News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Portman Highlights Need to Correct Oversight of Funds at Hearing on Federal Pandemic Spending

Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned witnesses on approximately how much fraud has occurred as a result of pandemic spending, how much can be recovered, and what more can be done to recover improper payments.


EPA Adds North 5th Street Groundwater Contamination Site in Goshen, Indiana 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 North 5th Street Groundwater Contamination site in Goshen, Indiana will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.


EPA Awards $320,000 for Cleaner School Buses in Arizona

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the winners of two national competitive efforts to support transitions to cleaner school buses: the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Electric School Bus Rebates, and the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebates.



Idaho National Laboratory Completes Sixth Core Overhaul for Advanced Test Reactor

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently completed the sixth major core overhaul of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR).


DOE Invests $2.4 Million for Next-Generation Energy Storage Technologies

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $2.4 million in funding for three projects to advance novel thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies toward increased duration, reliability and affordability.


DeLauro Names Katelynn Thorpe as Appropriations Committee Communications Director

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today promoted Katelynn Thorpe to serve as the Committee’s Communications Director.


DeLauro Statement on Senate Confirmation of Shalanda Young as OMB Director

DeLauro Statement on Senate Confirmation of Shalanda Young as OMB Director


Romanian National, Part of ATM-Skimming Conspiracy, Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

A Romanian national, who traveled to the United States and participated in an ATM skimming conspiracy, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison.


Sherwood Woman Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Stealing from Social Security

A Sherwood woman was sentenced today for bank fraud and theft of government funds. Kelli Hogue, formerly known as Kelli Cashion, 59, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.


San Antonio Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud

A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for stealing mail and cashing fraudulent checks.According to court documents, Zachary Wayne Crowell, 35, was part of a group who broke into mailboxes to steal checks, credit cards, identification documents, bank statements and other financial statements.


Presque Isle Woman Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit Money

A Presque Isle woman was sentenced today in federal court for passing counterfeit money, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Former Oregon Corrections Official Indicted for Sexually Assaulting a Dozen Female Inmates While Serving as a Nurse

A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a former Oregon Department of Corrections employee with sexually assaulting a dozen female inmates while serving as a nurse at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF), Oregon’s only women’s prison.


Mount Carmel Man Indicted For Trafficking Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, And Heroin

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Glen Taormina, age 46, of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.


Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans

A Warwick woman who is alleged to have (1) fraudulently claimed to be a wounded United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and (2) schemed to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in veteran benefits and charitable contributions, was arrested today by federal agents and made her initial appearance in federal court in Providence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.



Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges

A resident of Isabella, PA waived indictment and pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Pike County Man Sentenced To Twenty Years’ Imprisonment For Production Of Child Pornography

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jerald Ungerer, age 34, formerly of Milford, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 11, 2022, to twenty years’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for the charge of production of child pornography.


Iowa Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and South Dakota Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of a Child

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Spencer, Iowa, man convicted of Production of Child Pornography was sentenced on March 11, 2022, and a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Sex Trafficking of a Child was sentenced on January 31, 2022.