio, had to adapt quickly to overcome the challenge of social distancing and Visitor Center closures.


News Release: Martinsburg woman sentenced to probation. MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Quasym Divad John Finch and Brittany Marie Breeden, both of Martinsburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Finch, 31, was sentenced today to 157...