News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Member of Cuban Credit Card Skimming Crew Sentenced to Prison

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Cuban man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.


Energy Department discusses Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation on March 9

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


Tigard Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Laundering Proceeds Through Bottled Water Company

News Release: Defendant already under federal indictment for insurance and Covid-relief fraud.


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to impose stricter auto emission standards across the country.


The Kremlin’s Allegations of Chemical and Biological Weapons Laboratories in Ukraine

News Release: The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and biological weapons activities in Ukraine. We have also seen PRC officials echo these conspiracy theories. This Russian disinformation is total nonsense and not the first time Russia has invented such false claims against another country. Also, these claims have been debunked conclusively and repeatedly over many years.


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


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting March 11

NIJ FY22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Study of Existing Evidence and Public Policy Implications grant opened on March 11.


Leader Rodgers Statement on EPA Regulations and Biden’s Refusal to Address Rising Gas Costs

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to impose stricter auto emission standards across the country.


News Release: FLOWOOD, Ms.- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event March 25-26, 2022, offering approximately 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at the Central Kentucky Ag Expo in Liberty.


BLM accepting comments on proposed 275-acre land purchase near Boise

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed the Harris Acquisition Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing the proposed purchase of a 275-acre parcel of private land, located 5 miles east of downtown Boise, that has been directly offered to the BLM by the owner. The review period on the proposal ends April 11.


News Release: Washington, D.C.  - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about the government spending bills that passed the House of Representatives today.


Foxx Slams Democrats’ Response to Florida’s Parental Rights Bill

News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming Education Secretary Cardona’s response to the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill, in the Florida State Legislature...


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: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union in crisis...


Mill Hall Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Money Laundering

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Mill Hall, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 5 years in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Federal Jury Convicts Leader Of A Prison Gang On Three Counts Of Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Following a six-day trial in United States District Court at Greeneville, a jury convicted Charles Elsea, Jr., 44, a longtime inmate of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and money laundering.


Former Temple Business School Dean Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Rankings Fraud Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Moshe Porat, 75, of Bala Cynwyd, PA, the former Dean of Temple University’s Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management (“Fox") from 1996 until 2018, was sentenced to one year and two months in prison, three years of...


EPA offers new grant application process starting March 11

2022 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM grant opened on March 11.