News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022



Large Scale Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

Large Scale Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison


Former Member of New Bedford Latin Kings Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

Former Member of New Bedford Latin Kings Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy


Jury Convicts Monticello Man of Selling Methamphetamine Multiple Times

Jury Convicts Monticello Man of Selling Methamphetamine Multiple Times


Extradited Colombian National Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For International Drug Trafficking

Extradited Colombian National Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For International Drug Trafficking


Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison


'Facing this challenge together': Mayorkas and Blinken visit Panama to discuss immigration and other challenging issues

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently traveled to Panama.


'The Ukrainian people continue to suffer': Biden and Homeland Security make plans for more Ukrainian refugees

Pres. Joe Biden is set to confirm Uniting for Ukraine, a new streamlined process to welcome Ukrainians escaping from Russia's invasion of the nation. 


NPS's Sams: Battlefield protection grants 'represent an important investment' for future generations

Three states will share $2.3 million in U.S. National Park Service grants to protect nearly 500 acres of battlefields and landmarks from the American Revolutionary and U.S. Civil wars.


USDA offers $10 million to fight 'infectious, degenerative disease' in deer, elk

APHIS revealed the availability of funding to control and prevent chronic wasting disease. 



OSHA's Zortman: Illinois roofer 'willing to ignore the dangers' to its workers

An Illinois roofing company with a problematic past is again being cited for federal safety violations for allegedly not providing fall-protection gear to workers at two separate construction sites in 10 days.


Vilsack: New USDA initiative will 'improve the long-term viability of rural health care'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of an initiative to expand access to COVID-19-related supplies in rural areas.


Foreign policy expert Bishop: 'We may finally get a high-level speech laying out the Biden China strategy'

The Biden administration has not as of yet created a speech outlining the administration's China policy as part of their larger National Security Strategy plan.


Trottenberg: Maryland Purple Line transit project 'has tremendous environmental benefits'

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced its Build America Bureau is providing a low-interest loan of up to $1.76 billion to Purple Transit Partners for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland.


Galva Man Sentenced to 15 years in Prison for Possession of Ice Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Galva, Illinois, man, Justin W. Collins, 42, of the 100 block of SE Eighth Street, was sentenced on April 18, 2022, to 180 months’ imprisonment for possession of ice methamphetamine with intent to distribute, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. In addition, Collins was sentenced to 30 months prison for violating the terms of his supervised release at the time of this offense, to be served concurrently in case number 10-CR-40053.


NOAA Administrator: This Earth Day, Let's Get Climate Ready

Release: Accurate predictability is the basis of building trust. And that trust is what allows us to coordinate our actions and forge a thriving economy.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment yesterday charging ZACHARY WILLIAMS, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, with offenses related to his alleged sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old girl who was living in Connecticut.


News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Battleboro, North Carolina man was sentenced today to 160 months in prison for Distribution of a Quantity of Heroin and a Quantity of Fentanyl.


Release: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernández will travel to Brasilia for the U.S.-Brazil High-Level Dialogue on April 25. Under Secretary Nuland and Under Secretary Fernández will co-chair the Dialogue with their...


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...