News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Deryk Paul Burdick, age 33, of Auburn, New York waived indictment and pled guilty today to receipt and possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo Field Office, and New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen.



Another indicted in nationwide fraudulent car buyer paper tag scheme

News Release: HOUSTON - More charges have been filed in the fraudulent paper license plate scheme involving fake car dealerships who issued more than 700,000 illegitimate paper tags, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery.


Orleans Parish Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of More than $61,000 in Social Security Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CATHERINE CAMPBELL WILLIAMS, age 69, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 31, 2022 to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


EPA Announces Record $4.8 Million Brownfields Investment in Vermont

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help revitalize New England communities, Build a Better America and Address Environmental Justice Concerns


EPA Announces Record $7 Million Brownfields Investment in Connecticut

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help revitalize New England communities, Build a Better America and Address Environmental Justice Concerns


Notice published by Labor Department on May 31

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


How many press releases or notices were published by House Committee on Appropriations in May?

There were 53 press releases or notices published by the House Committee on Appropriations in May.


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


EPA Announces $48 Million WIFIA Loan to Expand Water Supplies in Oxnard, California

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $48 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Oxnard, California, to support its Aquifer Storage Recovery Project.


EPA Announces $500K Hawaii Investment, Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to Revitalize Communities

Oahu Will Receive a Brownfields Assessment Grant Under Nationwide Effort to Build A Better America


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


Federal Jury Convicts Mexican National for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury yesterday convicted Alexander Juarez-Sanchez, a/k/a Jose Manuel Flores, age 37, a citizen of Mexico most recently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and heroin, and for illegally re-entering the United States after removal.


Public press releases: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs publishes 11 in May

There were 11 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in May.


Boston Man Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Defendant distributed fentanyl to undercover agent.


Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

A total of 6 communities in Mississippi will receive Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup or High Performing Revolving Loan Fund support to help build back America’s economy while addressing environmental justice concerns


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


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Division, announced today that Deshan Scott, 22, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life and a $250,000 fine.


E&C Announces Oversight Hearing on Infant Formula Shortages on May 25

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 25, on infant formula shortages.


Pallone & Wyden Question State Contractors on Preparation and Planning for Redetermining Medicaid Eligibility

“Failure to approach this transition period thoughtfully and to invest the necessary resources for this task could result in millions of children and adults losing coverage and becoming uninsured.”