News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit discussed on May 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

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


Belleville man caught in sex sting sentenced to 25 years in prison

News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on Monday sentenced Kenneth Rogers, 24, of Belleville, Illinois, to 25 years in prison on child sex-related charges.


FMCSA Declares Pennsylvania-Licensed Driver an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (Eric G. Burke – May 13, 2022)

FMCSA Declares Pennsylvania-Licensed Driver an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (Eric G. Burke – May 13, 2022)


Custom ‘Headphones’ Boost Atomic Radio Reception 100-Fold

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted the sensitivity of their atomic radio receiver a hundredfold by enclosing the small glass cylinder of cesium atoms inside what looks like custom copper “headphones.” The structure — a square overhead loop connecting two square panels — increases the incoming radio signal, or electric field, applied to the gaseous atoms in the flask (known as a vapor cell) between the panels.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Business Park Upgrades in Rome, New York

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Business Park Upgrades in Rome, New York


USDA Cites G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for PACA Violations

USDA Cites G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for PACA Violations


USDA Food and Nutrition Service Awards Approximately $1 Million Training Grant to Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

USDA Food and Nutrition Service Awards Approximately $1 Million Training Grant to Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Establish Business Incubator in Charleston, West Virginia

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia, to establish the Downtown Innovation Hub, a local business incubator.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 to Support Tech-Based Entrepreneurs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Research Park Corporation dba Nexus Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to spur tech-based entrepreneurial growth.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two men from Central Falls who played integral roles in a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of kilos of cocaine into Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service were sentenced today to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (Jaypur Logistics LLC – May 7, 2022)

FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (Jaypur Logistics LLC – May 7, 2022)


News Release: Vancouver Police Department failed to ensure effective communication for individuals who are deaf.


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Misappropriated Information He Obtained While Advising Kadmon Holdings, Inc. in Connection with Its Sale to Sanofi.


Maryland man admits to firearms charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin William Medrano, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


E&C Republican Leaders: The FDA Commissioner Must Testify on Baby Formula Shortage

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairwoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) requesting they invite Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to testify about the baby formula shortage.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Ham Lake man has been sentenced to 114 months in prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


St. Louis man sentenced to two years in prison for N-95 mask scam, PPP fraud

News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced Prince Vamboi, 40, to two years in prison for $212,848 worth of frauds including a N-95 mask scam and a $18,750 fraudulent loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.


Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: In honor of America’s veterans, active duty personnel, and casualties from our nation’s wars, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will host a Memorial Day program at the Visitor Center on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. The program includes a keynote speaker, as well as posting of the colors by the Hardin American Legion Post #8.