News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 32-year-old McAllen attorney has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a public official, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


McDowell County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A McDowell County man pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge relating to an arson and insurance fraud scheme.


USDA Urges Communities, Farmers, Ranchers to be Prepared for Severe Weather

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds those in the path of the severe weather forecast for the Southeast this week, to take steps now to keep their food safe, and for farmers and ranchers to take proactive steps to protect their livestock. The weather system is ...


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Utah man on Thursday of tax evasion, filing false tax returns and impeding the IRS.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax man pleaded guilty last week to attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography.


News Release: Seventeen Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee wrote to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), today outlining their recommendations and priorities as the agency implements the broadband programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


USDA Expands Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors in Montana

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Montana have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship ...


Guatemalan National Sentenced for Entering the United States After a Prior Removal

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Release: We condemn Russian authorities’ politically-motivated conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on additional spurious charges to nine more years in a high security prison. This outlandish prison term is a continuation of the Kremlin’s years-long assault on Navalny and on his movement...


Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 240,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


Pottsville Man Charged With Obstructing The Mail

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Johnathan Sherer, age 29, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was charged on March 21, 2022, by criminal information with obstruction of the mail.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting March 22

Bureau of Land Management Nevada Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant opened on March 22.


DOS-AQM offers new grant application process starting March 22

Elevating Women Science and Technology Entrepreneurs and Women-Focused Startups in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Member Economies grant opened on March 22.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation program grant to the city of Santa Cruz, California, to develop a new arts and entertainment infrastructure and increase tourism to the region.



Interior Department Invests $100 million in First Dam Safety Project Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing project-specific funding of $100 million for the modification of B.F. Sisk Dam in California. The funding, authorized by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was highlighted in an addendum to the Bureau’s initial spend plan for fiscal year 2022 funding allocations.


Former UVM ER Doctor Sentenced to 100 Months of Imprisonment for Federal Child Pornography Offense

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 22, 2022, Eike Blohm, 39, of South Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 100 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to one count of possession...


Remarks in a Meeting of the Fifth Committee’s First Part of the Resumed Session

The Fifth Committee will embark on work this month that is critical for the effective staffing, operations, and financing of the United Nations – an organization founded to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”


US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts manufacturer  for safety violations after hot liquid plastic burns worker

News Release: STERLING, MA - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer - with a history of workplace safety and health inspections - could have prevented a worker at its Sterling facility from suffering severe burns if they had complied with OSHA’s requirements for lockout/tagout and provided personal protective equipment.