News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges

News Release: Schemes Netted Over $140,000 in Unemployment Benefits and Loan Proceeds.


EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements

In the letter, EPA asks for additional information regarding past and future changes to processes and emission units at the refinery.


DOS-UZB grant application closes on May 15

Implementation of the University faculty Exchange (UFE) grant opened on March 30.


Avoca Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Jeffery Scott Holsinger, age 32, of Avoca, was sentenced today in federal court to 70 months in prison for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. His term of imprisonment will be followed by three years of supervised release. According to court documents, Holsinger pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 18, 2021.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual activity with a minor.


Two Federal Inmates Sentenced For Possessing Cellphones In Prison

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 29, 2022, federal inmates Ralph Hooper, age 43, and Jordan Reid, age 29, entered guilty pleas before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle to possessing cellphones in the United States...


BLM Arizona Strip Field Office announces reopening of the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area Campground

News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip Field Office announces the.


U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise

News Release: Defendant Controlled at Least 15 Bank Accounts With Deposits Totaling Over $8 Million, Which Primarily Consisted of Proceeds of Fraud Schemes.


FEDERAL JURY FINDS CHEYENNE MAN GUILTY ON DRUG AND FIREARM CHARGES

News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DANIEL PATRICK GUTIERREZ, age 36, of Cheyenne, Wyoming was found guilty by a federal jury for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm during and relation to a drug trafficking crime...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy" Carter (R-GA) delivered opening remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on safe drinking water and the need for government spending to be accountable.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office today announced it is seeking public comment on Clark County’s proposal to lease and subsequently convey approximately 2.5 acres of public land for a new community fire station. The parcel is located near the intersection of Raven Avenue and Rosanna Street in the southwestern part of the Las Vegas Valley.



US Department of Labor awards nearly $16M in additional funding to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - In an effort to support greater public awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance services to people who face obstacles to access, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $15.9 million in equity grant funding to state unemployment insurance systems in Alabama, Idaho, Missouri and New Mexico.


Former Nurse Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Murder for Hire, Conspiracy to Kidnap and Murder Person Overseas, and Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Sean Fiore, 38, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont to 27 years in prison following his guilty pleas to the following charges: murder for hire, conspiracy to...


Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to be ready for the increase in travel volume close to or exceeding pre-pandemic levels at airports across the country. And those passengers are bringing literally tons of prohibited items to the checkpoints.


KC Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

News Release: Sold Meth and Assault Rifle to Undercover ATF Agent.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced the criminal and civil resolutions of multi-year investigations of various health care fraud schemes involving prescriptions for compounded medications formulated by Heritage Therapeutics, LLC, a Delaware County pharmacy. The investigations yielded six criminal convictions and recovered over $8.7 million in criminal forfeitures, criminal restitution, and civil settlement payments.


Grand Jury indicts former Chief Operating Officer of major St. Louis Construction Company in Minority Business Enterprise fraud scheme

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A federal grand jury indicted Brian Kowert, Sr., former Chief Operating Officer of the HBD Construction Company, on March 30, 2022, for five counts of wire fraud relative to his falsifying of Minority Business Enterprise (“MBE") participation on several construction and redevelopment projects from 2014 through 2022.


Spring Encampment 2022 May

News Release: Morristown, NJ - Jockey Hollow will come to life on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, when re-enactors from across the northeast arrive for Morristown National Historical Park's Spring Encampment. The special event focuses on the life and times of soldiers and civilians during the Revolutionary War. It's an event full of activities for the whole family.


US Department of Labor announces public education campaign to promote mental health-friendly workplaces; seeks to help employers, workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today unveiled a public education campaign on the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy Conference in Washington.