News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: Detroit, MI - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced today that it has reached a settlement with Vitreoretinal Specialists, PLC, which is also known as Retina Associates of Michigan - an ophthalmology practice with three locations in eastern Michigan. The settlement resolves an allegation that it refused to allow a service animal to accompany an individual with a disability beyond its patient waiting area.


Lawrence Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

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


Ex-Port of Savannah worker admits making bomb threat on 9-11 anniversary

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Toombs County, Ga., man has admitted phoning in a bomb threat to a Port of Savannah facility on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

News Release: LOS ANGELES - On March 16, 2022, members of the Ventura County Combined Agency Team (VCAT) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division concluded a multiple month-long investigation of a major narcotic trafficking organization with the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure of a large amount of narcotics.


Akron Man Sentenced to Prison for Attempting to Distribute Fentanyl Pills Labeled as Oxycodone

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Thomas Anthony Walker, Jr., 36, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson to more than five years, or 62 months, in prison after Walker pleaded guilty to attempting to possess and distribute 655 pills containing fentanyl that were labeled as oxycodone.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville woman was sentenced today to 108 months in prison. On Sept. 30, 2021, Stephanie Dianna Elliott pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of schemes to defraud the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and businesses in the Eastern District of North Carolina.


News Release: At a high-level dialogue on March 22 in San José, Costa Rica, Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez and Assistant Secretary Monica P. Medina announced U.S. government support for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 20

BJA FY 22 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative grant opened on March 23.


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Homicide Suspects

News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Cordaryl Burns and Larry Burns - both charged with two homicides in Cumberland County.


Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Mental Health Care Parity and Care Integration

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, March 30, titled “Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Barstow, CA-Mojave National Preserve will begin an enhanced traffic safety and enforcement operations on March 24, 2022. The public safety program targets excessive speeding in order to reduce motor vehicle accidents, visitor fatalities, and impacts to desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, and other wildlife. The goal is to deter speeding, help prevent traffic accidents, and help protect wildlife that utilize road corridors as part of their natural habitat.


News Release: DALLAS, TX - A Fort Worth man who allegedly sold fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on America's Wireless Future Frontier

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier:”


Maine Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $500,000 From New Hampshire Company

News Release: CONCORD - Jessica Pechtel, 35, of Springvale, Maine pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Rabo AgriFinance LLC

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Prohibition against Erica Rachal Former employee Rabo AgriFinance LLC, Chesterfield, MO Misappropriation of bank funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 21?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.