News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


State Department discusses Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act on May 18

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


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - OSHAY JONES, 30, of Virginia, was indicted earlier this week by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City with possession of buprenorphine (Suboxone) with intent to distribute, while an inmate in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester of the Western District of Oklahoma.



Chicago Man Sentenced to 294 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Offense Resulting in Girlfriend’s Death

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Antonio Larvell Thomas, Jr., age 25, of Chicago, Ill., was sentenced on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, to 294 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death. Thomas was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term and immediately pay a $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.


U.S.-Organization of Islamic Cooperation Strategic Dialogue

News Release: The United States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold a strategic dialogue in Washington, D.C., May 23-24.



Green Mountain Union High School Teacher Charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Norman Merrill II, 45, of Chester, Vermont, was arrested today after having been indicted by a federal grand jury for charges related to the production and possession of child sexual abuse material, also known as child...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a full Committee markup of six health bills today...


Former Stone County Sheriff's Deputy Faces Fraud, Extortion, and Firearms Charges

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A former Chief Deputy with the Stone County Sheriff’s Office appeared in federal court today for arraignment on charges of bank fraud, selling a stolen firearm, and extortion. Zachary Hunter Alexander, 36, of Fifty Six, Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 3 and made his initial appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge Edie R. Erwin.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meeting with U.S. Mission to the United Nations Personnel

Release: AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good morning, everyone, and thank you. Thank you for sitting. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. I want to start by thanking all of you for making time together today as one mission, and I’m so delighted to see all of you here at one place, at one time. I think this is our first ...


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, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong held an introductory call today to discuss the strength of the U.S.-ROK Alliance and opportunities to deepen U.S.-ROK partnership across a ...


News Release: BOSTON - A Reading man has been sentenced in connection with a scheme to defraud an elderly relative of her interest in a three-family home and a separate scheme to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding recent reports that the U.S. Forest Service has not met its staffing goals for wildland firefighters ahead of the upcoming wildfire season. In part, he wrote.


News Release: The following is the text of a joint statement released by the Governments of the United States and Turkey.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Six Health Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a full Committee markup of six health bills today...


Release: The Government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Fresh Sage ( Salvia officinalis) for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.


Mayorkas: 'Additional H-2B visas will help employers meet the demand for seasonal workers'

Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor confirmed the availability of further H-2B visas for back half of the fiscal year.


Monaco: Fiji, FBI yacht seizure 'should tell every corrupt Russian oligarch that they cannot hide'

Fijian police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized a 348-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.


Walsh: 'Department of Labor is committed to shoring up this workforce at both ends' to help nursing professionals

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh helped commemorate National Nurses Week by meeting with nursing professionals.