News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


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


Owner of Rust Rare Coin Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Running Fraudulent Silver Trading Program

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Gaylen Dean Rust, 62, of Layton, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and securities fraud. Rust was ordered to pay over $153 million dollars...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.



News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court in New York unsealed a complaint today charging a dual Russian and U.S. citizen with acting and conspiring to act in the United States illegally as an agent of the Russian government, willfully failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as well as conspiring to commit visa fraud and making false statements to the FBI.


News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A Kankakee County, Illinois, man, Joshua Koenig, 29, of the 200 block of South Randolph Street in Bradley, Illinois, was sentenced today to 96 months’ imprisonment for one count of attempted enticement of a minor and two counts of attempted receipt of child pornography.


Mountain Home Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: BOISE - A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography.


New Orleans Man Indicted for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and Possession of Body Armor

SIDNEY SIMON, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on March 4, 2022 in a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on July 28

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Agricultural Systems grant opened on March 8.


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Benny Davis, 37, of Granite City, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court.


United States Citizen Residing in Dominican Republic Sentenced to 178 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into United States

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A United States citizen who had been residing in the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for conspiring to import hundreds of pounds of cocaine into the United States from Venezuela, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in New York Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that companies that manage chemicals continue to make progress in preventing pollution and reducing chemical releases into the environment.


News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A Leesburg man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old Phoenix, Arizona, man has admitted he attempted to bring $242,325 worth of narcotics into the country via a Laredo-area port of entry, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


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



New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that companies that manage chemicals continue to make progress in preventing pollution and reducing chemical releases into the environment. T


News Release: MACON, Ga. - A former truck driver and Georgia resident was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in prison for distributing hundreds of thousands of images of child pornography depicting the sexual abuse of infants, toddlers and minor children.