News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Chicago Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Carjacking

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 52 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for aiding and abetting a carjacking in downtown Minneapolis. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced the defendant.


U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development FY 2023 Budget Request 

Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...


BLM takes measures to improve public safety and wildfire resilience on the Middle Creek Trail

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will be limiting public access to the Middle Creek recreational trail, starting Monday, March 28, through April, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, while work is underway to improve public safety, wildfire resilience and landscape health. The trail will be fully open before and after working hours and on weekends.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jalen T. McKissick, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development FY 2023 Budget Request 

Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...


U.S. Marshals Searching for Fugitive Mother, Missing Child

News Release: Clarksburg, WV - The U.S. Marshals Service is requesting the public’s assistance in apprehending a woman wanted in Bridgeport for felony concealment of a child.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Antjuano Green, 40, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced on Friday, March 25, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 7 years in federal prison for distributing cocaine base. This prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Green pleaded guilty to this charge on Nov. 19, 2021.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will host a series of programs at Camp Nelson National Monument during select Saturdays in April 2022. The events are free and open to the public.


News Release: HONOLULU - Paul Henri Marie Harleman, 35, of Honolulu, appeared today before United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson and pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and eight counts of money laundering contained in a federal indictment. Harleman has been detained since his arrest on April 23, 2021. Harleman is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 2, 2022.


Hardy County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Curtis Delawder, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 80 months of incarceration for a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Victor Ricardo Grant (40, Brandon) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as convicted felon. A federal jury had found Grant, who is a career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act, guilty on Dec. 15, 2021.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Ramzi Kori, 21, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve three years in prison after his convictions for possession with intent to distribute heroin and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States...


DOS-INL grant application closes on May 9

Access to Justice for the Juveniles in the Justice System: Opportunities for Judicial and Cultural Change - Phase III grant opened on March 28.


Blinken: 'Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine'

With thousands of civilian casualties arising from Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared March 23 that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Welcome, everyone. It’s very good to be here with you at the America House, and I’m really grateful for this opportunity to get a chance to hear from you as leaders of civil society here in Jerusalem. Civil society is a critical pillar of any democracy, and as leaders, as advocates for the Palestinian community in Jerusalem, you’re playing an incredibly important role. I know it’s also one that faces unique and, indeed, painful challenges.


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News Release: Agency’s Action Will Ease Backlog of Cases, Help New Matters Move Forward.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett After Their Meeting

News Release: PRIME MINISTER BENNETT: Secretary of State, Tony, it’s a pleasure to have you here in Jerusalem, and, my friend, welcome. We had a very meaningful meeting and I think we learned a lot one from another, and we were in sync.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Middle East Partnership for Peace Act Event

News Release: AMBASSADOR NIDES: Welcome, everybody. Thank you all for coming. This is a spectacular day. Not only do I have my friend, a phenomenal Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, but this program is one of the highlights of this administration, which is the Nita Lowey Fund, which allows and has given and granted – Nita Lowey was a member of Congress who was a friend both of mine and the Secretary’s, and this was named after her – $250 million which will be going to partnerships.


Counselor Chollet’s Travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan

Release: Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan from March 28 to April 2. Counselor Chollet will reaffirm the U.S. commitment to our Indo-Pacific allies and partners, and engage with key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to seek a peaceful return to democracy in Burma. He will also discuss the impact of Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.