News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Two Drug Conspiracies Land Little Rock Man in Federal Prison for 18 Years

Two Drug Conspiracies Land Little Rock Man in Federal Prison for 18 Years


California Man Accused of Threatening Merriam-Webster with Anti-LGBTQ Violence Indicted

California Man Accused of Threatening Merriam-Webster with Anti-LGBTQ Violence Indicted


Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman and Architecture Firm Owner Convicted of Bribery

Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman and Architecture Firm Owner Convicted of Bribery


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court on Friday to 37 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction for charges of violating a federal firearms law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to issue and sell prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller, without a medical purpose, to drug dealers, knowing the drugs would be sold on the street.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on July 15

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) - Region 1 grant opened on May 16.


Tennessee Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Tennessee Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach


Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Federal Firearms Charges

Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Federal Firearms Charges


A Statement From Special Agent in Charge Edward Gray

A Statement From Special Agent in Charge Edward Gray


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Representatives John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Homeland...


Bergen County Doctor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Distributing Opioids to Patients

Bergen County Doctor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Distributing Opioids to Patients


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Nan Ma, 39, of Washington, Utah, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court Judge in St. George, Utah, to serve 33 months in federal prison for failing to file financial reports with the United States Treasury after bringing currency in excess of $10,000 back into the United States from...


We are here to Consider the Committee’s Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023, as required by the Congressional Budget Act and in compliance with House Rules.


NIFA Invests Nearly $4M in Two New Centers of Excellence at 1890 Land-grant Institutions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of nearly $4 million for two new 1890 Centers of Excellence grants.



USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters

The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.



EPA to Award $10.5 Million to Address Contaminated Sites in New York

Today, the Biden Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is awarding $254.5 million in Brownfields Grants to 265 communities, including 12 grants totaling $10.5 million across New York State


Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to receive $2 million to advance environmental cleanups

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will receive a $2 million Brownfields assessment grant to advance the cleanup and revitalization of sites in the cities of Longmont, Lyons, Cortez, Firestone, and Evans.


EPA Announces $500K infunds to Revitalize Communities in Alaska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a $500,000 investment in the cleanup and revitalization of two areas in Unalaska.