News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Columbus man pleads guilty to robbing 2 mail carriers at gunpoint

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to two separate armed robberies of United States Postal Carriers.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s plans to overhaul the nation’s student loan servicing...


Export Sales to China, Mexico, and Unknown Destinations

106,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Jason Draggs, Jr., 24, of St. Louis, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on today’s date and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the coercion and enticement of a minor. Draggs previously pleaded guilty in November.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after President Biden requested that Congress vote to suspend permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia...


The United States and the African Union Commission Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

Release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat signaled a shared commitment to elevate and expand a public health partnership by signing today a Memorandum of Cooperation at the U.S. - AUC High Level Dialogue in Washington. The ceremony highlighted...


News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today in federal court, Billy Efrain Penaranda, age 39, a naturalized citizen of the United States, born in Bolivia and residing in Pitt County, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge...


Biden-Harris administration seeks applicants for wildfire commission

The U.S departments of Agriculture, Interior and Homeland Security are accepting applicants for the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to a USDA press release.


News Release: The United States is designating former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz, Sr. due to his involvement in significant corruption, including misappropriation of public funds, accepting bribes, and interfering with public processes. During his tenure as the president of Ecuador, Bucaram engaged ...


Two Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

News Release: Two members of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam," pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. Timothy Ingram, aka Bleezy, 29, of North Hollywood, California pleaded guilty on March 2, and Jack Owuor, 25, of Paramount, California pleaded guilty on March 9.


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 198,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Central Yukon Field Office, Alaska on March 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


City of Watervliet, New York; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation discussed on March 9 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wyden Outlines New Tax Policies to Hold Russia Accountable for Ukraine Invasion

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement outlining tax policies he is developing to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine...


Fitchburg Man Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on March 7

The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE” on March 7.


News Release: BOSTON - A Pittsfield man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed multiple drugs in the Brockton area.