News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging two defendants in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy operating in the Westminster area of Carroll County, Maryland. Approximately 300 law enforcement personnel and agents assisted in the arrest of one defendant and...


News Release: Memphis, TN- Kenneth Hicks, 62, has pleaded guilty to civil rights conspiracy violations. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the guilty plea today.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Grapeland man and woman with federal solicitation of murder violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Principal Supplier and Drug Distributor of Two Boson-Area Cocaine Trafficking Rings Pleads Guilty

News Release: BOSTON - The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


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


News Release: A federal criminal complaint was issued charging William A. McDonald, 54, of West Allis, Wisconsin, with using force and threatening to use force to injure, intimidate and interfere with the housing rights of multiple individuals because of their race, color or national origin. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Richard G. Frohling for the Eastern District of Wisconsin made the announcement.


Two Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Plead Guilty To Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors

News Release: Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato Admitted to Participating in Wire Fraud Conspiracy.


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


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


United States Pledges $600 Million to Combat Global Environmental Threats

News Release: The following is being released jointly by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.



There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on April 21.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - The United States District Court has appointed Robert J. Troester to continue serving as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Chief United States District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti administered the oath of office.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Katerrin McCray, 25, of Bakersfield, was charged today by a federal grand jury with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Convicted Arsonist Is Sentenced To Prison For Mailing Threatening Letters to A Witness

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Clinton Douglas Cole, 55, of Caroleen, N.C., was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release today, for mailing threatening letters to a witness, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger presided over the sentencing hearing.


Georgia Cocaine Trafficker And Money Launderer Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 30-year sentence to the leader of a drug and money laundering organization operating across the Carolinas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell ordered Jared Shemaiah Jones, 39, of Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve five years of supervised release.


The U.S. Government and Transparency International Announce 20th Edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference

News Release: The U.S. Government, coordinated by the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), is partnering with Transparency International (TI) to support the 20th edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) to be held in Washington, DC, December ...


Pacific Northwest Environmental Extremist and Arsonist Pleads Guilty

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist, and former fugitive pleaded guilty today in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting commercial and government-owned animal processing facilities in Oregon and California.


News Release: A local Dallas cell head who worked with the Santa Rosa Lima Drug Cartel and other Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations was sentenced Wednesday to more than 16 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Great Basin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline discussed on April 20 by Energy Department

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