News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


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


News Release: Couple paid $25,000 to facilitate cheating on their son’s SAT exam.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrance Tyson, age 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 12, 2022, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to bank robbery. Judge Mariani ordered that a presentence investigation take place. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.


April 14: bills handled by Judiciary Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Judiciary Committee on April 14.


KC Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

News Release: Attempted to Break into Car, House while Armed.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jorge Mojocoa (69, Fort McCoy) with attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sex. Mojocoa faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervised release. Mojocoa is being held in federal custody pending trial.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to White House Office of Science...


Texas man sentenced for smuggling $1.1M of crystal meth

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 20-year-old Dallas resident has been sent to federal prison for illegally importing approximately 25.16 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Two Defendants Admit to Participating in The Kidnapping of a Victim at Maryland Hotel and Casino

News Release: Defendants and Others Robbed and Assaulted the Victim After Transporting Him from Maryland to Washington, D.C., Stealing Thousands of Dollars and Other Property.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former hotel employee of a nationwide hotel chain today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $300,000 from the company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


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


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine in the community was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


News Release: In an indictment unsealed today, a federal grand jury in Chicago charged an Illinois woman with conspiring to defraud the United States and helping clients file false tax returns with the IRS.


Brooklyn Man Arrested for Arson of Rash Nightclub

News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging John Lhota with the April 3, 2022 arson of Rash, a bar and nightclub in Bushwick frequented by members of the LGBTQ+ community. Lhota was arrested yesterday and will make his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is a great pleasure to have my colleague and friend Foreign Minister Hoekstra here. We’ve been seeing each other at NATO it seems on a now almost regular basis, on the phone, but it’s especially good to have you here in Washington.


BLM announces first wild horse adoption of 2022

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility will kick off BLM Wyoming’s 2022 adoption schedule with an event April 30, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRYSTAL KLATT, 36, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 12 months and one day imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer’s clients.


Seasonal Improvements to Backcountry Roads

News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - The backcountry road between the Entrance Station and the cabin district will be closed to all traffic during the weekdays from April 18 through April 29. Road crews will be improving that two-mile section of road for a better driving experience to the cabin district. During the weekend, travel will be available along the backcountry road as far as the horse barn northeast of the cabin district.


PAMS-SC grant application closes on June 21

Data Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-Making, and Communication grant opened on April 14.