News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Former USC Head Water Polo Coach Convicted by Jury in College Admissions Scheme

News Release: Defendant solicited and accepted over $220,000 in bribes to secure the admission of students by designating them as purported athletic recruits.



Latta: “Let’s work together to ensure all Americans have access to reliable broadband services”

Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks during today’s FCC oversight hearing on the importance of congressional oversight to help Americans stay connected.


News Release: Today, in its latest action to impose severe costs on Russia’s defense establishment in response to Putin’s war of choice, the Department of State is designating 29 entities and eight individuals pursuant to E.O. 14024. Russia’s defense establishment is directly responsible for the Kremlin’s horrific ...


News Release: Defendant disposed of firearm but kept photo of himself with the gun.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today awarded $2,347,080 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to Middlesex County in New Jersey, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The awards...


News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Galesburg, Illinois, man, Ricky Dale Niswonger, Jr., 32, of the 1300 block of Grand Avenue, was sentenced on April 6, 2022, to 10 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a felon.


BIS Takes Enforcement Actions Against Three Russian Airlines Operating Aircraft in Violation of U.S. Export Controls

News Release: Today, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod issued orders denying the export privileges of three Russian Airlines – Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair – due to ongoing export violations related to comprehensive export controls on Russia imposed ...


After Guiding Startup of New Historical Park, Tracy Atkins Ends LM Career

News Release: Tracy Atkins, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Manhattan Project National Historical Park program manager, turned a love for travel and a taste for adventure into a career that allowed her to pursue both.


News Release: Defendant Took Photographs and Videos of His Sexual Abuse of More Than a Dozen Children.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Lafayette County, Missouri, business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay over nearly $2 million in payroll and employment taxes over a four-year period.


DOS-MOZ grant application closes on May 31

U.S. Ambassadors Special Self-Help Program grant opened on April 8.


Barrasso Introduces Bill to Secure American Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously confirmed Krista Boyd, Chief Counsel for Oversight and Policy for the Committee, to serve as Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management...



Perpetrator of Multiple Carjackings, Kidnappings, and Robberies Pleads Guilty

News Release: Miami, Florida - A 28-year-old Sunrise, Florida, man has pled guilty to federal carjacking, kidnapping, bank robbery, and firearms offenses.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Trousdale Turner Supervisory Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights Violations

News Release: NASHVILLE - A former supervisory corrections officer at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to two counts of civil rights violations.


DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting April 8

Lower Osage River Side Channel Restoration Project, Missouri grant opened on April 8.