News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Wilkes-Barre Man Sentenced To 11 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Hughes, age 33, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 7, 2022, to 132 months’ imprisonment to be followed by four years on supervised release by U.S.


FBI Washington Field Office Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Abduction of Robert A. Levinson

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the abduction of Robert A. “Bob” Levinson from Kish Island, Iran. Bob Levinson was abducted on March 9, 2007.


Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

A Birmingham man plead guilty this week to the charges of sex trafficking of a minor and production of child pornography, announced U.S.


Two Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly

Two defendants charged in a nationwide “grandparent scam” have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.


Jury Convicts White Swan Man of Four Counts of First Degree Murder, along with Carjacking, Kidnapping a Minor, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

On March 9, 2022, a federal jury convicted James Cloud, 37, of White Swan, Washington, on four counts of First Degree Murder.


El Paso School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Ricardo Ortiz, 30, a former teacher at Horizon High School in El Paso pleaded guilty today to three counts of Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and one count of Possession of a Visual Depiction Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.


Jury Convicts Sacramento Man for Sex Trafficking of a Minor

After a seven–day trial, a federal jury found Robert Pierre Duncan, 26, of Sacramento, guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child, sex trafficking of a child, and escape from custody, U.S.


Leader Rodgers on the President’s Remarks on China

House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks on countering China with more spending in his State of the Union address.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s State of the Union remarks on the COVID-19 pandemic.


Leader Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Inflation Crisis

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Biden’s remarks during the State of the Union on jobs, inflation, and the economy.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Russia’s War with Ukraine

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s State of the Union Address:“For a strong state of the union, I urge the President to make restoring U.S. energy dominance his top priority.


Rodgers: “Big Tech Manipulates and Exploits us for Profit. It’s Getting Worse”

At a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing today on Big Tech, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) addressed how Big Tech mishandles our personal information, harms our kids, their role in the current Ukraine-Russia war, and the need for national privacy and data security protections.


Amphibians of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks

When it comes to understanding the health of landscapes like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, scientists have their own canary-in-the-coal-mine – amphibians.


Federal charges filed in connection with Round Spring arson

On March 1, 2022, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Missouri in Cape Girardeau returned an Indictment against Marvin "Mark" Remster in connection with the arson of the Round Spring Visitor Contact Station in Ozark National Scenic Riverways last December.


Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, ‘Imiloa and Mokupāpapa team up to offer students new educational program

Ever wondered how the earth, sea and sky are connected? Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is excited to announce a new educational opportunity entitled “Earth, Sea, Sky: Creating Connections.”


Spring Prescribed Fire Season at the Preserve

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve announced its prescribed fire season beginning now through April, weather conditions and moisture levels permitting.


Paterson Fellowship 2022 Call for Entries Open

The Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters are now accepting applications for the 2022 Stanley Paterson Research Fellowship.


Accepting Applications for Youth Conservation Corps at Homestead National Historical Park

Homestead National Historical Park is now accepting applications for the summer 2022 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).


Online Reservations for Fairholme Campground

Reservations for the peak season at Fairholme Campground in Olympic National Park will be available online, through recreation.gov, beginning Friday, March 11th.


Commemoration of the 157th Anniversary of the Surrender and Freedom Day April 7-12, 2022

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will commemorate the 157th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant and Freedom Day (April 9) with special anniversary programs and activities from April 7-12, 2022.