News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Two Defendants Charged with Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud

News Release: State Inmate Allegedly Conspired with New Jersey Woman to Defraud Benefits Programs.


Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments Enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions (Camp Verde)

News Release: Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments Enter Stage 2 Fire RestrictionsCamp Verde, AZ / Rimrock, AZ / Clarkdale, AZ - Due to increasing fire danger in the state of Arizona and in order to follow similar restrictions from surrounding federal, state, and local...


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joshua K. Breidel, 34, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 92 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Breidel pleaded guilty to this charge on March 1, 2022.


Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl.


Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Patients’ Pain Medication

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Alison Renee Marshall, 45, of Sturgis, Michigan, pled guilty in the United States District Court in Lansing, Michigan, to a charge of tampering with a consumer product, specifically vials of liquid fentanyl at the hospital where she worked.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.



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


CONCORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR

News Release: CONCORD - Jerry S. Roberts, Jr., 37, of Concord, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Announces 2022 Summer Schedule

News Release: Glen Jean, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Jason Newman announced today that summer operating hours will be in effect at park facilities starting May 28. During this summer season, the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in Lansing and Sandstone Visitor Center in Sandstone...



News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held separate calls yesterday with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa following the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches. Secretary Blinken, Foreign Minister ...


Owner and Employees of Monmouth County Marine Equipment and Servicing Company Charged with Defrauding U.S. Department of Defense

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Three Monmouth County, New Jersey, individuals were indicted today for their role in a years-long scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) by providing military equipment parts that were not authorized under the governing contracts, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Federal Reserve System discusses Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities on May 25

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


Schenectady Father and Son Indicted for Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jeffrey C. Civitello Sr., age 50, and Jeffrey C. Civitello Jr., age 22, both of Schenectady, New York, have been indicted for trafficking kilograms of cocaine.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Secretary Blinken congratulated him on his election and discussed our shared interests in supporting Somalia on its path to democracy and stability. They ...


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities this morning arrested a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly scheming to steal approximately $800,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds by using false claims of COVID-related job losses and stealing UI debit cards from the U.S. mail.


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor. Secretary Blinken and Minister Pandor discussed ways to address common concerns over food security, following up on the May 18 Global Food Security Ministerial in New York, as well as shared priorities in Africa.


Weather-permitting, Dunraven Pass opens Friday, May 27; ANTICIPATE TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AND DRIVING DELAYS

News Release: * Weather-permitting, the road from Tower Fall to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass) will open at 12:30 p.m.


Two El Salvadoran Men Sentenced for Transporting an Illegal Alien

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Two El Salvadoran nationals were sentenced for the federal felony offense of unlawful transportation of an alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Chief Patrol Agent Jason E. Schneider of the U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.