News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man on Additional Carjacking Charges

News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, returned a superseding indictment today charging a local man with additional carjacking and firearms charges.



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DuBois, PA Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of DuBois, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Food Security Ministerial

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. Thank you all so much for being here today.


Searcy Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: Defendant Sexually Abused Teen Boys For Decades.


Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


Barrasso Introduces Legislation to Increase U.S. Energy Production

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), John Hoeven (R-ND), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced two bills to increase robust energy development and production in the United States.


Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service discussed on May 17 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Jury Convicts Nevada Man of Impeding and Threatening Federal Officers at the Port of Entry

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Monday, John Milton Lee, 62, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was found guilty by a federal jury of smuggling goods from the United States and impeding and threatening a federal officer. Lee is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 3, 2022, before United States District Judge James A. Soto.


Commerce Department publishes notice on May 17

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair McCollum Statement at Fiscal Year 2023 United States Navy and Marine Corps Budget Hearing

Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide $28 million in emergency funding to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the resources it needs to address the urgent infant formula shortage.


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of Class B Airspace; Kansas City, MO on May 17

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Statement on President Biden Easing Energy Sanctions on Venezuela

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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.


Possible Death Penalty against Pro-Democracy Activists and Anti-War Protesters in Belarus

Release: Amidst Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, the Lukashenka regime in Belarus has found new ways to intimidate and punish its own citizens, including by approving legislation to apply the death penalty to pro-democracy activists and those opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Specifically,...



Indianapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Indianapolis man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.



Member of Philadelphia ‘Hilltop’ Drug Gang Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Paul Robinson, 32, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison, and six years of supervised release by United States District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter for distributing narcotics as part of the...