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News from May 2022


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Fluopicolide; Pesticide Tolerances on May 23

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Alexander M.M. Uballez was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Chief United States District Court Judge William P. Johnson administered the oath of office during a private ceremony. A formal investiture will be planned for a later date.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty today in federal court to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for sexually assaulting a woman in custody in December 2020.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lucio Manuel Munoz, 29, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 188 months in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving more than 75 pounds of fentanyl.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines on May 23

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


Dubois Man Pleads Guilty in Meth Ring Operating In Clearfield, Jefferson and Allegheny Counties

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Dubois, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Jazz Ambassadors to perform at Little Rock Central High School NHS

News Release: Join the Jazz Ambassadors in Little Rock, Arkansas to hear the military's finest practitioners of jazz and swing. The Army's official touring big band, this 19-member jazz ensemble has received widespread acclaim at home and abroad, earning the Jazz Ambassadors the title, "America's Big Band.".


News Release: EVANSVILLE - Cody Pfettscher, 25, of Evansville, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for illegal possession of four unregistered, 3D printed smooth-bore pistols, possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. An additional charge of possession of a firearm by a felon was dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement.


Multiple Defendants Sentenced in a Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced one of six defendants charged in a scheme to “straw purchase" firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives, and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Anthony Coleman, of Piedmont, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior Secretary Haaland Announcement on Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing

Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior Secretary Haaland Announcement on Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing


Skyrocketing Deferred Maintenance Backlog Demands Immediate Answers

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)


Leader Rodgers: “U.S. leadership in next-gen technology depends on our ability to innovate”

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee on legislation to strengthen American communications networks.


Leader Rodgers Statement on President Biden Easing Energy Sanctions on Venezuela

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration easing energy sanctions on Venezuela.


Administrator Samantha Power Meets With Zambia Minister of Foreign Affairs

Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with Zambia Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanley Kakubo.


Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to reaffirm USAID’s unwavering support for the country’s democratic and economic aspirations and its European and Euro-Atlantic path.


Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Travels to Laos

On May 14, Deputy Administrator Coleman completed her trip to Laos to deepen development cooperation with the Government of Laos and discuss shared priorities under the U.S.-Laos Comprehensive Partnership, an agreement launched by President Obama in 2016.


$100 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine

For nearly 12 weeks, Russia has waged its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, and its people.


Tennessee Corrections Officer Charged with Obstructing Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with an Inmate

News Release: A Columbia, Tennessee, man was charged today with obstructing an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused an inmate in his custody.