News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following reports that the Supreme Court has circulated a draft decision overturning its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade...



News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office is reminding the public to recreate responsibly as summer approaches and visitors start recreating at Keysville day-use areas and fishing, boating, swimming and other forms of water recreation in the Kern River. The safety of visitors to public lands is BLM’s priority.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Anne Doherty-Stephan to serve as the superintendent of César E. Chávez National Monument in Keene. She currently serves as the director of resources and curation at Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas. She will begin her new role in late May.


Former Bank Branch Manager Sentenced To Prison For Tech Support Fraud Scheme That Exploited The Elderly

News Release: Technical Support Scheme Deceived Victims Across the United States and Canada, Many of Whom are Elderly, into Paying for Phony Computer Repair Services.


Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill Improving How Congress Works to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Enhance Government Efficiency

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as part of its annual reporting to Congress, to submit a report listing unimplemented recommendations...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHICAGO - May is Building Safety Month, and this year’s campaign, “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action," raises awareness about the importance of building codes to ensure safety in the spaces in which we live, work and learn.


News Release: Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 3, 2022, a federal grand jury issued an indictment against Sergio S. Emerson, a/k/a “Kayatennae Geronimo" and “Sergio Santos Garcia," (age: 41) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.


Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours

News Release: Johnstown Flood National Memorial is offering Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours as part of the 133rd Anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Club House Tour times are 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, and 11:30 am. Cottage Row Walking Tours are 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about the unprecedented crisis at the southern border. Last month, the administration announced...


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Arranging Straw Purchases of Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - Ariel Toribio, 22, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the making of a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DETROIT - Dearborn resident Ali Rameh Bazzi was sentenced to 33 months of imprisonment today on charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of an approximately $500,000 investment fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Richard Allen Randolph (42, Youngstown, OH) with four counts of interference with commerce by robbery and attempted robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm, and one count of discharging a firearm...


News Release: Defendant Paid Kickbacks to Recruiters and Medical Assistant.


April: 47 notices published by Labor Department

There were 47 notices published by the Labor Department in April, according to the Federal Register.


Doctor Admits to Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ehab Kodsi, age 56, of Watervliet, New York, pled guilty today to filing a false tax return and admitted to deliberately underreporting his income from 2015 to 2018.


There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 3.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.