News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Release: Refugee Resettlement from the Americas. * More than 6.1 million Venezuelans have been displaced in the Americas, and hundreds of thousands more people from other countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are also displaced. * The United States is committed to resettle 20,000 refugees from the...


Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Djibouti, Mozambique, and Nigeria, June 11-17, 2022.


There was activity on one bill related to the Finance Committee on June 9.


Morrison: Anacostia Riverwalk Trail mile markers 'will enhance recreation on the trail,' improve visitor safety

The National Park Service began installing mile-markers June 6 on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail to improve visitor safety.


On the Transition Timeline in Mali

News Release: The United States acknowledges the announcement by Mali’s transition government of a 24-month transition timetable starting in March 2022. We urge the Malian transition government to make sustained, tangible action toward holding elections, including detailed benchmarks and the early adoption of the electoral law. Transparent and inclusive processes that respect diverse perspectives and fundamental freedoms are critical to building a strong foundation for the future.


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on June 9 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Tarentum Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Tarentum, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a violation of the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Portman: Violent Threats to Americans Transcend Any One Ideology

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted multiple recent attacks and criticized the Biden Administration for failing to provide the Committee with data on the magnitude of the domestic terrorist...


Additional $314 Million for U.S. Humanitarian Response to the Venezuela Regional Crisis

Release: President Biden announced at the Ninth Summit of the Americas nearly $314 million in new humanitarian, health, economic, and development assistance for Venezuelan refugees and vulnerable migrants across the hemisphere. This assistance includes nearly $103 million from the State Department’s Bureau of...


New notice from Environmental Protection Agency to be published on June 13

There are six releases scheduled to be published on June 13.


St. Francis Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter

St. Francis Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter



News Release: A Youngstown man was sentenced to 18 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson after he pleaded guilty to selling over 100 firearms without a license.


Bronx Drug Dealer Admits To Murder And Witness Tampering

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ELIJAH BILAL, a/k/a “Karate Kid," pled guilty today to conspiring to commit a firearms crime in connection with the April 15, 2012 murder of Terrance Martin, 25, in the Bronx, New York. As part of...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Detroit Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in False Return Scheme

News Release: A Michigan return preparer pleaded guilty today to preparing a false tax return for a client.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man admitted his role as a shift supervisor of a drug trafficking organization and conspiring to distribute over one kilogram of heroin, over 280 grams of crack, and unspecified amounts of cocaine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.



Lebanon Man Sentenced For Threatening To Murder Members Of The United States Senate

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former attorney, Kenelm L. Shirk, age 72, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to time served of 16 months and 20 days’ imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, and one year of supervised release with conditions by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson, for threatening to murder members of the United States Senate.


News Release: A felon who possessed a firearm was sentenced on June 9, 2022, to 87 months in federal prison.