News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Kenner Man Sentenced for Airline Baggage Scam Involving Over $550,000 in False Claims

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PERNELL ANTHONY JONES, JR., age 32, of Kenner, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 and Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341 and one count of Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections1341 and 2.


Homeland Security Department publishes rule on May 18

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - Four Texarkana, Texas men have been arrested on drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s Committee markup of six bills, including the H.R. 7667, the “Food and Drug Amendments of 2022," and H.R. 7666, the “Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022."


Grand Jury - May 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 17 unsealed Indictments charging 19 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


There was activity on three bills related to the Agriculture Committee on May 18.


CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies Mitigate Vulnerabilities in VMware Products

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 22-03 today requiring federal civilian executive branch agencies running specific VMware products to apply VMware updates or remove the products from agency networks until the update can be applied.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Yesterday, Jose Louise Carpio, III, 25, of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Carpio previously pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Bitterleaf for Consumption from Nigeria

Release: The Government of Nigeria has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of bitterleaf (Gymnanthemum amygdalinum) for consumption from Nigeria into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...


Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security–Call to Action

Release: The following statement is issued by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters and endorsed by Albania, Australia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan...


Bills addressed by Environment and Public Works Committee on May 18

There was activity on two bills related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on May 18.


News Release: Effective Sunday May 22, 2022, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will be open daily from 8:00am to 6:00pm through Labor Day. The Visitor Center, Last Stand Hill, and Custer National Cemetery will be open from 8:00am to 6:00pm daily. The self-guided tour road to the Reno-Benteen Battlefield and Deep Ravine walking trail also is open from 8:00am to 5:30pm. Entrance fees will be $25 per vehicle, $20 for a motorcycle, and $15 per person walk-in.


DOC grant application closes on Oct. 31

FY23 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competition grant opened on May 19.


Jury Convicts Tioga County Man of Misusing a Social Security Number and  Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: The Defendant, Whose Identity Remains Unknown, Used Another Individual’s Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security Number for Decades.


News Release: BOSTON - A Revere man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with attempting to purchase 20 kilograms of cocaine from undercover agents.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man was sentenced today to seven years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing cocaine base, also known as “crack" cocaine.


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senator Murray, Casey, Democrats Push Biden for White House Formula Coordinator to Lead National Strategy

News Release: Dear Mr. President: The United States is in the middle of an infant formula shortage crisis. After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and caregivers are exhausted. The last thing they need is to worry about finding safe infant formula to feed their babies-yet that is exactly the situation many...


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.