News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Four Charged with Trafficking Cocaine Through the U.S. Mail

News Release: U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging the following four individuals with cocaine trafficking offenses.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting May 5

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on May 5.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Public Meetings, San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council, Utah on May 4

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on four bills related to the Finance Committee on May 4.


USDOJ-OJP-COPS offers new grant application process starting May 5

FY22 Enhancing Existing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities -Community Policing Development (CPD) Solicitation grant opened on May 5.


There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on May 4.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Emanuel Beach 43, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after pleading guilty on Feb. 18, 2022, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney, for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentence.


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

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County doctor was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) expressed concerns over information obtained detailing political interference, a hostile work environment, and inappropriate management...


OSHA to offer on-site, online training event from Aug. 2-4 to enhance safety, health of federal workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a three-day safety and health training event in Arlington Heights, Illinois, from Aug. 2 to 4, 2022, to educate federal agency staff responsible for workplace safety and health issues.


USDA Promotes Program Access, Combats Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ Community

Release: FNSpress@usda.gov. WASHINGTON, May 5, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced today that it will interpret the prohibition on discrimination based on sex found in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and in the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008...


News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that following a 13-day trial, a federal jury has found Michael J. DaCorta (57, Sarasota) guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a false income tax return. DaCorta faces a combined maximum penalty of 33 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. DaCorta had been charged in a superseding indictment in February 2021.


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

News Release: BOSTON - The former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm in Providence, R.I. were convicted today by a federal jury in connection with bribery involving the Tribe’s plans to build a resort and casino in Taunton.


Carper Applauds Kigali Amendment Advancement

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for voting to advance the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to the full Senate for ratification.


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries discussed on May 4 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses Large Residential Washers From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021 on May 4

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation Announce Continual Collaboration on Clean Energy Technology Research and Implementation

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue a longstanding collaboration on scientific and engineering research that delivers decarbonization and environmental justice solutions and accelerates clean energy technology deployment.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 18

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 1 grant opened on May 5.