News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Biloxi man was sentenced to three life sentences for discharging a firearm during the commission of a robbery that killed three people, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - FEMA Individual Assistance specialists are now staffing the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Centers to help survivors recovering from the December tornadoes.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on President Biden’s call with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping on Friday, March 18. The White House’s public description of the call misleadingly implied that China has not yet supported...


News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who led a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization was sentenced on March 18, 2022, to 30 years in federal prison.


The United States Sanctions Security Forces in Sudan for Serious Human Rights Abuses

Release: The United States is designating Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human rights abuses committed during protests calling for democracy. We are taking this step to hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to deter future violence. The CRP, a militarized police unit involved in multiple...


News Release: Detectives Jonathan Smith and Victor Powell recognized from Norfolk Police Department in the Eastern District of Virginia.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi jury has returned a guilty verdict against a 45-year-old citizen of Cuba for failing to appear in court as ordered, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield is in Ethiopia March 21-22 to meet Ethiopian government, African Union (AU), and United Nations officials, as well as representatives of humanitarian organizations. Today, the Special Envoy met with AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo and AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye to discuss engagement on regional affairs, including Sudan and Ethiopia.


The United States Sanctions Security Forces in Sudan for Serious Human Rights Abuses

Release: The United States is designating Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human rights abuses committed during protests calling for democracy. We are taking this step to hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to deter future violence. The CRP, a militarized police unit involved in multiple...


North Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robberies in Two Counties

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of McCandless, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing three area banks and attempting to rob a fourth bank, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


DOS-CHN offers new grant application process starting March 21

U.S. Mission to China Public Engagement Grants grant opened on March 21.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on May 2

Latin America Regional Program grant opened on March 21.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has entered a guilty plea to conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park currently has 25 miles of developed trails which provide several scenic viewpoints, universally accessible trails and six miles of horseback riding trails. Several of the park's trails were designed as part of the park's original master plan and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration crews in the 1930s and 1940s.


Meeks Issues Statement on the Determination of Genocide Against the Rohingya

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announcement that the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people...


News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- The Veterans Lake Fire started as a controlled burn (brush pile) on private land on Saturday evening, March 19, 2022. It escaped containment at approximately 6:30pm on Sunday, March 20, 2022 and spread quickly into Chickasaw National Recreation Area. As of 10:00 am Monday 21, 2022, it...


News Release: Two Los Angeles-area residents pleaded guilty today to operating an illegal gambling business and conspiring to launder money, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: John Perry, 64, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to receipt of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


“BIDEN'S ENERGY AND INFLATION CRISES” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on March 17

“BIDEN'S ENERGY AND INFLATION CRISES“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3813-H3814 on March 17


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that JUSTIN McKENNEY, 27, of Windsor Locks, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child exploitation offenses.