News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: Muge Ma, a/k/a “Hummer Mars," Lied that His Phony Companies Had Hundreds of Employees and Paid Millions in Wages to Receive COVID-19 Loan Funds.


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


Georgia Fugitive Is Sentenced To 13 Years For Drug Trafficking

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced James Julius Lumpkin, of Sevierville, Tennessee, to 156 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.



US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Wisconsin workers from machine hazards in food processing plants

News Release: CHICAGO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration established a Local Emphasis Program to reduce workplace dangers and better protect workers from machine and amputation hazards in Wisconsin food manufacturing facilities.


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


Commerce Department discusses Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits on April 20

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


Portage Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison

News Release: For Making a False Statement in Firearm Purchase.


CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Issue Advisory on Demonstrated Threats and Capabilities of Russian State-Sponsored and Cyber Criminal Actors

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), National Cyber Security Centre New Zealand (NZ NCSC), and...


E&C Announces Hearing on HHS Budget with  Secretary Becerra on April 27

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced a Health Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 27, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for HHS and its agencies. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget."


Six Indicted in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

News Release: BOSTON - Six individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a fentanyl trafficking operation that spanned across northern New England.


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


Release: On April 21, U.S. and Cuban officials met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the implementation of the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords. These bilateral discussions on migration are generally held semiannually, reflecting a commitment by both countries to regularly review the implementation of the Accords. Deputy...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Nicholas D. Gray, 38, of Sacramento, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Senators Murray, Warnock Push Efforts to Lower Cost of Lifesaving Drugs Like Insulin at Roundtable with WA and GA Patients

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Protect Our Care and patients from Washington state and Georgia for a virtual roundtable to discuss their fight to lower the cost of lifesaving prescription drugs for patients-including by bringing down insulin costs for the 1 in 10 patients across the country with diabetes.


Drug Traffickers from Shreveport and Monroe Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences

News Release: SHREVEPORT/MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four defendants have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in connection with three separate cases. The defendants and their sentences are as follows...


Tennessee Man Guilty of East Texas Elder Fraud Violations

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Wartrace, TN, man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an eight-count indictment charging ERASMO ROSARIO-HERNANDEZ, ...


News Release: Stericycle Inc. (Stericycle), an international waste management company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has agreed to pay more than $84 million to resolve parallel investigations by authorities in the United States and Brazil into the bribery of foreign officials in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FIDADELFO ANTONIO CAMEY-ESPANA, age 35, a native of Guatemala, was charged today in a one-count indictment with illegally using a social security number in order to enroll in a safety class to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).