News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sarah Kuhn, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Faith Nicholle Sullivan, 27, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court on April 1 on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Sullivan will remain in custody pending trial.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Momen

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


DOE-GFO grant application closes on May 18

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Request for Information on Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities grant opened on April 4.


Former Marine Sentenced to More than 28 Years for Sexually Assaulting a 3-Year-Old

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Amanda Griffith (619) 546-8970 and Katherine McGrath (610) 546- 9054.


“AMERICA'S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4017-H4018 on March 31


$90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States

News Release: $90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States.


USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carioto Produce, Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,510 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Raidel Figueroa, the former CEO and co-owner of Pharmatech, LLC, a drug and dietary supplement manufacturer that operated in Broward County, Florida, has made his initial appearance in Fort Lauderdale federal magistrate court to face charges that he conspired to manufacture and distribute drugs outside the regulatory oversight of the FDA, to interfere with and obstruct the FDA.


Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of firearms.


North Oak Creek Parking Area in Red Rock Canyon to Temporarily Close  During Expansion Project

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The parking area for the North Oak Creek trailhead will be temporarily closed from April 15 to 22, 2022, during a parking area expansion project. The project will add nine parking spaces at the trailhead.


“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 31

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE” on March 31.


Two Men Sentenced to Combined 13 Years in $1.5 Million Apple Gift Card Scheme

News Release: The perpetrators of a $1.5 million Apple gift card scheme have been sentenced to a combined 13 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: HONOLULU - Chad Gabris, age 41, of Mililani, Hawaii, was sentenced today to serve 52 months in federal prison for firearm offenses and witness tampering. Senior United States District Judge Susan O. Mollway ordered that Gabris’s federal sentence run consecutive to a State of Hawaii term of imprisonment for violating his state parole, and also imposed a three-year term of supervised release, to begin once Gabris is released from prison.


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Western Hemisphere: Securing Weapons and Ammunition, Releasing Land, and Setting the Stage for Development

Release: In 2021, U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean made it more difficult for drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and terrorists to obtain weapons from poorly-secured stockpiles and bolstered the integrity of the U.S. southern border. The United States currently...


News Release: Haynes threw out baggies of meth as he fled from police.


ST. LOUIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR HIS ROLE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MURDER

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jerell Henderson, 31, of Saint Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance; one count of conspiracy to possess one or more firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking; and one count of possession, brandishing, and...


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jose Alvarado appeared in United States District Court today to face federal charges for the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon.



Senegal National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend best wishes and congratulations to the people and government of Senegal on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.