News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Joint Statement on the UAE-U.S.-Israel Religious Coexistence Working Group to Advance Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue and Counter Religious Intolerance and Hatred

The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.


Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna

On April 2, Administrator Power spoke with Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna about the humanitarian crisis caused by Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.


Administrator Samantha Power Travels to the Slovak Republic and Moldova

On April 5-7, Administrator Power will travel to the Slovak Republic and Moldova to see firsthand the impact the Russian Federation’s brutal war in Ukraine is having on civilians forced to flee, and to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to support nations on the frontlines of the humanitarian response.


To Walk the Earth in Safety 21st Edition: U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction

We also partner with nations worldwide to reduce the availability of and access to excess, poorly-secured, or otherwise at-risk small arms and light weapons and munitions.


Release: On April 4, 2022, the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs released the 21st Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, a report underscoring the accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program in 2021.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of suburban Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearm and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A 34-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who hurled a chair at, and threatened to kill, an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) after receiving an unfavorable jury verdict has been sentenced to 80 months in federal prison.


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Joshua Wade McGinnis (27, Fort Myers) to 10 years in federal prison for multiple counts of distributing cocaine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. McGinnis had pleaded guilty on Dec. 27, 2021.


News Release: BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Ponemah man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the murder of a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


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.


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate Committee Meetings” on March 31.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal to permit 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025 and achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management is auctioning the rights to submit a solar energy development proposal on the Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area, a 1,635-acre parcel of land in Clark County, Nevada.


News Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thank you so much for joining me this morning. So I want to start with those horrific images and reports from Bucha. What is your reaction? And do you see evidence here of crimes against humanity? SECRETARY BLINKEN: Dana, you can’t help ...



FMCSA Concludes National Household Goods Top 100 Compliance Operation

With a significant increase in the volume of household good (HHG) complaints, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has concluded a national investigation of the Top 100 carriers identified in the National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB).


Pile Burning and Prescribed Fire at Crater Lake National Park

News Release: CRATER LAKE, OREGON - Prescribed fire season has arrived at Crater Lake National Park and the park will be applying prescribed fire to the landscape in preparation for the upcoming fire season. Hand thinning of small trees and brush and pile burning this material with prescribed fire is commonly used...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Natura Fresh LLC satisfied a $3,168 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


Schenectady Felon Pleads Guilty to Firearm, Marijuana Charges

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Muhammad Coleman, age 42, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon, and to possessing and conspiring to distribute marijuana.


News Release: Nearly $5 million fraudulent lien was filed in retaliation for single wage garnishment.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting April 4

OVC FY 2022 Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services grant opened on April 4.