News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022




News Release: Harrison, Ark. - Throughout the week of May 16, 2022, Buffalo National River staff partnered with municipal and state agencies to respond quickly and professionally to multiple emergency incidents that occurred within the park. Emergency services personnel reacted swiftly and decisively while at times responding to multiple incidents occurring at once.


News Release: AUSTIN - A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for arson.



News Release: WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service has received approximately $9.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug, remediate and reclaim abandoned oil and gas well sites in seven national parks. Overall, bureaus within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will address 277 high-priority wells that pose threats to human health and safety, the climate, wildlife and natural resources.




Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Justice Department Secures Forfeiture of Maryland Property Purchased with $3.5 Million in Alleged Corruption Proceeds Linked to Ex-President of The Gambia

News Release: The Department of Justice, pursuant to a court-ordered default judgment and final order of forfeiture entered on May 24, has secured the forfeiture of a Potomac, Maryland, property acquired with approximately $3.5 million in alleged corruption proceeds by the former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, through a trust set up by his wife, Zineb Jammeh.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL STANLEY, 33, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to possessing a firearm while on supervised release following a prior federal conviction for illegally possessing a firearm.


Orleans Parish Man Sentenced on Weapons Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant JAMAL BAZLEY, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 26, 2022 by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to 80 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to Count Two of a three-count indictment.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on May 26 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Angolan Foreign Minister Téte António today in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Minister António discussed our mutual commitment to a strong bilateral relationship grounded in our shared interests ...


News Release: WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Whitman Mission National Historic Site will begin its summer hours on May 29th, 2022, and end in the fall. Under these summer hours, the Visitor Center will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. The park’s picnic area, trails, and grounds continue to be open daily sunrise to sunset.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen U.S. supply chains and domestic production capacity in ways that benefit homeland security. The legislation will assign the Department of...


VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY OFFICER CHARGED WITH COCAINE POSSESSION AT HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III for an initial appearance stemming from his May 20, 2022, arrest on charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. Jeffers faces a minimum sentence of ten (10) years in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million if convicted.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a North Miami Beach, Florida, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Wire Fraud.


News Release: Arco, ID - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve will begin summer hours of operation starting May 27th and through September 30th.