News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


President Biden, USDA Forest Service Announce more than $238 Million to Support Rural Schools, Roads, Other Services

News Release: Secure Rural Schools will provide critical funding for 742 U.S. counties in 41 states and Puerto Rico from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Hartford Man Charged With Drug And Gun Offenses

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - 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, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging TRAEVAUGHNN MORRISON, 26, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.


Toledo Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Substance

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Bryan Mays, 33, of Toledo, was sentenced on Thursday, April 14, 2022, by U.S. Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release after Mays pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl.


Laurie Locascio Confirmed as the 17th NIST Director

News Release: WASHINGTON - Laurie E. Locascio was sworn in today as the fourth Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 17th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo. As one of the nation’s oldest physical science laboratories, ...


Ogle County Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery

News Release: ROCKFORD - An Ogle County man was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for robbing a bank in Rochelle, Ill.


Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Violence by an Habitual Offender, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: A gynecologic oncologist, Vinay K. Malviya M.D., has agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve claims he violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false claims for payment to federal health care programs related to alleged medically unnecessary surgical procedures that he performed.


News Release: Cleveland, OH - Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested David Lamont Young III, 22, and Michael Preston Beidleman, 39. Both males were wanted for homicide in two different jurisdictions.


DOE Launches $84 Million Program to Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request for information (RFI) to support $84 million in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) pilot demonstration projects included in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The legislation authorizes DOE to support four competitively...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three individuals with drug conspiracy and firearm charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Robbery Spree Across Orleans And Monroe Counties

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Cecchini, 28, of Albion, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


$800 Million in Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

News Release: Against tremendous odds, with extraordinary courage, and in the face of Russia’s relentless brutality against civilians, Ukraine’s forces are regaining ground, as Russian forces retreat from Kyiv and the surrounding region. Still, Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and brutal war against ...


U.S. Department of State Teams Up with Google Arts & Culture, Expands Access to Cultural Heritage Sites to Global Audiences

News Release: Today, on World Heritage Day, the U.S. Department of State announced a new partnership between the Cultural Heritage Center (CHC) and Google Arts & Culture to expand access to cultural heritage sites to global audiences and showcase the United States’ work to protect and preserve cultural heritage worldwide. ...


News Release: BOSTON - A supervisor of a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) trafficking conspiracy.



West Tennessee Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Gun Crime

News Release: Memphis, TN- Oscar Goodwin, 35, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.


News Release: Lafayette, LA.: The Acadian Cultural Center is pleased to sponsor the performances and presenters on “La Galerie" stage along with KATC for Festival International de Louisiane. “La Galerie “stage performances will take place April 29-May 1, 2022. The festival is free! The center is located at 501 Fisher Road in Lafayette. For more information, call 337-232-0789 ext. 201.


Sacramento Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Marcus Lawrence Weber, 26, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Justice Department Secures Civil Rights Settlement Agreement Against South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

News Release: The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina today filed a complaint and settlement agreement with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice to resolve its investigation of the Broad River Road Complex in Columbia, South Carolina, ...