News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that PAUL MCCOWN, 33, of Lander, Wyoming pleaded guilty on March 29, 2022, before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, to four counts of wire fraud in relation to pandemic relief programs administered by the Wyoming Business Council...


FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across South Carolina

Today, we cover nearly all of the state with FirstNet, Built with AT&T – helping to connect public safety agencies and organizations in more than 150 communities across South Carolina.


Hong Kong’s Diminishing Freedoms

Release: Over the past year, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has continued to dismantle Hong Kong’s democratic institutions, placed unprecedented pressure on the judiciary, and stifled academic, cultural, and press freedoms. As the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Beijing approaches, Hong Kong’s freedoms are diminishing while the PRC tightens its rule.The differences between Hong Kong and cities in mainland China are shrinking due to ongoing repression from the PRC.



Peters and Johnson Legislation to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Ensuring Public Buildings Utilize Energy-Efficient Lighting Passes Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would help save taxpayer dollars by directing the General Services Administration (GSA) to install...


News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that MICHAEL SHANE COURCEY CLEMENTS, 30, of Gillette, Wyoming was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Clements appeared for an arraignment hearing on March...


Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Marks the 54th Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

News Release: ATLANTA - Superintendent Judy Forte announces the April schedule of events for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park to mark the 54th Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning Monday, April 4, 2022, and ending Monday, April 11, 2022.


N.C. governor, EPA unveil electric school buses: 'It was made right here in North Carolina'

In a move that the governor's office is touting as a win for its pro-environmental agenda, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan and an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to unveil the state's first electric school buses this month.


News Release: COVINGTON, Ky.- A Burlington, Ky., man, Daniel Julian Huegel, 25, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after previously pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in a death.


News Release: Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo, who are visiting the United States as part of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s delegation.


Baxley, Ga., Woman Gets Maximum Sentence for Meth-Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - An Appling County woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Revamped Design Could Take Powerful Biological Computers From the Test Tube to the Cell

Tiny biological computers made of DNA could revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat a slew of diseases, once the technology is fully fleshed out.


FACT SHEET: DHS Preparations for a Potential Increase in Migration

News Release: The Department of Homeland Security works to secure and manage our borders while building a fair and orderly immigration system.


Wyden Statement on Trump Requesting Political Favors from Putin

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden today released the following statement on Donald Trump requesting political favors from Vladimir Putin and Senate Republicans resurrecting their innuendo-filled investigation to benefit Donald Trump.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield, Missouri-based nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced today, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of its former officers and employees.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pled guilty to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, expressed optimism about the future of the Postal Service at a hearing to consider pending nominations of Derek Kan and Daniel Tangherlini to serve as Governors of the United States Postal Service.


News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that XAVIER BRANDON GUINA, 25, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming pleaded guilty to assault by strangulation and suffocation on March 29, 2022, before United States District Court Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl. Sentencing has been set for June 17, 2022.


News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that TAYLON JEFFREY BAIN, 36, of Richey, Montana was charged with transporting a minor to engage in prohibited sexual conduct and commission of a felony offense by a registered sex offender. Bain appeared for an arraignment hearing on March 16, 2022...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Newark Housing Authority (NHA)’s former director of information technology admitted using his position to embezzle NHA funds to purchase cellular telephones and other electronic devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.