News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Joseph Elsey, age 27, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assaulting, Impeding or Resisting a Federal Officer as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on March 16, 2022.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting March 16

BJA FY 22 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative grant opened on March 16.



Texas Rep. Roy calls banning imports of Russian oil 'useless'

On March 8, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said that the banning of Russian oil would be "useless" unless the Biden Administration opened up access to American oil and gas.


Transportation Department discusses Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments on March 14

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


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Murry, age 44, of Montour County, Pennsylvania, was indicted on March 10, 2022, by federal grand jury on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on March 14 by Commerce Department

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


News Release: A California man pleaded guilty to renovating two apartment complexes in violation of federal Clean Air Act regulations intended to prevent human exposure to toxic airborne asbestos fibers.


Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization

News Release: A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK-Mark Dowdle, a 22-year veteran of the National Park Service has been selected as the new superintendent of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.


Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation of the Detroit, MI Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards discussed on March 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Olean Man For Cyberstalking, Making Interstate Threats

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Luke Marshall Wenke, 29, of Olean, NY, with cyberstalking and making interstate threats. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Two Texas Species Do Not Warrant ESA Listing

After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S.


News Release: The United States is providing over $186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war in Ukraine. This will provide further support for humanitarian organizations responding to the crisis and complement the generosity of the neighboring countries that are welcoming and supporting refugees.


News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed S.854, the Methamphetamine Response Act, into law yesterday.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on Monday, March 14, 2022, against Defendant Terry L. Jackson Sr, 50, of Elyria, Ohio, following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent in Cleveland.


Top Republicans Renew Request for White House’s Investigative Report Detailing OSTP’s Toxic Work Environment

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)


News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today in Portland, Oregon, 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.


House Passes Three Republican Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three Republican bills reported out of the House Committee on Natural Resources, the Japanese American World War II History Network Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), the MAPLand Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Blake...


US Department of Labor cites Appleton contractor – twice in 6 months – for exposing roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, as penalties mount

News Release: APPLETON, WI - Despite the serious consequences of its actions, an Appleton-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed six roofers atop a two-story Algoma duplex on Nov. 2, 2021 - about six months after the contractor’s last citations in June 2021.