News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


DOS-INL grant application closes on May 4

Strengthening Community Policing to Prevent Radicalization and Violent Extremism grant opened on April 1.


U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston Appointed to Serve on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, the AGAC advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorneys in Department policies. The first meeting of the AGAC will take place later this spring.


Secretaries Raimondo and Granholm, Governor Roy Cooper, Applaud VinFast’s Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in Building EVs in North Carolina

News Release: Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper applauded Vietnamese automaker VinFast’s announcement of a multi-billion dollar-investment in building electric vehicles and batteries in North Carolina. VinFast’s investment will create more than 7,000 jobs in the region and fuel American efforts to combat the climate crisis.


Cumberland County Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Five Kilograms Of Fentanyl

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 51 months in prison on March 31, 2022 for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Smucker: Biden Budget Doubles Down on Tax-and-Spend Spree, Worsening Americans’ Inflation Pain

News Release: Smucker: Biden Budget Doubles Down on Tax-and-Spend Spree, Worsening Americans’ Inflation Pain.


Hardy County man admits to drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - David Abreu, of Fisher, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC); Notice of Public Meeting discussed on March 30 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chicago Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Attempting to Possess Fentanyl for Distribution

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Antonio Dillard, 63, Chicago, Illinois pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute.


Rescuing Retirees - Local Congressman Says Multiemployer Pension Crisis Thwarted By American Rescue Plan Funds

When you pay into your retirement plan with part of your paycheck each week, you might never think that money may one day just disappear.


Appleton Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Violations of Federal Tax Laws

News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on March 25, 2022, Paul R. Vanderlinden (age: 42) of Appleton, Wisconsin, entered a guilty plea in federal court in Green Bay to charges that he willfully filed a false tax return and failed to truthfully account for and pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.


March: Bureau of Land Management publishes 101 press releases or notices

There were 101 press releases or notices published by the Bureau of Land Management in March.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 16

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 - VIRGINIA grant opened on April 1.


McCaul Speaks in Favor of Motion to Block Taxpayer Dollars from Funding CCP Military and Human Rights Abusers

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor in favor of a Motion to Instruct that would block billions of dollars from going to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military companies and human rights abusers.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York man was sentenced to 56 months in prison on March 31, 2022 for perpetrating a scheme to defraud more than 70 investors through a long-running securities offering fraud that raised more than $4 million and caused investor losses of more than $3.5 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Secure Retirement

Today, the House passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.



USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on May 17

OJJDP FY 2022 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children grant opened on April 1.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brian T. Labar, age 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 70 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 4 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.


March: Five press releases published by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

There were five press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in March.