News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: A man who escaped from the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility and later failed to appear in federal court pursuant to a subpoena was sentenced on March 22, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A McGregor man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing stolen firearms. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced the defendant.


Manchin Statement On FERC’s Natural Gas Pipeline Policy Course-Correction

Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reconsidered the policy statements on natural gas infrastructure projects it issued in February.


Manchin And Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Grow The American Mining Workforce

Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2022.


Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Six Times

News Release: Has Three Prior Felony Convictions for Operating While Intoxicated.


News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Argentina’s Minister of Productive Development Matías Kulfas and discussed establishing closer cooperation between the United States’ and Argentina’s commerce departments. Furthermore, they discussed developments in space commerce, potential collaboration to limit trade barriers, and participation in the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on June 6-10.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Craig Alan Hare, age 51, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was indicted on March 23, 2022, by a federal grand jury on firearms charges.


PAMS-SC grant application closes on May 24

FY2022 Artificial Intelligence Research for High Energy Physics grant opened on March 24.


Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward for information on Russia-based hacker Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl.


Agriculture Department discusses Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods on March 24

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bujanda: FBI was 'focused on capture' of New Mexico alleged bank robber

A New Mexico man recently appeared in federal court regarding nine accusations of bank robbery against him.


Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Wholesale Quantities of Cocaine

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking cocaine as part of a larger drug trafficking conspiracy.


Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on March 22 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a violent crime.


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters discussed on March 24 by Transportation Department

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


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova

News Release: Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova to discuss the Department’s role in the export controls placed on Russia by the United States government and a broad coalition of partner-countries. The Secretary and Ambassador Markarova also discussed ways in which the Department of Commerce can continue to support the extraordinary humanitarian efforts in Ukraine through public and private sector engagement.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The former manager of a Savannah bed and breakfast has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer.


EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today officially added Bradford Island as a Superfund site on the National Priorities List.