News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Tampa Serial Robber Indicted and Arrested

News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Richard Allen Randolph (42, Youngstown, OH) with four counts of interference with commerce by robbery and attempted robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm, and one count of discharging a firearm ...


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Monmouth County, New Jersey.Samples from the flock were tested at ...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Davenport, Iowa, landlord Juan Goitia violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against 908 Bridge Cooperative which, along with Goitia, owned the properties where the harassment occurred.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on June 17

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 18.


News Release: GALVESTON - A 63-year-old Blessing resident has been ordered to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Baltimore Career Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Khary Owens, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.


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


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Chairwoman Stabenow on the House Oversight Report that the Trump Administration Helped the Meatpacking Industry Block Pandemic Worker Protections

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued a statement on the House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis report : How the Trump Administration Helped the Meatpacking Industry Block Pandemic Worker Protections.


Officers Recognized at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Award Ceremony

News Release: Law enforcement officers and agents were recognized for their outstanding achievements related to significant criminal cases at the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) Awards Ceremony on May 3, 2022 in Lander, Wyoming.


News Release: RIVERTON, Wyo. - Records were broken at last weekend’s Bureau of Land Management/Wyoming Honor Farm wild horse and burro adoption. More than 250 people were in attendance while 55 animals gentled by inmate trainers found new homes. Saturday’s event also marked the first in-person adoption at the Honor Farm since September 2019.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on June 17

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 18.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on May 19.


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


Port Arthur Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Duwayne Brown, age 41, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to 33 months’ imprisonment, and Andrew Henry, age 48, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, to 18 months’ imprisonment, for drug trafficking.


Raising the Flag at U.S. Embassy Kyiv

Release: Three months ago, we lowered our flag over the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, just days before Russian forces streamed across Ukraine’s border to carry out President Putin’s unprovoked, unjustified war of choice. When we suspended operations at the embassy, we made the point clear: while we would relocate ...


News Release: *** MEDIA ADVISORY ***. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will honor more than 60 law enforcement professionals during the 2022 Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston. Federal, state, and local...


May 17: bills handled by Energy and Natural Resources Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 17.