News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


GILLETTE FELON SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING  AND FIREARM CHARGES

News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that PRESTON RAY WISENBAKER, age 31, of Gillette, Wyoming was sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime on April 21, 2021, in front of Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Wisenbaker was ordered to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.


May 10: bills handled by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 10.


There is an alternate cold water spring fountain, Whittington Spring, located on Whittington Ave. near the Hot Springs National Park Maintenance Facility.

News Release: Due to a break in the water line, the Happy Hollow Cold Springs Fountain located on Fountain Street, is closed for repairs. The timeframe for reopening the fountain is unknown at this time. Updates will be posted on our social media Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/HotSpringsNPS and our Park website www.nps.gov/hosp as they become available.


Patrick Dwayne Murphy Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For 1999 Murder In Indian Country

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Patrick Dwayne Murphy, age 53, of Vernon, Oklahoma was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty by a federal jury of Murder - Second Degree in Indian Country, Murder in Indian Country in Perpetration of Kidnapping, and Kidnapping Resulting in Death. The life sentences on each count were ordered to run concurrently.


The Philippine Presidential Election

Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his election as the Philippines’ next president. We look forward to working with President-elect Marcos to strengthen the enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines. Our special partnership is...


U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff Recognizes Police Week

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Ashley C. Hoff recognizes the dedication, service and sacrifice of federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Wednesday, May 11 through Tuesday, May 17, 2022.


South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Doctor, Others Sentenced in Medical Billing Fraud Scheme

News Release: Miami, Florida - Yesterday, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of 10 defendants for her role in a health care fraud scheme involving three physical therapy clinics that recruited and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries of Blue Cross Blue Shield health benefit programs (BCBS) and submitted false claims to BCBS for services that the clinics never provided to the beneficiaries or were not medically necessary.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



FWS's Rauch: 'Now is the time' to save America's wildlife

State wildlife agencies now have access to $56 million in State Wildlife Grant (SWG) funding to develop programs to save and conserve endangered animals and their habitats.


Former Chief Of Honduran National Police Extradited To The United States On Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses

News Release: Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares Allegedly Abused His Official Position to Protect Cocaine Shipments and Murder a Rival Drug Trafficker as Part of a Conspiracy Involving High-Ranking Honduran Politicians and Members of the Honduran National Police.


Transportation Department publishes notice on May 10

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair DeLauro Statement at FY 2023 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health Hearing

Release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Chair of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for U. S. Agency for International Development.


Wisconsin’s U.S. Attorneys recognize National Police Week

News Release: In honor of National Police Week, Richard G. Frohling and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Wednesday, May 11 through Tuesday, May 17, 2022.


Albuquerque man charged with bank robbery

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Uriah Davis, 40, of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court today for a preliminary and detention hearing where he was charged with bank robbery. Davis will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


Jury convicts local man of illegally possessing machine ‘ghost gun’

News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury has convicted Jesse Carter, 31, of Cincinnati, with illegally possessing a machine gun and possessing a pistol and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony.


Brooklyn High School Paraprofessional Charged with Production of Child Pornography and Sextortion Scheme

News Release: Defendant Allegedly Enticed a Minor to Send Sexually Explicit Videos on WhatsApp and Threatened to Publicly Release Them - “I’m Ready to Make U Famous. Any Last Words?".



The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Corsica Official Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Borough of More than $300,000

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.