News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAICO TURELL, 49, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.



Owner of the Taxman Financial Services Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Aiding in Filing False Taxes

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LEROI G. JACKSON, age 50, of New Orleans, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to three (3) years in prison for aiding and assisting in the filing of false federal tax returns, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 7206(2). JACKSON previously...


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters on May 23

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor cites Athens lumber manufacturer for ignoring required safety precautions after forklift fatally strikes worker

News Release: ATHENS, AL - A federal workplace safety investigation found an employer’s failure to follow federal safety standards contributed to a 45-year-old worker suffering fatal injuries after a forklift struck her as she walked across an Athens lumber shipping yard on Nov. 15, 2021.


Carlsbad Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jermaine Ryan Alvarez, 38, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to nine years in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Alvarez pleaded guilty on June 28, 2021.


Marine Mammals; File No. 25754 discussed on May 23 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TOKYO – Today, Secretary Raimondo met with the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Koichi Hagiuda. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Hagiuda discussed continued cooperation under bilateral initiatives including the Japan-U.S. Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP) ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act related to the Motor Vessel Joanna.


Three convicted for $500,000 Mexican cartel weapon scheme

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Three individuals have admitted to their roles in a conspiracy for Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


DOE Awards $3.6 Million to Promote Equity And Diversity in Clean Energy Innovation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $3.6 million to 18 groups and organizations through the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize - a first-of-its-kind competition designed to support entrepreneurship and innovation in communities historically underserved in federal climate...


News Release: PIKETON, Ohio - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White accompanied two U.S. House of Representatives members from Ohio on a visit to the Portsmouth Site on May 20, attending a listening session afterward with members of the community, representatives of the Scioto Valley Council of Governments and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative.


Chair DeLauro Statement at Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing

Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate today passed on a bipartisan vote H.R. 7691, a supplemental funding bill to provide more than $40 billion in emergency funding to support the Ukrainian people and defend global democracy in the wake of Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on July 8

DRL Countering Labor Violence in Northern Central America grant opened on May 24.


GNP Vehicle Reservations Required Starting May 27

News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 24, 2022] - Glacier National Park reminds visitors that vehicle reservations are required for the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor and the North Fork area of the park starting May 27 through Sept. 11, 2022. A vehicle reservation is only needed from the east side at Rising Sun...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on G & K Citrus LLC, (G&K Citrus) Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.


Homeland Security Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Disenrollment Request System on May 23

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


On the Occasion of the State of Eritrea’s National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate all Eritreans - in Eritrea, in the United States, and around the world - on the 31st anniversary of Eritrea’s independence. The United States continues to support the Eritrean people and their aspirations for a free, democratic, and prosperous future.


New notice from Drug Enforcement Administration to be published on May 25

There are 12 releases scheduled to be published on May 25.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus, Ohio, has been charged federally with an immigration crime and with aiding and abetting a plot to murder former United States President George W. Bush.