News from April 2022

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Cox, age 35, an inmate at the United States Federal Penitentiary, Lewisburg (USP Lewisburg), was indicted on April 28, 2022, by a federal grand jury for possessing marijuana in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LIMBER VAZQUEZ-NUNEZ, a native of Mexico, was charged on April 28, 2022 in a one-count bill of information with illegally using a social security number to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).

By Press release submission | Apr 29, 2022
BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Tampa, Florida man, Steven Racich, 49, formerly of the 100 block of West Jefferson, in Morton, Illinois, was sentenced on April 27, 2022, to 68 months in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making and subscribing a false return. He also was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. And his sentence included paying $1,912,692.75 in restitution to Apria Healthcare and the Internal Revenue Service.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

By Press release submission | Apr 29, 2022
Portage Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison

By Press release submission | Apr 29, 2022
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

By State Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to South Africa, Angola, Gabon, and France from May 2 to 7. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and National Security Council Senior Director for Africa Dana Banks will join the Deputy Secretary’s delegation.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of strengthening employer-sponsored insurance, the backbone of our health care system.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comment on a proposed extension to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reserve Funding Request, Form ETA-9117.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Rockland Bakery Inc. to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at the federal contractor’s Nanuet location affecting female, Black and Asian class members.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the Allied Professional Award to Dr. Linda Laras, a physician from Caguas, Puerto Rico. This award category recognizes an individual or individuals from a specific discipline outside the victim assistance field for their service to victims and contribution to the victim assistance field.

By Press release submission | Apr 29, 2022
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: A California doctor was sentenced today to 93 months in prison for defrauding Medicare, re-packaging single-use catheters for re-use on patients, and submitting false declarations in a bankruptcy proceeding.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Press release submission | Apr 29, 2022
Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 60 Months for Trempealeau County Cocaine Conspiracy

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | Apr 29, 2022
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Cambodia and Laos May 1-7. The visits will highlight U.S. commitment to two of the youngest and most dynamic societies in the region, reinforcing ASEAN centrality, underscoring the United States’ commitment to the Mekong-U.S. Partnership to address transboundary challenges, and promoting a secure, open and prosperous Mekong sub-region.