News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Penn Hills Man Admits Robbing a Tire Store and a Convenience Market

Penn Hills Man Admits Robbing a Tire Store and a Convenience Market


Dark Web User Known As “The Bull” Admits Guilt And Is Sentenced In Insider Trading Scheme

News Release: Apostolos Trovias, a/k/a “The Bull," Used the Dark Web and Encrypted Messaging Services that Catered to Aspiring Insider Traders.



Norfolk Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death of Chesapeake Woman

Norfolk Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death of Chesapeake Woman


Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Busby and Deputy Assistant Secretary Waters’ Roundtable with Hong Kong Activists

Release: Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Scott Busby and Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Rick Waters hosted a roundtable with five Hong Kong activists and experts today to underscore U.S. commitment to the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers and to discuss the March 31 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, which outlines the continued erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy.


Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison


South Florida Bookkeeper Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Support of International Enterprise that Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites

News Release: A Florida woman was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her work for and support of subscription-based sexually exploitative “child modeling" websites. The court also ordered the defendant to forfeit more than $2.2 million, as well as real property located in Weston, Florida.


Tucson Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Prohibited Possession of Firearms

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Tuesday, Javier Rafael Haro-Aguilar, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Haro-Aguilar previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien.


Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kidnapping, Torturing, and Murdering Former Club Member

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club (GJOMC) were sentenced to life in federal prison today for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a former club member.


Roswell escrow manager arraigned on charges of wire fraud and illegal transactions

Roswell escrow manager arraigned on charges of wire fraud and illegal transactions


News Release: An Ohio man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for operating a scheme where he solicited payment in exchange for purported hunting leases he had no rights to sell.


NextGen Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting discussed on April 13 by Transportation Department

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


News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Lakeisha Grayer, age 40, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, with making and subscribing false tax returns.


EPA Awards $100,000 to UC Berkeley for creating technology to remove high levels of arsenic from groundwater

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced it awarded $99,998 in funding to an interdisciplinary student team at UC Berkeley for creating a new technology that removes arsenic from groundwater as part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program.


Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN discussed on April 13 by Homeland Security Department

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


DOS-PRM grant application closes on June 13

FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Reception and Placement Program grant opened on April 14.


News Release: Officers Also Found a Dozen Firearms in Residence.


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

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a militant fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, on all eight charges that were brought against him in the United States relating to his participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals, in Syria.


Suspect in 'Days Inn' Cold Case Murders, Assault Identified

Suspect in 'Days Inn' Cold Case Murders, Assault Identified


Owner and Operator of Arlington Insurance Agency Convicted by Federal Jury of Stealing Government Benefits

News Release: BOSTON - The owner and operator of an Arlington-based insurance agency has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of fraudulently receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).