News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Martinsburg man admits to drug charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ryan Ramney, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Louisiana Man Convicted of Traveling Across State Line to Engage in Sex with a Minor

News Release: Oxford, MS - A federal jury convicted a Louisiana man this week of traveling from one state to another with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.


Three Men Will Serve Time in Prison for Smuggling Drugs into Prison

News Release: Greenville, MS - Three Puerto Rican men have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute illegal narcotics.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Four Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Desert Hot Springs, California, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than four kilograms of methamphetamine from Los Angeles, Calif., to Indianapolis, Indiana aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri.


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


Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on March 8 by Agriculture Department

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


Former Sheriff of Franklin County, Arkansas Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting Two People in Custody

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - Former Franklin County, Arkansas, Sheriff Anthony Boen, 51, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for assaulting two individuals in his custody. After a six-day trial in August 2021, a jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted Boen of two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Aberdeen Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Biloxi Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Conspiracy

News Release: Gulfport, Miss.- A Biloxi man pled guilty to conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Grant County man sentenced for firearms charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeremiah Lincoln Seib, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Giant Forest and Wolverton Areas in Sequoia National Park Open 7 Days a Week, Beginning March 11

News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. March 10, 2022 - The Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park will remain open to the public beginning Friday, March 11. This area has been opening on a limited schedule, Friday through Monday, as conditions have allowed, since December 11. This area was closed to public access starting in mid-September due to the KNP Complex Fire, which burned more than 88,000 acres, mostly within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in 2021.


Homeland Security Department discusses National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; March 2022 Meeting on March 8

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


Thomas Edison National Historical Park goes cash-free for entrance fees and park passes beginning March 12th

News Release: West Orange, NJ - Beginning on Saturday, March 12, 2022, Thomas Edison National Historical Park will no longer accept cash as a method of payment for entrance fees or the purchase of park passes. Visitors may use a credit or debit card at the park visitor center to pay their entrance fee or they can purchase their entrance passes ahead of their visit using the recreation.gov website or mobile app.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with German Foreign Minister Baerbock

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. The Secretary reaffirmed the necessity for continued U.S.-German cooperation in the face of Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. He underscored the ...


Moscow Mechanism Invoked by 45 OSCE States To Review Reported Abuses by Russia

With Ukraine’s agreement, the United States and 44 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism.


Media Crackdown in Russia

Russia is engaged in an unprovoked war on Ukraine.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on March 8

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


DOS-QAT offers new grant application process starting March 10

U.S. Embassy Doha PAS Annual Program Statement (APS) grant opened on March 10.


New Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to Meet March 23-24

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 8, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the first public meeting of the inaugural Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on March 23-24, 2022. The public – including urban producers – is encouraged to attend.