News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


The Congressional Record published “SENATE RESOLUTION 636--URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE RISE IN VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE UNITED STATES” in the Senate section on May 16.


Commerce Department publishes notice on May 19

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on one bill related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 19.


News Release: BAY CITY - A Roscommon County man was sentenced yesterday to 235 months in federal prison on charges of possessing, receiving, and transporting child pornography, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: For nearly 12 weeks, Russia has waged its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, and its people. Beaten back from its failed attempt to seize Kyiv, Russia continues a grinding offensive across Ukraine’s south and east. Ukraine’s courageous defense forces ...


UDF Executives Sentenced to Combined 20 Years in Prison

News Release: Four United Development Funding executives have been sentenced to a combined 20 years in federal prison for fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: Memphis, TN - United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., and United States Marshal Tyreece Miller today announced Operation "River Run," a joint federal, state, and local law enforcement initiative that resulted in the arrest of 43 violent fugitives in West Tennessee. These individuals were arrested...


National Trails Day on the Scenic Bluff Trail  on Lookout Mountain

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, the American Hiking Society, and the Southeastern Climbers Coalition are looking for volunteers for National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, 2022. All volunteers are invited to meet at the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center’s parking lot (behind the building) at 9 am.


Current And Former DEA Agents Indicted For Bribery Scheme

News Release: DEA Agent John Costanzo Jr. Charged with Accepting Bribes from Former DEA Agent Manuel Recio in Exchange for Sharing of Sensitive Nonpublic DEA Information.


News Release: Rodney Ogletree Has Two Prior Felony Convictions for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.


Gang leader convicted of federal charges in connection with nightclub shooting and subsequent murder of 17-year-old witness

News Release: ATLANTA, Ga. - A federal jury found Maurice Antonio Kent guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.


News Release: Defendants Sentenced in Tennessee for Multimillion-Dollar Nationwide Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme.


Navajo man arraigned on child sex abuse charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Christian Apachito, 27, of TóHajiilee, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today on a two-count indictment charging him with one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child with force or threat and one count of sexual abuse of a minor. Apachito will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


U.S. Attorney Will Thompson Presents 2022 Law Enforcement Awards

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson honored an array of federal, state and local law enforcement professionals today for their outstanding contributions to investigations and cases in the Southern District of West Virginia.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal district judge in Miami has sentenced each of three South Florida residents to 220 months in prison after a jury found them guilty of orchestrating an elaborate fraud scheme that cheated U.S. manufacturers of infant formula, eye-care products, and other FDA-regulated items out of more than $100 million.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



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Felon Pleads Guilty as Charged to Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 19, 2022, ANTHONY PITTMAN, age 33 of Metairie, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged to a three-count indictment. Count 1 charged the defendant with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of...


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on May 19 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.