News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: GREAT FALLS - The finance manager of William Tempel Construction in Great Falls was sentenced on April 12 to 14 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised released, for embezzling, as alleged by the government, more than $500,000 from a client who had hired the company to build her multi-million-dollar dream home, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


President Biden’s Budget Invests $2.8 Billion to Support Economies, Outdoor Recreation and Access to Public Lands

“Millions of people each year enjoy our nation’s treasured public lands,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.


What did Commerce Department publish on April 12?

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud

News Release: Mother of Conspiracy Ring Leaders Sought Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits for Herself, Family Members and Friends.


Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the bills it addressed on April 12

There was activity on two bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 12.


EPA Seeks Input on Revision to Air Emissions Reporting Requirements Rule

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.


Tech Company CEO Charged With Defrauding His Former Employer Of Over $9 Million

News Release: Ex-CEO’s Brother also Charged for his Role in the Fraud.


Green Shipping Corridors

News Release: In support of the effort to achieve global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050, and in support of the effort to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions from the international shipping sector by the same year, the United States is charting a course to advance domestic and international green shipping corridors.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Colorado

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Pitkin County, Colorado.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sherrod Johnson, aka “Rod," age 28, of Troy, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 81 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute heroin on separate occasions in 2019 and 2020, and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in 2020.


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



News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Cascade woman suspected of fraudulently obtaining federal student financial aid by using the names of other individuals to enroll at the Great Falls College and then using those identities to receive financial aid appeared on April 12 on conspiracy, fraud and identity theft crimes, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


McCaul Statement on 2021 Human Rights Report

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement on the State Department’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Andrew Samuel Davis Strickland, 27, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, by U.S. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan to more than 21 years, or 262 months, in prison and ten years of supervised release after Strickland pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.


Florida Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Shoving Officers, Using Wooden Plank to Smash Window of Senate Wing Door.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 3 grant opened on April 13.


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


U.S. Security Cooperation with Nigeria

Release: For more than 50 years, the United States and Nigeria have enjoyed a strong security partnership and friendship. The U.S.-Nigeria relationship is among the most important in sub-Saharan Africa, given Nigeria’s status as Africa’s most populous country, largest economy, leading oil producer, and our shared...


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