News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service (NPS) has recognized three employees in the Pacific West Region for their dedication to preserving park cultural resources and history for this and future generations of visitors. The annual, regional recognition applauds creativity and outstanding contributions in cultural resource management, particularly projects that serve as models across the agency.


Federal Drug and Gun Charges Brought Against Fresno Man

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Antonio Sorondo Jr., 49, of Fresno, charging him with conspiring to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, illegally possessing firearms, and possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: United States Pharmacopeial Convention on May 25

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


Taos man appears in court facing charges arising from domestic violence in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Richard Mascarenas, 36, of Taos, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Taos, made an initial appearance in federal court on May 25 facing charges of kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and strangulation of an intimate partner. Mascarenas will remain in custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for May 27.


Former ambassador: Xinjiang police files show clear human rights abuses in northwest China

The Xinjiang police files are a treasure trove of speeches, images, documents and spreadsheets documenting the criminal mistreatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic citizens in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region by internal police networks, according to the president and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Used Intermediary to Funnel Payments for United States Army Aviation-Related Software Sent to Restricted Beijing University.



North Carolina Turtle Supplier Sentenced to Prison

News Release: A federal judge in Wilmington, North Carolina, sentenced Jesse James Freeman, 48, of Franklinville, North Carolina, to 18 months in prison and three years of post-release supervision. Freeman will also have to pay a $25,000 fine to the Lacey Act Reward Fund. The judge prohibited Freeman from owning wild-caught ...


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on May 25 by Federal Reserve System

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


Leader Rodgers: Parents Need Immediate Action and Answers on the Baby Formula Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.


Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date discussed on May 25 by Energy Department

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


Griffith on the Formula Crisis: “No parent should have to worry about how they are going to feed their baby.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.


Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Ongoing Violence in America

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – “Another massacre in America. A statement that is all too common and one we all wish to never speak again. Last week it was a church in California and a grocery store in Buffalo. Yesterday, it was an elementary school in Texas. It’s enough. We cannot and should not be willing to live with this carnage.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A South Holland, Illinois, man, Alfredo Swain, 48, of the 15000 block of Elm Street, was sentenced on May 23, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough, to 30 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a felon.


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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in New Jersey

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $505 Million Initiative to Boost Deployment and Cut Costs of Increase Long Duration Energy Storage

The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the structure of a $505 million long duration energy storage initiative to increase the availability of and deliver affordable, reliable clean electricity


City and County of Denver, Colorado to receive $500,000 to advance environmental cleanups along Federal Boulevard Corridor

Denver among 265 communities nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice


Notice published on May 25 by Interior Department

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


Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Two Kenyan Nationals to Justice

Release: The U.S. Department of State is offering rewards of up to $1 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of two fugitive Kenyan nationals, Abdi Hussein Ahmed and Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh, for participating in, or conspiring to participate in, transnational organized crime. Ahmed...