News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison

News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Marshalltown, Iowa, man, Michael James Grommet, 37, was sentenced on March 9, 2022, to 360 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of actual methamphetamine.


Essex County Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Mortgage and Securities Fraud Schemes

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance the sale of properties to unqualified buyers, securities fraud by inducing a victim into investing over $1.2 million into real estate companies under false pretenses, and violation of supervised release, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.


News Release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon will travel to Boston, Massachusetts on March 10 to speak at the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of The Secretary’s Leadership Seminar: A Harvard Business School Executive Education Program developed for the U.S. Department of State. The graduation ceremony will take place on March 11, 2022.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Spanish State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs Moreno Bau

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Spanish State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs Angeles Moreno Bau in Madrid. They reaffirmed their steadfast support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemned ...


Catoctin Mountain Park announces temporary closures March 11 –13, 2022

News Release: Park Central Road will be closed between Thurmont Vista and the Camp Greentop entrance. Trails to Hog Rock Overlook and Blue Ridge Summit Vista will also be closed. All other roads and trails will remain open.


News Release: BOSTON - Five members of a violent criminal enterprise were arrested and charged today in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) throughout Western Massachusetts.


News Release: The United States is committed to addressing terrorist activity in ungoverned spaces in Syria through the judicious use of our counterterrorism tools and constructive engagement with our partners.


Barre Couple Charged in Federal Court with Drug and Gun Crimes

News Release: Barre, VT - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that David Tom, 37, and Tiffany Fisk, 32, who are married and both of Barre, Vermont, were arrested yesterday. A federal grand jury had previously charged Tom with unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted...


Court orders Massachusetts employer who threatened employee to pay $25K in punitive damages, plus $164K in wages, damages to underpaid employees

News Release: BOSTON - Following an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal court ordered a Holbrook tree service company and its owner - who threatened a former employee who participated in an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division - to pay the worker $25,000 in punitive damages.


Release: Today, the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) of Canada, Dr. Mary Jane Ireland and the United States CVO, Dr. Rosemary Sifford, issued the following statement:"We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health ...


Main Arsenal Repointing Project Complete

News Release: The Springfield Armory National Historic Site Main Arsenal building looks a little brighter after completion of an extensive preservation project to repoint and clean the exterior brick and brownstone. The National Park Service contracted the services of Contracting Specialists, Inc. to complete the $650,000 project.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national man pleaded guilty to the felony offense of reentry of a removed alien. Enoc Lopez-Garcia, 29, was found guilty by the Court and sentenced to “time served," having spent approximately four months in federal custody. Lopez-Garcia was subsequently remanded to ICE custody for possible removal proceedings from the United States.


Charges Filed in Connection with Texas Oilfield Deaths

News Release: A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker safety and environmental crimes.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the House passage of the FY22 appropriations package, which included funding for valuable global priorities like addressing the climate crisis, supporting global health security, and providing life-saving humanitarian assistance.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Spring into Spring” hike on the upper Current River

News Release: EMINENCE, Mo. - Spring into Spring! Visit Ozark National Scenic Riverways for a guided hike on the Cave Spring Trail near Devils Well on March 19 at 9 a.m.


What did Justice Department publish on March 8?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Two former senior Venezuelan prosecutors have been charged with money laundering for their receipt of bribes in exchange for agreeing not to pursue criminal charges against certain individuals in Venezuela.