News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Third Wave of Operation "Money Don't Sleep" Leads to Multiple Arrests in West Memphis

News Release: WEST MEMPHIS-A major arrest operation took place this morning in West Memphis when 22 people were arrested as part of an ongoing federal drug investigation. The 22 arrested suspects from the West Memphis area are part of a 32-defendant indictment that was unsealed today.


Dominican National Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Trafficking and Immigration Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL DeJESUS-CONCEPCION, 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 80 months of imprisonment for heroin and fentanyl trafficking and immigration offenses.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) by fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.6 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Lansing Man Convicted On 5 Counts Relating To The   Production And Receipt Of Child Pornography Receives  300 Months In Federal Prison

News Release: DETROIT - A federal judge today sentenced a Lansing, Michigan man to 300 months in federal prison after having been convicted on multiple charges relating to the production and receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: WEST MEMPHIS-A major arrest operation took place this morning in West Memphis when 22 people were arrested as part of an ongoing federal drug investigation. The 22 arrested suspects from the West Memphis area are part of a 32-defendant indictment that was unsealed today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen border security and address personnel shortages at ports of entry. The Securing America’s Ports of Entry...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced that contracts have been awarded for ALL 30 million barrels put up for sale from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This fully-subscribed sale is part of a coordinated action with...


BLM issues Record of Decision on Harris Springs Recreation Area Management Plan

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District issued a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact based on analysis provided in the Harris Springs Recreation Area Management Plan and Environmental Assessment.


Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Formula

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.


USGS Selects Willamette River Basin as Fourth Integrated Water Science Basin

The U.S. Geological Survey selected the Willamette River Basin in the Pacific Northwest as the latest location for an in-depth examination of factors affecting water supply and demand.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A 24-year-old Daytona Beach, Florida man has been sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for distributing crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl in Martin County, Florida.


Commerce Department discusses Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting on March 14

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks at the UN-Hosted High-Level Yemen Pledging Event

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: President Cassis, thank you very much. It’s very good to see you today via video. To Secretary-General Guterres, António, thank you for bringing us together. Under Secretary Griffiths, thank you for the work you and your team are doing every single day, not only in Yemen but quite ...


The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-INL grant application closes on June 16

International Corrections Training grant opened on March 16.


USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Equity

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its farm loan programs to better support current borrowers, including historically underserved producers. These improvements are part of USDA’s commitment to increase equity in all programs, including farm loans that provide important access to capital for covering operating expenses and purchasing land and equipment.  


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Perkinelmer, Inc. discussed on March 14 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Alexis Nicole Wilkins has been charged by criminal complaint with distributing fentanyl resulting in death, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). According to court documents, Wilkins...


CISA Hosts Eighth Cyber Storm Exercise with More than 200 Organizations

News Release: WASHINGTON - Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hosted a three-day cyber exercise, Cyber Storm VIII, which included more than 2,000 private sector, government, and international participants from approximately 200 organizations.