News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Rockford Local Development Corporation, Rockford, Illinois, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund.
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the International Economic Development Council, Inc., (IEDC) Washington, D.C
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
“President Biden recognizes the vital contribution the travel and tourism industry makes to the American economy,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo.
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) today announced the launch of a free webinar series focusing on current research and advancements in managing weeds and invasive plants.
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is announcing that internal guidance on how future e-bike use is managed on national forests and grasslands has been finalized.
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Samples from all the flocks were first tested at state laboratories that are part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages producers and landowners to enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting next week through May 13, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Texas man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for rioting during the 2020 civil unrest, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Leonard Yazzie, 39, of Pine Hill, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today on a charge of aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Indian Country. Yazzie will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for April 7.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, USA, Ret., who served as National Security Adviser, will be the Republican witness at the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
An Albuquerque man suspected of committing a string of bank robberies across Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, and California has been federally charged, announced U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department has filed a complaint against two laboratory CEOs, one hospital CEO and other individuals and entities, alleging False Claims Act violations based on patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, as well as claims otherwise improperly billed to federal healthcare programs for laboratory testing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An Italian national and a U.S. national, both New York residents, were sentenced on charges of conspiring to transfer false identification documents on the darknet marketplaces AlphaBay Market and Dream Market. According to court documents, from at least from May 2015 until October...
By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NACHMAN HELBRANS and MAYER ROSNER were sentenced today to 12 years in prison for child sexual exploitation offenses and kidnapping.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Wilmington, Delaware man, currently facing gang participation charges in the Superior Court of State of Delaware, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews accepted the plea.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to federal tax evasion. U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika accepted the plea.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE - A Huntsville, Alabama man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, following a violent carjacking and robbery spree last summer, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: The Finance Committee meets this morning with Secretary Becerra to discuss the year ahead for the Department of Health and Human Services. There’s a lot to cover, so I’ll quickly tick through a handful of issues.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $5 million in funding available to Alaska, Hawaii, and certain U.S. territories to support small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations. The Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP) is authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) and awards grants to eligible states and territories through a non-competitive application process.
