News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Seafood Expo North America 2022

Seafood Expo North America is a leading trade event for all sectors of the seafood industry. The Expo will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from March 13-15, 2022. Visit us at Booth #181.


NOAA to Increase Enforcement Actions to Ensure Safety of Federal Fishery Observers, Monitors

Interference with fishery observers is illegal. Stepped-up enforcement in the Northeast will target vessel owners, captains, and crew who violate the law.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information from SAMHSA on Rising Mental Health Conditions Amid COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today to request information regarding the Biden Administration’s efforts to address the increased levels of mental health issues in the United States, particularly given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: The United States welcomes today’s launch of inclusive consultations by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg.  Through consultations with a wide range of Yemeni political and civil society groups over the next few weeks, the UN Special Envoy seeks to finalize a new, comprehensive peace process framework. These consultations provide a valuable opportunity for Yemenis to discuss a renewed vision for a political resolution to the conflict.


Guatemala’s Public Ministry’s Continued Attacks Against Independent Judges and Prosecutors

News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras’ continued, brazen attacks on Guatemala’s justice system through politically motivated arrests and detentions of current and former public servants fighting corruption. The reports of repeated, uncommon delays in arraignment ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Twenty residents of the Western District of Pennsylvania have been charged by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh in four separate but related Indictments with violations of the federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.



Commerce Department publishes notice on March 8

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



Release: Thank you for the kind introduction. And thank you to our host nation, the United Arab Emirates, and congratulations on celebrating your golden jubilee—50 years as a nation.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Three Augusta men face felony gun charges while three others also faces drug trafficking charges as Richmond County law enforcement officials pursue individuals associated with an increase in gang-related violent crime.


News Release: TYLER, Texas -A 75-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man have been indicted for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.


Two Indicted in East Texas Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: TYLER, Texas -A 75-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man have been indicted for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.



Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine & International Sport

News Release: The text of the following statement was agreed upon by the ministers of sport or their equivalent from the countries and individuals listed at the bottom of the statement.


Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging a Coal Mine

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man pleaded guilty to damaging a coal mine.


Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman was sentenced today to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Bowling Green, Kentucky - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment today charging the former Columbia, Kentucky Chief of Police with stealing over $25,000 from the city of Columbia, Kentucky.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets After Their Meeting

News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER LIIMETS: Dear Secretary Blinken, dear Tony, it’s really an honor for me to welcome you today in Tallinn. We just met in Washington, D.C. on the 16th of February, just on the eve of this unjustified war that we see at the moment, war in Ukraine started by Russia, which of course has changed ...


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa City man, Antonio Deshawn Russell, age 35, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. Following his prison term, Russell was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to immediately pay a $200 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.