News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on five bills related to the Agriculture Committee on June 8.


Fort Thompson Man Indicted for Assault, Firearm Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Alison Ramsdell announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number.


Fort Pierce Rap Artist Lil Polo Da Don Sentenced to Prison for Gun Possession

News Release: Miami, Florida - Ronell Bernard Bryant III, 28, of Fort Pierce, Florida was sentenced Monday to 37 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, after having been convicted at trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting June 9

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 4 grant opened on June 9.


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set to publish a new notice on June 10

There are 15 releases scheduled to be published on June 10.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHRISTOPHER MAY, age 30, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 8, 2022 to a total of 106 months imprisonment in the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release.


Goulding Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Taking Eagles without a Permit and Possessing a Firearm after being Convicted of a Felony

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Michael Earl Yellow, 56, of Goulding, Utah was sentenced to serve 46 months in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense. Yellow was also ordered to forfeit...


FEMA Provides $144M to Wisconsin Department of Administration

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) announced today that $144,454,782 in federal funding has been made available to the Wisconsin Department of Administration for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of April 4, 2020.


Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- June 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2022 Federal Grand Jury A.


Federal Jury Convicts Atlanta Man For His Role In Supplying Eutylone To Charlotte Area Drug Traffickers

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted Kenneth Jerome Watkins, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute Eutylone, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. presided over the three-day trial, which ended yesterday.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met separately with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Unification Kwon Young-se and Vice Minister of Unification Kim Ki-woong on June 8 and condemned the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches as a violation ...


Pallone and Eshoo Applaud House Passage of FDA User Fees Reauthorization Package

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22), which reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for prescription drugs, generic drugs, biosimilars, and medical devices, by a vote 392-28.


June 8: bills handled by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 8.


Davis Statement from Hearing on Addressing Highway Safety

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Addressing the Roadway Safety Crisis: Building Safety Roads for All":


Great Falls Businesswoman Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls woman who admitted to embezzling over $600,000 from a local construction company was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Additionally, the defendant was ordered to pay $611,665.22 in restitution. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the sentencing.


ICYMI: Rubio Family’s Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis

News Release: This morning, the Oversight Committee heard testimony from Felix Rubio and Kimberly Mata-Rubio, parents of Lexi Rubio, a victim of the Uvalde, Texas shooting, during a hearing  on the urgent need to address the gun violence epidemic.


DOS-WHA grant application closes on July 22

Building Leaders in Cuban Civil Society Program grant opened on June 9.


Hartford Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Steven Anthony Jackson, a 21-year-old from Hartford, Alabama, was sentenced to 360 months in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. Following his 30-year prison sentence, Jackson will be on supervised release for the remainder of his life and will be required to register as a sex offender. There is no parole in the federal system.