News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


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

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.


Man Pleads Guilty to Delaware County Murder and Assault

News Release: A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for shooting and killing his mother and wounding a second victim, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.



US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench

News Release: GRAIN VALLEY, MO - Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench weakened by water pooling in an excavation site.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Firearms Offense

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alfred Stewart, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 6, 2022, to 15 years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for possession of a firearm as an Armed Career Criminal.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Damage to banks, merchants, card companies and consumers estimated at more than $1 billion.


Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes discussed on April 6 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments on April 6

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Prize-Winning Innovations Advance Building Envelope Retrofits with Faster, Easier, and Safer Solutions

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced three winners of its American-Made E-ROBOT Prize, a competition that challenged teams of entrepreneurs to design and build robotic-driven approaches to retrofit buildings more safely and quickly with...


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - 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.


News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Quinton Hall, 36, of Ellenwood, Georgia was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier. Hall was previously convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute aggravated amounts of methamphetamine throughout Whitley, Laurel, and Knox Counties and of using a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking enterprise.


Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Zeya Travel to Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, accompanied by Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Sara Minkara, will visit Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, April 11-16.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted to his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted 12 different financial institutions in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Release: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A Connecticut man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at Westchester County Airport on Tuesday, April 5. The.40 caliber gun was loaded with 10 bullets.


News Release: Jury Convicts University of Kansas Researcher for Hiding Ties to Chinese Government.


Another Defendant from New Orleans Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DAVIENQUE JOHNSON (“JOHNSON"), age 28; pled guilty to Count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. In pleading guilty to Count 1...