News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, recently launched Operation Engage Spokane, which is a comprehensive community-level approach for addressing the drug epidemic - focusing on fentanyl distribution - through prevention strategies, facilitating conversations, and collaboration with local partners.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Claysville, Pennsylvania, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was sentenced on April 1, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park offers family fun events and ranger programs return during National Park Week

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites everyone to celebrate a joyful National Park Week April 16 to 24 with a fee-free Saturday, a park discovery event for families, Kahuku events, volunteer opportunities, plus the much-anticipated return of ranger programs and the Dr. Jaggar living history performance!.


Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks on the release of the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 1:30 p.m. on April 12, 2022, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State.



Cadillac Businessman Sent To Prison For Tax Evasion

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Douglas Arvin Horning, 56, of Cadillac, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for tax evasion by the Honorable Paul L. Maloney, United States District Judge. He was also ordered to pay $977,983 in restitution and to serve three years on supervised release following incarceration.


Nigerian Man Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom to Face Multiple Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Bismarck, ND

News Release: BISMARCK: Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced, that on April 11, 2022, Kolawole Bamidele Akande, a/k/a Patric Elis Ferguson, a/k/a David Louis Wallace, a/ka/ Ramos Joseph Hogan made an initial appearance in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota on charges...


News Release: In both cases, the firearms were originally purchased in southern states before arriving in this large northeastern city, a phenomenon known as the ‘iron pipeline’.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Six defendants are among those facing federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession.


News Release: International Falls, MN: Beginning at 9 am CST on April 15, visitors can start reserving their seats aboard Voyageurs National Park’s Voyageur tour boat on Rainy Lake, or the new Ne-Zho-Dain tour boat on Kabetogama, at rates recently approved by the National Park Service.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man was sentenced today to one year and three months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the distribution of fentanyl.


TSA detects another firearm at Boston Logan International Airport

Release: BOSTON Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) Friday, April 8, 2022.


Lawton Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for a Lawton Bank Robbery Involving a Fake Bomb

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last Friday, a federal judge sentenced JOHN SCOTT BROOKS, 39, of Lawton, to serve 120 months in federal prison for a Lawton bank robbery involving a fake bomb, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Planning Completed for New Campground at Prisoners Harbor

Planning Completed for New Campground at Prisoners Harbor


News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: On Saturday, April 16, join local plant experts Nathanael Pilla and Steve Sass at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center to learn about the beauty and importance of native plants.


Public Comment Invited on Proposed Housing Replacement Project

Public Comment Invited on Proposed Housing Replacement Project


Upland Man Arrested on Indictment Alleging He Distributed Fentanyl to Victim Who Soon Afterward Died from Overdose

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges he sold fentanyl to a woman last year who soon afterward suffered a fatal overdose from the powerful synthetic opioid.


Smucker: Biden Budget Doubles Down on Tax-and-Spend Spree, Worsening Americans’ Inflation Pain

While American budgets are straining under inflation that accelerated after Democrats’ reckless spending spree, Ways and Means Republican Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) warns in an op-ed that President Biden’s budget calls for even more dangerous spending that will only push prices higher.


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls woman who admitted to working with others to bring approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution was sentenced today to 54 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


National Park and Dunes Tourism offer Volunteer Opportunities

National Park and Dunes Tourism offer Volunteer Opportunities