News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Two St. Joseph Men Plead Guilty to Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

Two St. Joseph Men Plead Guilty to Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearms


Lee County Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Methamphetamine, Gun Crimes

Lee County Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Methamphetamine, Gun Crimes


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Seventeen Years in Federal Prison

Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Seventeen Years in Federal Prison


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

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


Gary Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Firearm Offense

Gary Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Firearm Offense


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish a Science and Creativity Center in Easton, Pennsylvania

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to Easton, Pennsylvania, to help establish the Science and Creativity Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in Southern Kentucky

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to Purchase Area Development District (Purchase ADD), Mayfield, Kentucky, to capitalize and administer a revolving loan fund to serve businesses in Graves, Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken and Marshall counties.


EPA Marks 14th Don’t Fry Day, Urges Sun Safety to Guard against Skin Cancer

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, recognized the Friday before Memorial Day as the 14th annual “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage Americans to protect their skin and eye health while enjoying the outdoors.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how cryptocurrencies have facilitated the rapid rise of ransomware attacks, the need for comprehensive data to deter these attacks, and how network breaches...


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: BOSTON - A former Massachusetts resident and owner of a Massachusetts-based painting company has been arrested and charged in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application to obtain $2.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


News Release: WILLISTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 7, 2022, Matthew Fidler, 35, of Williston, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 100 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession...


News Release: An estimated 33,000 Japanese Americans served in the armed forces during World War II. Approximately 18,000 served in Europe in the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team. In the Pacific, 6,000 served in Military Intelligence Service (MIS). More than 1,000 Japanese Americans served while their families were incarcerated in Manzanar, including 174 men and women who volunteered or were drafted from the camp.


News Release: Settlement is the Third-Largest in History Under the Controlled Substances Act.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 8

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 8.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Removal of Excess Emissions Provisions on June 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Natchez, Miss. - A Tylertown man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.


Pallone Floor Remarks in Support of the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery today on the House floor during consideration of H.R. 7667, the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022...