News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: Golden - Law enforcement partners across Colorado announced they have already seized more illicit fentanyl in the first five months of 2022 than they did in all of last year. In a press conference at the headquarters for the Colorado State Patrol in Golden, law enforcement officials presented data from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area showing that more than 2 million dosage units of fentanyl were removed from Colorado communities so far this year.


Export Sales to China

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Kewaunee County on June 7 and 9, 2022, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT. The open house will give residents the chance to review preliminary versions of a recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).


News Release: A California man who ran a $1.4 million Ponzi scheme from behind bars while serving time on another fraud conviction was sentenced Tuesday to eight additional years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Appointment of Senior Advisor Palmieri as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at Embassy Bogota

Release: Mr. Francisco Palmieri, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, upon the departure of Ambassador Philip Goldberg. Ambassador Goldberg is expected to assume duties as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea later this summer following his May 5 Senate confirmation.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. are committed to protecting older adults by raising awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the Northern District of Alabama.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $59 million to accelerate the production of biofuels and bioproducts to reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and create good-paying jobs in rural America. DOE is focused on applied research, development, and deployment...


Premiere of New Short Video at Fossil Butte National Monument

News Release: A new ten-minute video showing the layers of the Fossil Butte Member and explaining the different techniques used to remove the fossils will premiere Wednesday June 8, 2022 from 11 am to 1 pm. The video was filmed by park volunteer Devin Cherry and features several local fossil quarriers.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, William Clero, 45, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore to 210 months in prison. Clero had previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud stemming from his role as the leader in a $9 million...


There was activity on three bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 31.



News Release: BOSTON - A California man has been arrested for allegedly engaging in abusive sexual contact with two women aboard a redeye flight from Los Angeles to Boston yesterday.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. discussed on May 31 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Carper Leads Confirmation of Christopher Frey to Head EPA’s Research Office

Carper Leads Confirmation of Christopher Frey to Head EPA’s Research Office


Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on EPA Air Nominee

Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on EPA Air Nominee


Violent member of Chester “3rd Bone” Drug Gang Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Tyleel Scott-Harper, 25, of Chester, PA, was sentenced to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Chief Judge Juan R. Sanchez for narcotics and firearms offenses in furtherance of the activities of the violent street gang, Third Bone, that sold large amounts of crack, cocaine, and heroin in downtown Chester, PA.


News Release: BOSTON - A former self-proclaimed Salem real estate developer has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with a 10-year mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions totaling $6.5 million and resulting in more than $3.8 million in losses to lenders.


U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service publishes nine press releases in May

There were nine press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service in May.