News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on Sentencing of Edward and Linda Mangano

News Release: “In the federal courthouse behind me, a short time ago, former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced by the Court to 12 years in prison, and his wife, Linda Mangano, to 15 months in prison.


Washington Apricots; Suspension of Reporting and Assessment Requirements discussed on April 13 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm, Marijuana Trafficking

News Release: Arrested After Armed Standoff with Police Officers.


Jury Convicts ISIS ‘Beatle’ for Role in Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British and Japanese Citizens

News Release: Jury Convicts ISIS ‘Beatle’ for Role in Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British and Japanese Citizens.


Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former U.S. Postal Service USPS employee today admitted that he conspired to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.



EPA's Cash: Healthy Communities grants make 'tangible difference' in New England

Communities in New England have until May 9 to apply for grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for projects that promote the agency's commitment to protecting the environment and improving people's quality of life.


Indictment Charges 2 New Haven Men with Trafficking Fentanyl

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging LUIS SALAMAN, also known as “Bebe," 40, and ISMAEL HEREDIA, also known as “Junie," 29, both of New Haven, with fentanyl trafficking offenses.


Joint Statement by Secretary Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo

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Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme

News Release: Two men were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for helping orchestrate a scheme where physicians received kickback payments in exchange for writing and referring expensive compounded drug prescriptions to OK Compounding, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Operators of Michigan Businesses Charged with Tax Conspiracy and Wire Fraud

News Release: A federal grand jury in Flint, Michigan, returned an indictment today charging Michael Angelo (Angelo), Hassan Kamal Fayad, Mirna Kamal Fayad, Cory Justin Mann, Thomas Reed Quartz and Rosina Angelo with conspiring to defraud the IRS and other crimes.


Peekskill Man Who Identifies As An “Incel” Or  “Involuntary Celibate” Is Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Stalking, Threatening, And Harassing Multiple Victims

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID KAUFMAN, a/k/a “David Khalifa," a/k/a “John Morray," a/k/a “Big Man," a self-identified “Incel," was sentenced to 30 months in prison, after pleading guilty to stalking multiple victims between October 2019 and August 2020. U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román imposed today’s sentence.


Foxx, McHenry Question CFPB, FSA Heads About Collusion on Student Loans

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Financial Services Committee Republican Leader Patrick McHenry (R-NC) sent letters to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) Chief Operating Officer Richard Cordray regarding the agencies’ oversight of the federal student loan programs.


Oversight and Reform Committee and the bills it addressed on April 14

There was activity on seven bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on April 14.


DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting April 14

Training workshops for women entrepreneurs working in the green business sector grant opened on April 14.



U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints 27 Members to National AI Advisory Committee

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 27 experts to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC ), which will advise the President and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).


Gangster Disciples Gang Member with Armed Robbery Conviction is Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun

News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A gang member recently released from prison for armed robbery when he was arrested in possession of a loaded Glock semi-automatic pistol during an investigation into an alleged gunfire incident was sentenced to prison on a federal weapons charge.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks on 21st Century Diplomacy and Global Challenges, The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

Release: Welcome, everyone. And on behalf of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, welcome back to those of you who just watched the first half of our fourth annual Vandenberg Lecture, and welcome to those of you who are just tuning in. I’m John Ciorciari, an associate professor ...


Acoma Pueblo man pleads guilty to failure to update sex offender registration

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Eric Chino, 39, of Albuquerque, and an enrolled member of the Acoma Pueblo, pleaded guilty today in federal court to failing to update his registration as a sex offender. Chino will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


DOC offers new grant application process starting April 14

2022 Build to Scale Program grant opened on April 14.