News from March 2022

By Fed Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday invited public comment on a supplement to its May 2021 proposal intended to ensure that Reserve Banks use a transparent and consistent set of factors when reviewing requests to access Federal Reserve accounts and payment services.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On March 1, 2022, Jermaine Mizell Jones, a 38-year-old man from Pike Road, Alabama, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to his prison sentence, Jones was ordered to serve five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published an eight page rule on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison after admitting he sexually abused a child at an overseas military base during an eight-year period.

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with government reform experts to examine how lawmakers could streamline the presidential appointment process and reduce federal vacancies, while maintaining the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Titusville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of State is restarting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) Direct Access Program for U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis (Iraqi P-2 Program). The United States is committed to ensuring those who sacrificed their own safety for our collective interests have an opportunity to seek refuge in the United States. This includes Iraqis who have served alongside U.S. service members.

By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
U.S. Embassy Cairo PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on March 3.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Secretary Blinken discussed Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and premeditated attack on Ukraine and the importance of respecting the UN Charter’s principles ...

By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Dhafiri. The Deputy Secretary thanked the Deputy Foreign Minister for showing solidarity with Ukraine and for joining the United States and the international ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Myron Lee Brandon, age 43, of Pacific Junction, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 405 months in prison for two counts of Kidnapping and two counts of Transportation of a Minor. His term of imprisonment will be followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to court documents, a jury found Brandon guilty of the charges on October 6, 2021.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A Eugene man was sentenced to federal prison today for supplying a University of Oregon student with fentanyl-laced counterfeit Oxycodone pills that caused the student’s overdose death.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: Jackson, TN - David McNeely, 46, of Dyer County, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, JORI NICHOLAS FRANKLIN, 27, of Midwest City, was sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.

By DOE Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
Release: Announcement Follows Commitment from IEA Member Countries to Collective Release of 60 Million Barrels from Strategic Petroleum Reserves

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the expansion of its TSA PreCheck® expedited screening program with the addition of Viva Air. The airline is based in Colombia and currently serves Orlando International Airport and Miami International Airport.

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2022
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory today providing an overview of destructive malware that has been used to target organizations in Ukraine as well as guidance on how organizations can detect and protect their networks.