News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022



Federal Inmate Charged With Possession Of Marijuana

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.


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).


BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands

BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands


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.


USDA Designates Yuma County, Arizona, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

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...




Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Travel to South Africa, Angola, Gabon, and France

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.


@EdLaborGOP Meet to Discuss Strengthening Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

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.


US Department of Labor seeks public comment on proposed extension to Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reserve Funding Request form

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.


US Department of Labor agreement with Rockland Bakery Inc. requires employer to pay $850K to resolve hiring discrimination allegations

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.


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.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking


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.


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.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 60 Months for Trempealeau County Cocaine Conspiracy

Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 60 Months for Trempealeau County Cocaine Conspiracy


Commerce Department discusses New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on April 28

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink’s Travel to Cambodia and Laos

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.