News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $992,586 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Manufacturing Business and Create Jobs in Houlton, Maine

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $992,586 grant to Shiretown Development Corporation, Houlton, Maine, to provide space for growth of local manufacturers


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $517,924 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Promote Travel and Tourism Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

North Carolina, to promote travel and tourism in North Carolina communities located adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan. This project will help local communities develop strategies to attract visitors to the North Carolina stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway to stimulate economic growth.



USDA Study Aims to Facilitate Traceability During Foodborne Outbreak Investigations

News Release: Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aim to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 back to its source during a foodborne outbreak investigation by studying how the DNA of a specific population of this bacterium gradually evolves within its natural environment.


Three Oklahoma Sisters Sentenced to Federal Prison for Crimes Related to Walker County Shooting

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced three Oklahoma sisters to prison for convictions related to a shooting in Walker County in 2018, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


Statement of United States Attorney Breon Peace on the Verdict in U.S. v. Roger Ng

News Release: “A short time ago, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng of participating in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to a Malaysian investment development fund known as 1MDB.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on June 1

2022 - California Conservation Cooperative Agreements grant opened on April 8.


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


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - 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.


Colorado Man Arrested for Vermont Kidnapping

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on April 6, 2022, Jerry Banks, 34, of Fort Garland, Colorado was arrested following the filing of a criminal complaint that charges Banks with kidnapping Gregory Davis, a resident of Danville, Vermont, on January 6, 2018.


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


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - William D. Wood, Jr. was sentenced today on federal charges related to the September 2018 robbery and murders he committed at the Chili’s Bar and Grill in Dewitt, New York, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York...



The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Three drug traffickers who attempted to run a sheriff’s office vehicle off the road have been sentenced to a combined 48 years in federal prison, announce U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Marcus Lawrence Weber, 26, of Sacramento, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


3 area residents from Turkey charged with conspiring to illegally bring individuals into United States

News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged three individuals from Turkey who live in the Cincinnati region with conspiring to bring illegal Turkish immigrants into the United States via Mexico.


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), issued the following statement regarding the House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on oil prices.


Release: The United States reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities in western Tigray, Ethiopia, including those described in the recent joint report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. In particular, we are deeply troubled by the report’s finding that these acts amount to ethnic cleansing.