News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022



US Department of Labor cites Swainsboro pillow manufacturer for 7 repeat, 4 serious violations; proposes $190K in penalties

News Release: SWAINSBORO, GA - A Swainsboro pillow manufacturer whose history of safety and health violations includes three different incidents related to workers suffering amputation injuries is once again the focus of a federal workplace safety investigation, this time involving numerous repeat and serious violations.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Sabrina L. Fève (619) 546-6786 and Melanie Pierson 546-7976.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to repeal a section of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for a total of $8,000 in cash. .


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


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on June 9 by Homeland Security Department

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


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A California man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in a publicly traded company’s securities and manipulate the company’s stock price.


Release: The constitution provides for the free practice of religious beliefs and self-governance by religious groups without government interference. By law, all faith-based organizations must register with the government to acquire legal status as an association. The government continued to work with Muslim...


Antitrust Division set to publish a new notice on June 13

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


Grand Rapids Gang Member Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Federal Prison

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that yesterday U.S. District Judge Jane M. Beckering sentenced Steven Chavez Phillips-Hall, age 30, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to 115 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon, and for his role in gang-related shootouts during the summer of 2021.


230 rights groups demand resignation of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

We, 230 Uyghur, Tibetan, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, and Chinese democracy and international human rights advocacy groups, call for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she whitewashed the Chinese government’s human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.


Three Men Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges Involving Drug Trafficking Organization Based in Puerto Rico

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three alleged members of a drug trafficking organization based in Puerto Rico have been indicted in the District of Columbia, following an investigation into shipments of cocaine from San Juan for distribution in the Washington, D.C. area. Two of the defendants face an additional charge stemming from a murder, related to the drug trafficking, that took place in Puerto Rico.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.4 Million to Support Diversified Business and Job Growth in Georgetown, South Carolina

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.4 million grant to Georgetown, South Carolina, for water treatment plant upgrades needed to stimulate business and job growth.


Passing of Former USAID Colleague Abdulhameed Al-Ajami

It is with great sorrow that we learned of the passing of a member of the USAID family.


EPA to Give New Jersey over $280,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Summer Beach Recreation

New Jersey is among the 38 states, territories, and Indian Nations that will receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for its beach water monitoring and notification programs.


Release: The constitution provides for the protection of fundamental human rights and individual freedoms, including freedom of thought and religion, subject to the interests of defense, public safety, order, morality, and health, and to the protection of other persons’ rights and freedoms. The constitution also...




What releases are upcoming from the Antitrust Division on June 13

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