News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Zhao: 'Forced labor in Xinjiang is a lie,' according to Chinese Foreign MInistry

As forced labor is again linked to Chinese solar production, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson boasts of strength in the industry and doubles down on dismissal of concerns.


Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief and prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion. The government does not require religious groups to register; however, registered groups receive tax-exempt status. Over the course of the year, the government adjusted the regulations...


E&C Republican Leaders Push EPA to Be Accountable for the Superfund Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) are pressing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to be accountable with the vast amount of money it has been allotted to address Superfund sites and its implementation of the program.



Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge

News Release: JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop," 22, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.


Career Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offenses and Illegal Drug Distribution

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Willie Irving, 30, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute spice, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


5 Key Takeaways from the Nuclear Energy FY2023 Budget Request

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget request in April. The request includes $1.7 billion for the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) and is one of the highest asks ever for NE.


New notice from Energy Department to be published on June 13

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 13.


Man Convicted for $4.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

News Release: A federal jury in Detroit convicted a Michigan man today for a wire fraud and money laundering scheme to obtain more than $4.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


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


Federal Jury Convicts Pocatello Man for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin

News Release: POCATELLO - After a four-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found Adam Lee Vallely 46, of Pocatello, Idaho, guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession with the intent...



Former physician's assistant indicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegally prescribing controlled substances

News Release: ATLANTA - Theresa Pickering has been arraigned on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. Pickering was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 7, 2022.


Mississippi Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Helping Clients File False Tax Returns

News Release: A Gulfport, Mississippi, man pleaded guilty today to preparing false federal tax returns for clients.


Charleston Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, to be followed by supervised release for the rest of his life, for producing child pornography. Brian Wayne Shaffer, 51, must also register as a sex offender.


Enhancements to the Census Address Geocoding Tool Now Available

The U.S. Census Bureau released the newly designed cloud-based Census Geocoder web application that allows for faster and more efficient processing times.


Stockholm+50 National Statement of the United States

Release: On behalf of the United States, I thank our gracious host and co-presidents Sweden and Kenya.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA; Correction on June 9

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


Canyons of the Ancients National Monument to feature Native American jazz fusion to celebrate America’s public lands

News Release: Cortez, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with be hosting Native American jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson and his ensemble D’DAT as part of the Artist in Residence program. From June 13-15 Anderson will teach music workshops and then perform in concert to celebrate America’s public lands.