News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Centennial Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Prohibition against Jennifer Woods Former employee Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas Conspiracy to commit bank fraud, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bidenflation Tax Costs American Household $5,200

American households are paying $5,200 extra in inflation this year to purchase the same basket of goods as last year, thanks to President Biden and Democrats’ policies.


CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitives Wanted for Child Related Crimes

CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitives Wanted for Child Related Crimes


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with German State Secretary for Economic, Finance and European Affairs Jörg Kukies

News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with German State Secretary for Economic, Finance and European Affairs Jörg Kukies from the German Chancellery. During the meeting, Deputy Secretary Graves commended Germany for its unprecedented support for Ukraine and emphasized the Department of Commerce’s ...


News Release: Co-Owner of Georgia Bars Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion.


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Tadashi Maeda

News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tadashi Maeda to discuss opportunities to enhance infrastructure development, trade, and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region between the Department of Commerce and the JBIC, ...


United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Afghanistan

During today’s High-Level Pledging Event on Supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan, the United States announced we are providing nearly $204 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the people of Afghanistan, bringing the total amount to more than $720 million since August 2021.



LM Interpretive Centers to Reopen April 15

On Friday, April 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is reopening its three interpretive centers to the public.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7.3 Million to Catalyze Maritime Sector Employment with New Industrial Park in Port Angeles, Washington

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.3 million grant to the Port of Port Angeles, Washington, to support construction of a new industrial park.


Dulles CBP Seizes Handgun Unlicensed to Export to Nigeria

Dulles CBP Seizes Handgun Unlicensed to Export to Nigeria


DOE Announces Winners of Wave Energy-Powered Desalination Prize Competition

Oneka Technologies won the grand prize of $500,000 for its device Oneka Snowflake.


Philadelphia CBP Seizes More Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to Chicago

Philadelphia CBP Seizes More Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to Chicago


USDA Study Aims to Facilitate Traceability During Foodborne Outbreak Investigations

Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aim to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace Escherichia coli (E.


Leader Rodgers: For Energy Security & Lower Prices, We Must Flip the Switch

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration issuing a national waiver for E15 gasoline to be used this summer.




State Department: China's 'arbitrary enforcement ' of COVID laws responsible for travel bans

A surge in COVID-19 cases in Shanghai and the impact of related restrictions have caused the U.S. State Department to order non-emergency U.S. government employees and all family members to leave and travelers to stay away.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Ashley Nicole Haydt, 36, from Taylor, Alabama, was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison for her role in instigating a Dothan truck bombing that targeted a former boyfriend and father to one of her children, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. Following her prison sentence, Haydt will serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.