News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


State Department: New embassy supports 'continued expansion of U.S.-Qatari' relations

A new U.S Embassy planned for Doha, Qatar, will highlight “the deepening ties of friendship between the United States and Qatar,” according to a May 9 Department of State news release.


News Release: TAOS, N.M. - Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the BLM has updated Fire Prevention Order # NMF00000-22-01 to state that, “Recreational target shooting within the BLM Taos Field Office boundary is permissible daily between sunrise and 11 a.m. Users shooting in the area must have a chemical...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chicago Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Attempting to Possess Fentanyl for Distribution

News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeffrey Kemp, 55, of Chicago, was sentenced on Friday, May 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to four years in prison for attempting to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute. Kemp pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 24, 2022.


Bennettsville Man Sentenced to More than 18 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Crime

News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Matthew Joshua Tolson, 33, of Bennettsville, was sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


News Release: On behalf of the American people, I join the citizens of the European Union in celebrating Europe Day.


“House of Representatives“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D476 on May 6


National Park Service seeks tips from the public to aid investigation of stolen fossils from Capitol Reef National Park

News Release: US Park Rangers of Capitol Reef National Park are seeking information from the public to aid in the recovery of irreplaceable paleontological resources and identify those responsible for the vandalism and theft of trace fossils.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darius D. Robertson, of Warren, Michigan, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Prolific turtle trapper sentenced to prison

News Release: ATLANTA - Nathan Horton has been sentenced for illegally trapping and exporting thousands of freshwater turtles in Georgia in violation of the Lacey Act.


The US Justice Department published a seven page rule on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


READOUT: Secretary Walsh hears nurses discuss experiences amid pandemic, concerns about staffing, job quality during National Nurses Week

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation observes National Nurses Week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met with a group of nursing professionals from around the nation on May 6, 2022, and discussed their bedside experiences with patients during the pandemic, healthcare industry staffing challenges and the importance of quality jobs in retaining and recruiting workers.


Sacramento, California, Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and for Using a Communication Facility to Commit a Drug Felony

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Sacramento, California, man, Tommy V. Tran, 28, of the 8000 block of Danbury Park Court, was sentenced on May 4, 2022, by United States District Judge Sue Myerscough to 180 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and for using a communication facility to commit a drug felony.


News Release: Two owners of a popular South Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the IRS.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal judge upholds $1.9M in penalties for child labor abuses by  Paragon Contractors Corp., owner Brian Jessop, others after lengthy litigation

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal judge has upheld an assessment by the U.S. Department of Labor of $1,964,450 in civil money penalties against Paragon Contractors Corp. and its owner Brian Jessop.



Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses

News Release: WASHINGTON - Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into Louisiana aboard the Motor Vessel (M/V) “Pop," which is owned by one of the defendants.


Bureau of Land Management seeks services to expand fertility control efforts for wild horses and burros

News Release: As part of its efforts to increase the use of fertility control to slow the growth of wild horse and burro herds on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is seeking new contract services to humanely gather, treat with fertility control, and then release wild horses and burros back to the range. The BLM anticipates making up to $20 million available over 1-5 years for these efforts, subject to the government’s discretion based on future needs or appropriations.


News Release: Gregg Peterman with the U.S. Attorney’s Office named to the Not Invisible Act Commission.