News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Wilmington Man Federally Indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

Wilmington Man Federally Indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender


Former University of Michigan Professor Sentenced on Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor

Former University of Michigan Professor Sentenced on Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor


Charleston Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Charleston Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material


Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity

Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity


BIA approves land-leasing regulations for five California Tribal Nations

Five federally recognized Tribal Nations have had their land-leasing regulation requests approved through the HEARTH Act of 2012.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 15

BJA FY 22 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program grant opened on April 21.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that contracts have been awarded for 30 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that was noticed for sale in April 2022. This second emergency sale was conducted as part of a coordinated action with our international allies and partners to provide a wartime bridge that will support American consumers and the global economy in response to Vladimir Putin’s war of choice against Ukraine.


DOS-SA offers new grant application process starting April 21

Inclusive Action for Climate Change grant opened on April 21.


The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI discussed on April 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

News Release: CONCORD - Niurka Lebron, 45, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud on Wednesday, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Three men have been sentenced to federal prison in separate but related cases in which they admitted providing forced labor for south Georgia farms.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Alejandro Alvarez was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine by a federal jury, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon. The guilty verdict followed a four-day jury trial before the Honorable William H. Orrick, U.S. District Court Judge, in San Francisco.


DOE-01 offers new grant application process starting April 21

Cooperative Agreement to Facilitate Coordination Between DOE-NE and Energy Communities, Vital Constituencies, and Educational Groups grant opened on April 21.


Suspension of Russia’s Permanent Observer Status at the Organization of American States

Release: Today, the United States welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS) suspending Russia as a Permanent Observer to that institution. With the passage of this resolution, OAS member states demonstrated that we do not stand on the sidelines in the face of the Russian government’s violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses. Our Hemisphere stands with Ukraine.


DOS-NATO offers new grant application process starting April 21

Adapting to the New Geostrategic Threats grant opened on April 21.


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

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Steven Bernard Norwood, age 46, of Lutherville, Maryland to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and posses with the intent to distribute five...


Senator Murray Statement on Oklahoma’s Abortion Ban

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Governor of Oklahoma signing an abortion ban into law, making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years...


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes on April 20

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.