News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Insurance company owner sentenced after lying to bankruptcy court, underreporting income

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County insurance company owner has been sentenced to federal prison for lying in bankruptcy court and his tax returns.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement on President Biden’s plan to address the higher gas prices that Americans are experiencing...


Seven press releases or notices published in March by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

There were seven press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in March.


Manchin: The United States Must Lead A North American Energy Alliance To Meet The Free World’s Energy And Mineral Demands

Manchin urges the Administration to remove barriers and encourage the responsible mining and refining of critical minerals in America


What did Homeland Security Department publish on March 30?

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


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2022 jobs report...


There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service in March.


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia - A new exhibit opens Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Tamarack Marketplace in West Virginia featuring the artwork of local students who participated in the Youth Arts in the Parks (YAP) 2022 Appalachian Spring Wildflower Art Contest. Local students used art to learn about regional...


USDA to Provide Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by  Drought or Wildfire

News Release: Washington - The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs in 2021 through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP).


Regan: New EPA web tool provides regular updates to 'empower communities' with information

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a new tool to help the public remain informed as part of the agency's efforts to empower those outside the EPA to help themselves.


Obion County Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 9 Years for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Memphis, TN- Cordarion K. Thompson of Union City, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 115 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined John Roberts and Sandra Smith on America Reports to discuss Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and its impact on Americans.


TSA checkpoints at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport get new state-of-the-art  3-D checkpoint scanners to improve explosives detection

Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- New state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanners (CT) that provide 3-D imaging have been installed at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC).


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, President Joe Biden announced he is invoking Defense Protection Act powers in order to ramp up domestic production of critical minerals.


The U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability: Priority Countries and Region

Release: The following is being released jointly by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of the House’s overwhelmingly bipartisan passage of H.R. 2954, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) penned an opinion piece in the Boston Globe touting this retirement security win for the American people.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John Law, age 43, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $1.3 million in restitution by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for his role in a national Ponzi scheme.


Manchin Attends International Energy Agency 2022 Ministerial Meeting

Manchin also visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor


Former Operations Manager of Local Technology Support Firm Sentenced to 24 Months in Custody in Seven-Year Fraud Scheme

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Matthew P. Hernandez, former manager of a small, San Diego-based technology support firm, was sentenced in federal court today to 24 months in custody for embezzling more than $350,000. Hernandez was also ordered to pay $356,664.46 in restitution to the firm.


Celebrate International Dark Sky Week at Cape Lookout National Seashore

News Release: North Carolina’s newest International Dark Sky Park, Cape Lookout National Seashore, in collaboration with the Crystal Coast Stargazers and Island Express Ferry Service, invite you to celebrate International Dark Sky Week and Discover the Night on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23, 2022.