News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Release: FREEHOLD, N.J. Residents of Monmouth County, N.J., and surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck program at the AAA office in Freehold, N.J., from June 20 to 23, where officials will host a temporary pop-up enrollment center in a specially marked IdentoGo/TSA PreCheck mobile RV.


Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Foreign Lobbying

Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Foreign Lobbying


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Friday, brothers Osmar Martinez-Ochoa, 30, and Hector Martinez-Ochoa, 28, of Tucson, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to each serve 11 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The Martinez-Ochoa brothers previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Austin Jay Robinson, of Belington, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Sage from Guatemala

Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of Sage (Salvia officinalis) for consumption from Guatemala. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments and pest lists to determine whether stakeholders have information that ...


Corpus Christi Drug Dealer Sent to Prison For Selling Drugs on Social Media

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 29-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County employee who previously served as the administrative assistant to a former St. Louis County Council member hatched a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds for a local businessman in exchange for a share of the proceeds, an indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Announces $503 Million to Improve Outdoor Recreation and Conservation on National Forests

News Release: NORTH BEND, Wash., June 6, 2022 – Today, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than half a billion dollars through the Great American Outdoors Act to address deferred maintenance, improve infrastructure, increase user access and support rural economies while also meeting conservation goals.


Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Eleventh Coast Guard District-Great Western Tube Float discussed on June 6 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Federal court sentences Florida pharmacy owner to pay $865K in restitution after US Department of Labor finds healthcare fraud

News Release: CLEARWATER, FL - Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has sentenced Nitesh Patel to serve 12 months’ probation, including 12 months of home confinement following his Nov. 3, 2021, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit ...


Blue Hill Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Offense

News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Amos J. Mosel, 36, of Blue Hill, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for the crime of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Mosel to 35 months’ imprisonment, to be served ...


Snake River flows to increase Memorial Day weekend

Snake River flows to increase Memorial Day weekend


Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate 60th anniversary of Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate 60th anniversary of Arizona Memorial


Alternative Anchoring Pilot Program Underway on Lake Powell 

Alternative Anchoring Pilot Program Underway on Lake Powell 


National Park Service recognizes three employees’ commitment to cultural resource stewardship in Pacific West

National Park Service recognizes three employees’ commitment to cultural resource stewardship in Pacific West


Mount Rainier National Park announces Memorial Day weekend operations

Mount Rainier National Park announces Memorial Day weekend operations


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fairmont man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kerm Leroy Jackson, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 97 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.