News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Department of Commerce Invites Applicants to the 2022-2025 U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum Term

News Release: On Feb. 18, 2022, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice seeking applications to join the U.S. Section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum for the 2022-2025 term. The application period will be open until April 1, 2022, and will seek to fill up to twelve (12) positions.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant Used a Pipe to Strike an Officer, Participated in Other Attacks on Jan. 6.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - In keeping with the Department of the Interior's goal to promote public lands stewardship, the BLM will release a draft recreation area management plan and associated environmental assessment for the Campbell Tract (CT) in Anchorage. BLM will seek public input during a 30-day comment period beginning March 21 through April 20 and will provide an online open house and two public meetings with more information.


Lake Elsinore Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bagman Role in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims with Threats of Arrest

A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme in which he helped collect more than $550,000 in cash conned out of elderly victims by other co-conspirators pretending to be federal agents threatening the victims with arrest on bogus warrants.


Lowell Man Indicted for Gun Trafficking

News Release: Defendant allegedly purchased guns he claimed were for himself, but instead resold for profit.


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Burlington man, Daniel Joseph Fritzjunker, age 35, was sentenced on March 2, 2022, to 144 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Fritzjunker was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term and immediately pay a $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.



News Release: BOSTON - A Plainville man pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography and to charges arising from him sending obscene photos of himself to someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.


What did Energy Department publish on March 4?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



“TRIBUTE TO DR. SALLY ROCKEY” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 28

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “TRIBUTE TO DR. SALLY ROCKEY” on Feb. 28.


Second National from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Narcotics Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Joan Morales Nolasco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charges of conspiracy to possess with intent...


Tennessee; Major Disaster and Related Determinations discussed on March 4 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Shaler Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Heroin

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Shaler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Two Cleveland Men Indicted for Using a Firearm in Connection with a Carjacking in Elyria

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment on March 3, 2022, charging Clinton Lindsey, 24, and Trayqwan Dunlap, 19, both of Cleveland, Ohio, with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


Sanctioning Hizballah Financiers in Guinea

Release: The United States is designating two Hizballah financiers operating in Guinea: Ali Saade and Ibrahim Taher. This action will help disrupt Hizballah’s business network in West Africa, which relies on bribery to circumvent the rule of law.


News Release: Capitol Reef National Park is ready for the busy spring season. Visitation typically increases dramatically in mid-March. Visitors can enjoy the new visitor center exhibits and the Gifford House will be opening for the season on Pi Day, Monday, March 14. Additionally, the Capitol Reef section of the NPS app features a newly added self-guided audio tour of the Scenic Drive.


DOS-PRM offers new grant application process starting March 4

2022 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal, India grant opened on March 4.


Leader Rodgers on the President’s Remarks on China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks on countering China with more spending in his State of the Union address.