News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


US Department of Labor cites Orlando contractor after 67-year-old worker fatally struck by collapsing roof trusses at Orange City building site

News Release: ORANGE CITY, FL - An Orlando framing contractor’s failure to comply with building code requirements and a roof truss manufacturer’s engineering specification caused the roof trusses to collapse and fatally injure a 67-year-old worker at an Orange City building site on Nov. 8, 2021.


Release: WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made significant advancements in food purchasing efforts through new programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food for...


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to victimizing more than 500 minor girls across the country in an extensive online sextortion scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Rainwater: Meat processing plants prepare 'to prevent a mass outbreak from happening again'

Four JBS Foods USA subsidiaries and affiliates will develop an infectious disease preparedness plan for seven meat processing facilities following the death of seven workers, 51 hospitalizations and 647 confirmed cases after a COVID-19 outbreak at two of the plants in 2020.


There are seven releases scheduled to be published on June 6.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced BLAKE MONROE on June 2, 2022, to 120 months in prison, three (3) years of supervised release, and $200 in mandatory special assessment fees for being a felon in possession of a loaded AK-47 seized during a New Orleans Police Department traffic stop and for possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine.



Justice Department discusses Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Bulk Manufacturer of Marihuana: Nusachi Labs, LLC on June 2

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


EPA Extends Comment Period and Invites Public to Thursday Meeting about the Proposal of the Hercules Inc. Site in Hattiesburg to the Superfund National Priorities List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the Hercules, Inc. site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List (NPL) on March 18, 2022. The NPL is a priority list of hazardous waste sites eligible for cleanup funds.



Central New Jersey facility to pay $273K, take corrective actions  to resolve COVID-related respirator violations

News Release: Date of action: May 31, 2022 Type of action: Stipulated settlement Names of defendants: Lakewood Resource and Referral Center Inc., operating as the Center for Education, Medicine and Dentistry in Lakewood, NJ Allegations: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Russia

Release: The constitution declares the state is secular and guarantees freedom of religion, equal rights irrespective of religious belief, and the right to worship and profess one’s religion. The law states government officials may prohibit the activity of a religious association for violating public order or...


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


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; Missouri; Construction Permits Required on June 2

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


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration this week released the Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group’s (IWG) Summary Report outlining the actions taken to date to improve drought-stricken communities' longer-term resilience to drought through financial and technical assistance. Last month ...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saudi Arabia

Release: According to the 1992 Basic Law of Governance, the country’s official religion is Islam and the constitution is the Quran and Sunna (traditions and practices based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad). The legal system is based largely on sharia as interpreted by the Hanbali school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.


News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Italy on the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Republic.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Cuba

Release: The country’s constitution contains written provisions for religious freedom and prohibitions against discrimination based on religious grounds. According to the religious freedom advocacy organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the Cuban Communist Party (CCP), through its Office of Religious...


Washington man sentenced to eight years in prison for meth trafficking, illegal possession of stolen firearm

News Release: BILLINGS - A Washington man who admitted to dealing methamphetamine and to illegal possession of a firearm after a traffic stop in Rosebud County was sentenced on June 2 to eight years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Nauru

Release: The constitution and other laws provide for freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, and for freedom to change one’s religion or beliefs. Although the law requires registration for religious groups to conduct a full range of activities, religious groups stated they could conduct most normal functions...