News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Pawel Aleksander Grodkowski, 53, of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers. The charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison.


The Department of State’s Plan to Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in Foreign Affairs

Release: Inequity is a national security challenge with global consequences. The systematic exclusion of individuals from historically marginalized and vulnerable groups from full participation in economic, social, and civic life impedes equity globally, while fueling corruption, economic migration, distrust,...


Release: (As Prepared). It is my distinct honor to call the 8th Our Ocean Conference to a close. Thank you all for participating in this genuinely historic event on the front lines of the ocean and climate crises - and especially those who made it possible. Thank you to President Whipps and Palau again for generously...


Commerce Department discusses National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations; Charter Renewal on April 13

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a statement following the sentencing of an American cryptocurrency expert by a U.S. Federal Court to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions using cryptocurrency technologies.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Hoekstra

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


PAMS-SC offers new grant application process starting April 14

2022 Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) grant opened on April 14.


News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against a 29-year-old Houston man in relation to a money laundering scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.



Former University of Michigan Professor Sentenced on  Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor

News Release: DETROIT - A former University of Michigan professor was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty in November 2021 to one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 14

TN NRCS Urban Agriculture Grants grant opened on April 14.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting April 14

OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply Colorado - Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance grant opened on April 14.


Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty to Escape from Waterloo Facility

News Release: A Dubuque man who escaped from the Waterloo Residential Facility where he was in custody for a 2006 drug case pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Ed Buck Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Providing Methamphetamine to Two Victims Who Suffered Fatal Overdoses

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Edward Buck, a businessman and long-time figure of West Hollywood politics, was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison for providing fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men who died at his apartment after he injected them with the drug.


Two Utica Men Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Daequon D. Perkins, 25, and Mark W. Baker, 44, both of Utica, New York, pled guilty today for their participation in a fentanyl conspiracy.


Únete a las celebraciones durante la Semana de los Parques Nacionales

News Release: WASHINGTON- La Semana de los Parques Nacionales (National Park Week ) se celebrará del 16 y 24 de abril y será una oportunidad para descubrir algo nuevo sobre los parques nacionales. El Servicio de Parques Nacionales (National Park Service o NPS según sus siglas en inglés) y la Fundación de Parques Nacionales...


Transportation Department discusses Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance on April 13

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BOSTON - The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy.