News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Three Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Distributed Over 1,100 Pounds of Cocaine in the Cleveland Area

News Release: Federal law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of three men charged in a 30-count indictment for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that is alleged to have brought over 500 kilograms, or approximately 1,100 pounds, of cocaine from Mexico to be redistributed in the Cleveland area.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting March 15

Bureau of Land Management Arizona Wildlife Resource Management grant opened on March 15.


New Bedford Man Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution

News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking activities involving cocaine.


Register NOW for the 2022 FAA Drone Symposium

News Release: Registration is now open for this year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drone Symposium , which will be held on April 28, 2022. The in-person event will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.


China's president calls internet 'main arena, battleground' of ideological struggle

Chinese President Xi Jinping called the internet the main area and “frontline of the ideological struggle" during a speech at the sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Nov. 11, 2021.


Release: MODERATOR: Thank you, Ryan, and thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon for this briefing on the U.S. humanitarian assistance response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine.


Portman: February CBP Statistics Show Seven Percent Increase in Border Arrests

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics from February that show a seven percent increase in border arrests compared to January, and a 60 percent increase from February 2021, as the United States’ worst migrant crisis at our southern border continues...


York Man Sentenced To 165 Months’ Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail

News Release: HARRISBURG - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Elmer Rodriguez, age 51, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 14, 2022, to 165 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for his role in a conspiracy to distribute kilogram quantities of cocaine.


Billings man admits trafficking meth, fentanyl, heroin

News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused of possessing multiple drugs, including methamphetamine and more than 9,000 fentanyl pills, for distribution admitted to a trafficking crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


There were 22 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of Commerce in February.


Crapo: Inflation Foundation Existed Prior to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the Producer Price Index (PPI) release showed inflation surged 10.0 percent year over year in February...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to offer continued support to the people and government of Ukraine and to condemn the Russian Federation’s ongoing attacks on Ukrainian cities, ...


EM Leaders: Future Success Tied to Engagement with Stakeholders, Workforce

News Release: PHOENIX - The future for EM success will be determined as much by engaging with communities and stakeholders as it will in solving technical challenges, program leaders told an audience at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week.


Mission Man Indicted for Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation.


News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office will be holding the Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning meeting on May 25, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the BLM Pinedale Field Office located at 1625 West Pine Street, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941. Annual operating...


Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing More Than a Dozen Chicago Stores at Gunpoint

News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for violently robbing more than a dozen Chicago liquor and convenience stores.


News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomes visitors for the 2022 boating season and encourages everyone to check for potential changes to motorized boat launch ramp access before visiting. “Lake Mead National Recreational Area looks forward to another successful, and busy, 2022...


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Promise and Challenge of Strategic Trade Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region

News Release: The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss the challenges and opportunities in stepping up our economic ties with countries in Asia and the Pacific. The Indo-Pacific region accounts for half the world’s population. It’s full of like-minded democracies and growing economies. As one of the gateways to the Pacific, Oregon has a lot to gain from this opportunity. One in five jobs in Oregon is trade-related, and those jobs pay better on average than non-trade jobs.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

Jason Robert Oxley, 38, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes.