News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


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

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


Acting Assistant Secretary Lempert’s Travel to Morocco and Tunisia

Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert will travel to Marrakech, Morocco and Tunis, Tunisia from May 10-14. The Acting Assistant Secretary will accompany Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland at the Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS from May 10-12 in Marrakech.


House Passes Legislation to Provide Additional Support to Ukraine

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced Vice Chairs for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 117th Congress. The 12 subcommittee Vice Chairs are.


Two Fugitives Arrested in Methamphetamine Conspiracy; Authorities Allege Their Co-Conspirator Shot At Federal Agents

Two Fugitives Arrested in Methamphetamine Conspiracy; Authorities Allege Their Co-Conspirator Shot At Federal Agents


Three Leaders of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Found Guilty

Three Leaders of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Found Guilty


News Release: CONCORD - Zachary Poisson, 27, of Rochester, was sentenced on Friday to 72 months in federal prison for drug and firearm charges, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Two Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Defendants Sentenced on Drug Conspiracy Charges

Two Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Defendants Sentenced on Drug Conspiracy Charges


Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing  more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits

News Release: DETROIT - A current Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate (and former Michigan resident) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud multiple state workforce agencies and the Small Business Administration out of more than $2,200,000 in Covid-19 pandemic assistance, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography and Gun Offense

East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography and Gun Offense


3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment That Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses

3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment That Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses



How politicians on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dealt with bills on May 9

There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 9.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.9 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support Texas as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released a staff report on their joint investigation into coronavirus vaccine manufacturing failures of Emergent...


News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - A federal grand jury in Charleston returned a three-count indictment against Marcus Ray Goins, 29, of Ridgeville, for being a felon in possession of multiple stolen firearms.


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding accountability on the recently reported privacy violations of prospective college students across the country.



News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Brian James Tsinnijinnie, 26, of Leupp, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 180 months in prison. Tsinnijinnie previously pleaded guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child.


Ocean County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Short-Barreled Rifle, Silencer, and Fake Federal Identification Badges

Ocean County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Short-Barreled Rifle, Silencer, and Fake Federal Identification Badges


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote to President Biden today in support of Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s nomination to be Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations (UN).