News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Joint Communiqué on the Morocco-U.S. Strategic Dialogue on Regional Political Issues

Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Morocco and the United States of America.


DOI-BOR grant application closes on May 13

Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program grant opened on March 8.


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Wayne County, Ga., man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he produced and possessed hundreds of images of child pornography.


Transportation Department discusses Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking on March 7

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken At a Meeting With Moldovan Civil Society

News Release: AMBASSADOR LOGSDON: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. It’s great to have you here. If it’s all right with you, I will go ahead and make a couple of opening remarks.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAMES WATTS, age 50, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon yesterday to a one count superseding bill of information charging him with possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: ROME, Ga. - Michael Lee Spears, Dustin Wayne Womack, and Jarrett Louallen have been sentenced for firearms and drug trafficking crimes that occurred in Rome, Georgia.


ETHETE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION

News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that CALVIN ANDERSON WHITE, 32, of Ethete, Wyoming pleaded guilty to assault by strangulation at a change of plea hearing on Feb. 17, 2022, before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl. Sentencing has been set for May 10, 2022.


News Release: Yakima, Washington - On March 2, Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Douglas Craig Parsley, 34, of Yakima, Washington, to 22 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography. Chief Judge Bastian also ordered Parsley to serve an additional 20 years on federal supervision after he is released from prison. Parsley pleaded guilty on Oct. 27, 2021.


Federal court orders Missouri mine owner – who forced inspectors off the road – to allow US Department of Labor inspectors to complete safety inspections

A federal district court judge issued an injunction to prevent a Missouri mine operator and its owner from stopping federal inspectors from completing workplace safety inspections now and in the future at the Partridge Sand & Gravel mine in Stone.The court action follows an incident at the mine on Aug. 17, 2021, when inspectors with the U.S.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor announces enforcement, effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing care facilities treating COVID-19 patients

For two years, millions of the nation’s healthcare workers have been battling the coronavirus. Many have endangered themselves as they care for those who contract COVID-19 while working in high-risk settings that expose themselves and their families.


OSHA publishes interim final rule for handling retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published an interim final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act.


US Department of Labor announces $3.2M in Susan Harwood grants for workplace safety, health training on infectious diseases, including COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grants.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment charging Willie A. Pratt, 33, and Darryl L. Roberts, 31, both of Cleveland, Ohio, with distributing fentanyl that led to an overdose death.



USCIS launches H-2A employer data hub to increase 'transparency in employment-based visa programs'

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Feb. 25 the launch of a website that provides information to the public about employers or agents petitioning for H-2A employees.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Waterford Resident and Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Several Children

News Release: A Waterford man was sentenced today to 50 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to production of child pornography and commission of an offense against a child by a registered sex offender, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on March 7, 2022, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.