News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jon Travis Yost, of Philippi, West Virginia, has admitted to a child pornography charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Energy Subcommittee Leader Upton Opening Remarks on Hydropower Licensing and Regulations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing on hydropower.



News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and to conspiring with others in a scheme to prepare false tax returns seeking millions of dollars of tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to defraud the Paycheck Protection (PPP) loan program by filing over 80 PPP loan applications seeking over $100 million.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Rhode Island to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm from Jan. 28-29, 2022.


High Park Fire burning on BLM and Teller County lands west of Cripple Creek

News Release: Current Situation: The High Park Fire was reported at 4:16 p.m. this afternoon, May 12. The fire is burning on Teller County and Bureau of Land Management-Royal Gorge Field Office lands, approximately 5.5 miles west of Cripple Creek. At 6 p.m. this evening, the fire was mapped at386 acres by the State of Colorado’s Multi-Mission Aircraft. The fire remains on Bureau of Land Management lands and no structures are threatened at this time.


Release: On May 11-12 in Berlin, the Departments of State and Justice launched the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF), co-hosted by the Government of Germany. The CTLEF, which focuses on countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) globally, brought together law enforcement,...


Federal Inmate Sentenced To 63 Months In Prison For Assaulting Another Inmate With A Dangerous Weapon

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Caraballo, age 37, an inmate at USP Canaan, formerly of Vermont, was sentenced yesterday, by U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani, to serve an additional sixty-three months’ imprisonment for assaulting another inmate with a dangerous weapon.


Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders discussed on May 12 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on May 12

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Dolores, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest District Resource Advisory Council will hold a virtual meeting on June 2 hosted by the Tres Rios Field Office, 29211 CO-184, Dolores, CO 81323 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public, and participants can join via the Zoom platform. To request virtual access, please register here:.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Jeremy Gibson, 31, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department, pleaded guilty today to assaulting an arrestee in violation of his civil rights, and to an obstruction of justice offense for writing a false report to cover up the incident.


Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on May 12

There was activity on one bill related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 12.


Commerce Department discusses Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Reviews on May 12

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Newark Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium on May 12

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department and EEOC Warn Against Disability Discrimination

News Release: The Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today each released a technical assistance document about disability discrimination when employers use artificial intelligence (AI) and other software tools to make employment decisions.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Multiple Firearms

News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Tylan Tilford, age 29, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to 100 months in federal prison following his conviction of possessing firearms by a convicted felon. The Court further sentenced Tilford to three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and ordered that the firearms involved be forfeited.