News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Fort Hall Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years for Assault with a Machete

A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon.


Butte BLM finalizes Scratchgravel Hills Recreation Plan

The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has finalized its Scratchgravel Hills Recreation Area Management Plan.


BLM Reopening El Malpais National Conservation Area Ranger Station

On Friday, March 18, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office will welcome visitors back to the El Malpais National Conservation Area Ranger Station.


Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business

A suburban Chicago man was sentenced today to a year and a half in federal prison for conducting an illegal sports gambling business and laundering the proceeds.


Grand Junction Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Christopher Huggett, age 30, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. After his term of incarceration, Huggett will serve 3 years of supervised release.


Sapulpa Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Children

A Sapulpa man, who was arrested after a young child ran away from him and reported his sex abuse crimes to a federal agent in a restaurant parking lot, was sentenced Wednesday for sexually abusing two young victims, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Bureau of Land Management Proposes Mineral Withdrawal Adjacent to Barry M. Goldwater Range and Welcomes Comments

The Bureau of Land Management today proposed a mineral withdrawal of 2,365.89 acres of public lands adjacent to the Barry M. Goldwater Range, subject to valid existing rights.


News Release: McKesson Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Recordkeeping Violations under the Controlled Substances Act.


Motorcycle races coming for Fort Sage area; some trail access will be limited

The Bureau of Land Management expects up to 200 riders to participate in the Diamond Back Hare Scrambles motorcycle race, Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, at the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area near Doyle.


Release: The United States welcomes the passage of New Zealand’s new sanctions regime, which allows the imposition of sanctions on those responsible for, or associated with, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also gives the New Zealand government the power to sanction individuals and entities that are of economic...


Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks

Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises, Inc. (“PPEI”) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California.


EPA Awards $200,000 for Cleaner School Buses in Hawaii

Since 2012, EPA’s school bus rebates have awarded, or are in the process of awarding, over $73 million to replace more than 3,000 old diesel school buses.


EPA Determines Lower Neponset River is a Superfund Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the 3.7 mile stretch of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).


EPA and Michigan Propose Detroit Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Ozone

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to formally redesignate the seven-county Detroit, Michigan, area to attainment of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone.


Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to illegally obtain pandemic unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and was sentenced last week to 30 months in federal prison.


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


DOS-SBUR-SGWI grant application closes on May 6

WE-Champs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women's Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations grant opened on March 14.


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial layer chicken flock in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.


Public press releases: U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes 20 in February

There were 20 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February.