News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Two men from Canada and the United Kingdom have been indicted in the Southern District of Georgia on federal charges alleging an international operation used the Dark Web to distribute illegal drugs in the United States, with some of those drugs resulting in the deaths of two U.S. Navy petty officers.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of TONG HYON SUH, a/k/a “Jason Suh." SUH is charged with communicating online with an individual he believed to be a 14-year-old girl and attempting to meet the girl to engage in sexual activities and record the activities. SUH was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause in White Plains federal court and detained.


Producers have until June 30 to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture

Agriculture producers who did not receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture and do not receive other USDA surveys or censuses have until June 30 to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus.



Remarks at the High Level Roundtable on Financing Plastics Circularity at Stockholm+50

Release: Minister Strandhäll, thank you for your inspiring remarks and for co-hosting this discussion.


Former Louisville Kentucky Department of Corrections Officer Charged with Using Excessive Force

News Release: WASHINGTON - Darrell Taylor, 32, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, for using unlawful force against a pretrial detainee while Taylor was an officer at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s...


Court order restores public access to Teaters Road

News Release: Prineville, Ore. - A federal district court issued an order on May 17, 2022, requiring Waibel Ranches to allow the public and the government the use of Teaters Road. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District is pleased to announce that the gates blocking Teaters Road were opened on Wednesday, June 1st, and will remain open in line with the federal court’s order.


There were 17 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in May.


Rafael “Raphy” Pina Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison

Rafael “Raphy” Pina Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison


Former Corrections Officer admits to bribery charges

Former Corrections Officer admits to bribery charges


Randolph County woman admits to methamphetamine charge

Randolph County woman admits to methamphetamine charge


Jefferson County man admits to failure to register charge

Jefferson County man admits to failure to register charge


Oregon Marijuana Exporter Sentenced to Federal Prison

Oregon Marijuana Exporter Sentenced to Federal Prison


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Movie Production; Buzzards Bay, New Bedford, MA on May 31

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Homeland Security publishes 10 press releases in May

There were 10 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in May.


USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board to succeed 65 members with terms that expire Feb. 28, 2023. The deadline nomination is Aug. 15, 2022.


Nurse Sentenced to 54 Months for Drug Tampering

News Release: GREENSBORO - Emilee Kathryn Poteat, 32, of Danville, Virginia, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston.


Jury finds Canal Winchester man guilty on all counts in romance scam money laundering conspiracy

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal jury has convicted a Canal Winchester man of 35 counts of money laundering crimes related to an online romance fraud scheme.


There was activity on five bills related to the Judiciary Committee on May 31.