News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Over 100 migrants rescued within 24 hours in El Paso Sector

Over 100 migrants rescued within 24 hours in El Paso Sector


Wanted Murder Suspect Fleeing U.S. Captured by CBP and Nashville Police

Wanted Murder Suspect Fleeing U.S. Captured by CBP and Nashville Police


Laredo Sector Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts

Laredo Sector Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts


Oficiales de CBP de Brownsville Incautan $703,000 en Narcóticos en Tres Incautaciones

Oficiales de CBP de Brownsville Incautan $703,000 en Narcóticos en Tres Incautaciones


Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $703K Worth of Narcotics in Three Seizures

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $703K Worth of Narcotics in Three Seizures


Nearly $1.1M Worth of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend

Nearly $1.1M Worth of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend


Laredo Sector Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts

Laredo Sector Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts


Gang Member Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry in the Mountains

Gang Member Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry in the Mountains


ICE removes fugitive wanted in El Salvador for murder

ICE removes fugitive wanted in El Salvador for murder


News Release: The Office of Electricity has released, a report focused on the impacts of integrating Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) onto existing transmission lines. GETs can defer or reduce the need for significant investment in new infrastructure projects and increase the use of renewables by maximizing the...


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on June 6

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program grant opened on April 20.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today his office’s participation in a first of its kind, anti-hate crime outreach program entitled United Against Hate, which seeks to directly connect federal, state, and local law enforcement with traditionally marginalized communities in order to build trust and encourage the reporting of hate crimes and hate incidents.


Verona Man Indicted on Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. A resident of Verona, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating various federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Three Men Charged With Federal Firearm Violations After Exchange of Gunfire in Suburban Chicago Parking Lot

News Release: CHICAGO - Three men involved in an exchange of gunfire in a store parking lot in a Chicago suburb have been indicted on federal firearm violations.


Former NYPD Police Officer Sentenced to 97 Months' Imprisonment for Bribery and Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: Robert Smith Referred to Himself as “One of the Most Corrupt Cops" in the 105th Precinct.


Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Russia and Belarus and Taking Action Against Sanctions Evaders

Release: President Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, conducted with the complicity of the Lukashenka regime, continues to cause needless suffering and thousands of civilian casualties.  The world has witnessed the horrors of this war in the images from the Ukrainian towns of Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel, and in Ukrainian towns and cities still occupied or under siege, such as Mariupol.


MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders

News Release: Defendant Convicted After a Three-Month Trial that Focused on Four Brutal Murders Committed by MS-13 in 2017, including Two Murders in Which the Defendant Personally Participated.


News Release: Criminal Charges Brought Against Owners and Executives of Medical Businesses, Physicians, Marketers, and Manufactures of Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards with Losses Exceeding $149 Million.


Investigation recovers $18K for 58 workers illegally denied full overtime wages by North Miami Beach restaurants’ operator

News Release: ESTERO, FL - A federal investigation of three North Miami Beach restaurants that found the operator denied 58 workers their full overtime wages, has recovered $18,705 in back wages and liquidated damages for the affected employees.


Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Luke Alric Forman, age 31, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced Thursday April 14, 2022, in federal court to 217 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography. His term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release. According to court documents, Forman pleaded guilty to the offense on Dec. 16, 2021.