News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Woonsocket Businessman Admits Defrauding the IRS of Over Two Million Dollars

A Woonsocket businessman today admitted in federal court that he participated in scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of more than two million dollars in taxes, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise

U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Georgia Man For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Perpetrated By Nigeria-Based Criminal Enterprise


Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church

Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church


Illinois Man Admits Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits while Incarcerated

An Illinois man today admitted that he used other individuals’ personal identification information to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits while he was incarcerated, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Ron Green Named Chairman of the U.S. Secret Service Cyber Investigation Advisory Board

Ron Green Named Chairman of the U.S. Secret Service Cyber Investigation Advisory Board


Broward County Felon Charged With Federal Gun and Identity Theft Crimes

Broward County Felon Charged With Federal Gun and Identity Theft Crimes


North Providence Man Admits to Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds

A North Providence man who lives and works in Rhode Island today admitted that he filed COVID-relief unemployment applications in at least two other states, collecting more than $20,000 in benefits he was not entitled to receive, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.


Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers

A woman in Florida pleaded guilty today to a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized Mexican agricultural workers admitted into the United States under the H-2A temporary visa program.



Former Bath County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 25 Years for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Former Bath County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 25 Years for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material


Working for $2.50 per hour: US Department of Labor’s crackdown on grossly exploitive, abusive pay practices in San Diego continues

While dozens of companies along the U.S. border in California hire workers from Mexico to labor as warehouse and logistics’ workers in scores of non-descript buildings, U.S. Department of Labor investigators and attorneys are also working hard – to prevent exploitation of these workers and hold employers accountable.


TSA prepared for spring travel out of Pittsburgh International Airport

TSA prepared for spring travel out of Pittsburgh International Airport



TSA checkpoints at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport get new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanners to improve explosives detection

TSA checkpoints at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport get new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanners to improve explosives detection


TSA officers at Norfolk Airport catch local man with loaded gun at checkpoint

TSA officers at Norfolk Airport catch local man with loaded gun at checkpoint


TSA honors explosive detection canine Bruno for his service securing the nation’s transportation system

TSA honors explosive detection canine Bruno for his service securing the nation’s transportation system


TSA detects Boston Logan International Airport ‘s fifth firearm in 2022

TSA detects Boston Logan International Airport ‘s fifth firearm in 2022


TSA ready for spring break travel from Lehigh Valley International Airport

TSA ready for spring break travel from Lehigh Valley International Airport


TSA to host hiring event for Chicago O’Hare International Airport

TSA to host hiring event for Chicago O’Hare International Airport


Sioux Falls Regional Airport to host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Center

Sioux Falls Regional Airport to host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Center