News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm directing her to provide information on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) management...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Niger

Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship consistent with public order, social peace, and national unity. It provides for the separation of state and religion and prohibits religiously affiliated political parties. Faith-based organizations are...


Delano Resident Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Francisco Javier Melgoza, 41, a Delano resident, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Unither Manufacturing LLC discussed on June 2 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Blinken: Hammer's appointment 'underscores our abiding commitment to diplomatic efforts'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Ambassador Mike Hammer would succeed Ambassador David Satterfield as U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the United States has resolved a discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act against Ikonik Ink Tattoo.


Release: The constitution declares Islam to be the official religion and sharia the principal source for legislation. It provides for freedom of conscience, the inviolability of places of worship, and freedom to perform religious rites. The constitution guarantees the right to express and publish opinions, provided...


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on June 2 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bennington Man Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Deven Moffitt, 32, of Bennington, Vermont, was charged today by criminal complaint with three federal felonies: possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession of a firearm having previously been convicted of a crime punishable by a prison term of more than a year; and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on June 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa Rica

Release: The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the state religion; the law requires the state to contribute to the Catholic Church’s maintenance. The constitution prohibits the state from impeding the free exercise of religions that does not impugn “universal morality or proper behavior," and it provides...


Maryland Man Sentenced to 123 Months in Prison for Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Jan Astaphan, 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison on a federal charge of traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA, Rhode Island Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Underserved Producers and Communities

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Rhode Island under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Rhode Island’s LFPA-funded program aims to improve local...


Release: The constitution provides for the right to choose, practice, and change one’s religion, and it defines the country as a Christian nation. The Ministry of Customs and Revenue announced its intention to halt enforcement of a 2017 law that required clergy to begin paying income taxes, from which they were...


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Selene Marie Camacho, 48, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez to four years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Camacho previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.



News Release: Defendant Also Admitted to Possessing Sexually Explicit Material of a 17-Year-Old Former Student.