News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting March 24

OJJDP FY 2022 National Mentoring Resource Center grant opened on March 24.


Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert  On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria

Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining today’s call. Very pleased to have with us today Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert. She will preview the Secretary’s travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria. The acting assistant secretary will speak today on the record. This call is.


Georgia Man with Past Fraud Conviction Sentenced in CARES Act Fraud Case

News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Georgia man with a prior federal conviction for fraud was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme he orchestrated to claim government pandemic funds using identity theft and fraud.


Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation selected for award of a $489,155 grant to establish lower-emission diesel projects to upgrade their municipal fleet.


USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting March 24

FY 2022 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) grant opened on March 24.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Frederick J. Haresign, age 62, of Oswego, New York pled guilty yesterday to possessing child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo Field Office.


News Release: Enrique Chavez appeared Tuesday in federal court to face a federal indictment charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact against a prison inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin (FCI Dublin).


The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Park Service to Hire Youth Workers for Summer 2022

Indiana Dunes National Park has jobs for four teenagers this summer.


Loves Park Investment Advisor Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Financial Fraud

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Loves Park, Ill., investment advisor has been sentenced to four years and four months in federal prison for financial fraud.


Avery Co. Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Elenilson Ceron, 25, of Newland, N.C., was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for using stolen identification documents to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Ceron to serve two years under court supervision after he is released from prison.


West Lake Trail Has Reopened After Completed Repairs From Hurricane Damage

Everglades National Park today announced the reopening of the West Lake Trail. The trail was heavily damaged when Hurricane Irma passed through the area in 2017 and has been closed for repairs since February 2021.


EPA Adds Southeast Hennepin Area Groundwater and Vapor Site in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Southeast Hennepin Area Groundwater and Vapor site will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.


Two Trenton Men Indicted for Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Trenton, Missouri, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Grundy County, Mo., and elsewhere.


Rinella: Study 'helps producers determine the best calving date over the long term'

A U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service study shows that, in rangelands of the western United States, calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf weight gain by supplying high-quality forage when it’s most needed, the USDA reported March 22.


Businesses can provide commercial services at Outer Banks national park sites through application process

Businesses that are interested in providing commercial services at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Cape Hatteras), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial (Wright Brothers) can apply to do so through an easy Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) application process.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher M. Vickers, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 104 months for carjacking and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Release: The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. We are united in our condemnation of the Taliban’s decision not to re-open secondary schools to Afghan girls.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Russian Import Ban and the Urgent Need to Boost American Energy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted on an import ban on Russian oil that fails simultaneously to increase American oil and gas energy and exports.