News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022



New Orleans Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Larceny of Over $200,000 Using Patient Information Stolen from Metairie Medical Clinic

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ASHLEY GREEN, age 39, was sentenced on March 16, 2022 to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty as charged, to a one count Bank Larceny Bill of Information in August 2021. Earlier, her co-defendants, BRANDON LIVAS, age 37...


News Release: WASHINGTON - On Monday and Tuesday, March 14 and 15, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas was in Mexico City, Mexico and San José, Costa Rica to meet with the Presidents and Cabinet members of those countries to further collaboration on bilateral opportunities and challenges, including...


Austin Man Sentenced for Defrauding Financing Company

News Release: AUSTIN - Yesterday, an Austin man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for defrauding a financing company.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Peters Hosts Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas in Metro Detroit

News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was joined by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas for a series of events in metro Detroit to discuss the critical role DHS plays in protecting Michigan...


Welcoming the International Court of Justice’s Order Directing the Russian Federation to Immediately Suspend Military Operations in Ukraine

News Release: The International Court of Justice today issued a significant ruling in Ukraine’s case against the Russian Federation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The ruling clearly and unequivocally ordered Russia to immediately suspend the military operations Russia ...


US Department of Labor announces pay equity audit directive for federal contractors to identify barriers to equal pay

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as the nation observes Equal Pay Day - the day through which U.S. women typically must work to be paid the same wages men received in 2021 - the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a new directive to promote greater contractor attention concerning the proactive and effective use of pay equity audits to identify barriers to equal pay in their pay-setting and employment practices.


News Release: The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted Magnolia and Oakland Plantations, managed by Cane River Creole National Historical Park, as two of over 700 sites, programs, and facilities within the Network. The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom is...


Leader Rodgers: “Today’s proposals will improve medical oversight, innovation, and advance critical therapies and cures for rare diseases.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.


Austin Powder Company Agrees to Improve Wastewater Treatment Facilities at Red Diamond Plant in McArthur, Ohio; Pay $2.3 Million Civil Penalty

News Release: Austin Powder Company, owner and operator of the Red Diamond explosives manufacturing plant located near McArthur, Ohio, has agreed to implement significant upgrades to that facility’s wastewater treatment operations to resolve numerous Clean Water Act violations. It will also pay a civil penalty of $2.3 million.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Jury Convicts Man for a Shooting that Resulted in a Woman Being Struck by a Bullet

News Release: A federal jury today convicted a Tulsa man for taking part in a shooting that resulted in a woman being struck in the back of the head while she was driving, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the appointment of 33 new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (the “Council"), in advance of the Council’s first meeting on March 21, 2022. For the past several months, Secretary Mayorkas has been working...


Release: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Assistant Secretary Monica P. Medina will travel to Costa Rica, March 20-23, to join Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez in discussions on the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR). The Assistant Secretary will also engage on important conservation efforts and advocate for further action to preserve nature on land and in the ocean.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) raised concerns about Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clement’s possible conflicts of interest after...


Former Member of Springfield Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Firearm Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Springfield Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a firearm offense.


Commerce Department publishes notice on March 16

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies on March 16

The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.