News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


DOI-BOEM grant application closes on June 23

GM-22-02: Live forecasts of migratory bird movements offshore to monitor potential avian interactions with wind development grant opened on May 24.


United States enters into settlement agreement with Mason methadone clinic

News Release: CINCINNATI -A Mason, Ohio, methadone clinic has agreed to pay the government $37,500 following a DEA inspection of the clinic.


Zebulon Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Firearm Offense After Shooting at Officer During High-Speed Chase

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Zebulon man who fired at a Wendell Police Department (WPD) officer during a high-speed chase was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Cedrick Tyler Armstrong, 37, was previously convicted on Nov. 18, 2021, following a two-day jury trial before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III.


There is one release scheduled to be published on May 25.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Felony Sex Offense Against a Minor While Required to Register as a Sex Offender, and Tampering with a Witness, was sentenced on May 23, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Goldsboro Man Receives 25 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a Multi-County Meth Operation

News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Edquan Battle, 35, of Goldsboro, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for his role in a multi-county meth operation.


News Release: BOSTON - An MS-13 member who was charged in federal court in Boston in 2017 was arrested on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Texas.


Virginia Man with Multiple Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Over Three Years in Firearms Case

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Virginia man was sentenced today to three years and a month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Senior Bureau Official (SBO) Harry Kamian will travel to Tallinn, Estonia, and Riga, Latvia, May 24-27, where he will meet with government officials and energy sector leaders to advance bilateral and commercial energy relationships. SBO Kamian will ...


U.S. Marshals Arrest Sunbury Murder Fugitive and Associate in Philadelphia

News Release: Philadelphia, PA - Members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Ajani Uhuru, 23, for murder, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on May 23rd in the 5400 block of Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Uhuru was wanted for murder in relation to a shooting which occurred May 19th, at the Penn...


Missoula Woman Admits Drug Trafficking, Firearms Crimes After Officers Seize More Than Seven Pounds of Meth, Fentanyl and Guns

News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula woman today admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after law enforcement seized more than seven pounds of meth, fentanyl and firearms during the investigation, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

News Release: Two drug traffickers who plotted to assassinate a DEA task force office have plead guilty, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


CESER Supports 3 Small Business Projects to Create Proactive Grid Monitoring Tools

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $53 million in funding for small businesses to pursue projects aimed at combatting climate change. The funded areas include grid security and resilience, renewable energy, energy storage, carbon capture and utilization, and fusion energy, and will support 259 projects in 38 states.


STGWG Receives Updates on DOE Progress, Visits EM Closure Site

News Release: ST. LOUIS - The State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) toured a new interpretive center at a site where EM completed remediation about 20 years ago and received updates from the cleanup program on workforce development and other topics during its recent annual spring meeting.


News Release: San Diego, CA - Cabrillo National Monument will be open until sunset on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting Friday, May 27 for Memorial Day weekend through Sunday, September 4 of Labor Day weekend. The tidepool area will be open until 30 minutes before sunset. Normal operating hours are 9 a.m. to...


News Release: CONCORD - Christopher Yule, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


DOS-CAN offers new grant application process starting May 24

Arctic Indigenous Cultural Heritage Initiative (AICHI) grant opened on May 24.


Commerce Department discusses Marine Mammals; File No. 26394 on May 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Philip N. Jefferson sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

News Release: Dr. Philip N. Jefferson took the oath of office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Monday. The oath was administered by Chair Jerome H. Powell in the press briefing room of the Board's Martin building.


News Release: Miami, Florida - After being on the lam for over a decade, the owners of a now-defunct Key Largo, Florida dive shop who maintained their vessel in such shoddy condition that is capsized and sank, killing one person, have appeared in federal court in South Florida and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.