News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: A Cedar Rapids drug dealer with 59 prior adult convictions was sentenced May 24, 2022, to more than 13 years in federal prison.


USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting May 26

FY2022 Methodological Research on Measuring Community- and Officer-Initiated Law Enforcement Activity grant opened on May 26.


DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement Following Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) remind the public that sites that provide emergency response and relief are considered protected areas. To the fullest extent possible, ICE and CBP do not conduct immigration enforcement activities in protected...


U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrest Man Wanted for Rape of Two Children

News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Zion Isom, a 22- year-old New York City man wanted by the Stroud Area Regional Police Department.


McCaul on BIS Decision to Change Terminology, Dodge Statutory Responsibility

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry’s (BIS) decision to recharacterize their terminology for the control of emerging and foundational technology. The transfer of...


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Angolan Foreign Minister António

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.



Navajo man pleads guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Perfinna King, 42, of Fruitland, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on May 25 in federal court to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country. King will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.


US Department of Labor publishes updated Family and Medical Leave Act guidance on mental health, job-protected leave for workers, employers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Institute of Health estimates that nearly one in five U.S. adults - or about 52.9 million people in 2020 - live with a mental illness , and that only about half receive the help needed.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Firewood permits available on BLM-managed lands in the Pocatello and Idaho Falls areas

News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello and Upper Snake Field Offices are selling permits to collect fuelwood through the end of November. Firewood in this area costs $10/cord, and permits may be purchased at either field office, or by visiting.


Fighting invasive emerald ash borers with woodpeckers and citizen scientists

Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees.


The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Paterson Police Sergeant Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights and Filing False Police Report

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal jury convicted a Paterson Police Department sergeant today of conspiring to violate civil rights and filing a false police report, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: The pharmacy will also be subject to a three-year Memorandum of Agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.