News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor in favor of a resolution supporting the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom against Russia’s renewed full-scale invasion.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Region Diversity Career Fair was held on February 26 and connected employers with diverse legal candidates for future and current job openings, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, the UC Davis School of Law, and the Federal Bar Association Sacramento Chapter.


News Release: OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Gulf Islands National Seashore will reopen park managed facilities to include Fort Massachusetts, restrooms, pavilions, boardwalk, and pier on Ship Island Saturday, March 5, 2022.


Maryland Man Arrested on Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Pushed Police Line, Grabbed Officer’s Riot Shield.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people of Bulgaria as you commemorate your national day on March 3 and mark the 144th anniversary of the reestablishment of a free Bulgaria.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to using social media to produce and attempt to produce sexually explicit images and videos of children, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats.




Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Permit Streamlining Updates on March 3

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison’s Travel to Montreal

News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 1-2. This will be the Assistant Secretary’s first visit to Montreal in her current role.


News Release: TV Producer for Russian Oligarch Charged with Violating Crimea-Related Sanctions.


U.S. and 30 Countries Commit to Release 60 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves to Stabilize Global Energy Markets

Release: IEA Member Countries Unite in Response to Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Invasion of Ukraine to Address Significant Market and Supply Disruptions; President Biden Commits 30 Million Barrels of Crude from U.S.


The Situation in Ukraine

Release: Statement by Chair Fiona Bruce MP (UK) on the Situation in Ukraine.


Deming man appears in federal court for child pornography charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jeffery Dean Biddle, 41, of Deming, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on March 2 facing charges of production and attempted production of child pornography, receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, and enticement and attempted enticement. Biddle will remain in custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for March 7.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Modesto, California, woman admitted today that she fraudulently created and sold over $9.9 million worth of counterfeit Catalina coupons used at various retail stores across the United States for the purchase of household items, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.



News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: ST. LOUIS -On Nov. 2, 2021, a jury convicted Robert Harrison, 41, of St. Louis of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a two-day trial. As a result of the jury verdict, United States District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Harrison to 84 months in federal prison on March 2, 2022.