News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Labor Department publishes notice on March 30

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


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 1

Conservation Innovation Grants New Hampshire State Program grant opened on April 1.


Former Sri Lankan Ambassador Pleads Guilty to  Defrauding Sri Lankan Government

News Release: Attempted to Embezzle $332,027 During the Purchase of a New Embassy Building.


News Release: POCATELLO - A Murtaugh man and a Pocatello man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.


News Release: EMINENCE, Mo. - The National Park Service (NPS) has issued two concession prospectuses for providing canoe and tube rental with shuttle services, camp store and retail merchandise sales, and firewood sales with the park.


Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Offense

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that PALMA JEFFERSON, SR., 64, from Orleans Parish, pled guilty on March 31, 2022 to a one-count superseding bill of information, pursuant to a plea agreement with the government. JEFFERSON, SR. was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 29, 2019.


There were 14 press releases published by the U.S. Census Bureau in March.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 1

TN FY2022 Collaborative Outreach and Education grant opened on April 1.


News Release: Missouri Health Care Charity Pays Over $8 Million to Resolve Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles paralegal has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate U.S. immigration laws by preparing and filing fraudulent documents that sought legal permanent residency and citizenship for members of a Philippines-based church who allegedly worked as fundraisers for a bogus charity operated by the church, the Justice Department announced today.


Utah Doctor Pleads Guilty, Banned from Denali for Five Years and to Pay $10,000 Penalty

News Release: FAIRBANKS - A Utah doctor was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec to a five-year ban from climbing Denali and will pay $10,000 after pleading guilty to violating a lawful order during an accident investigation of the defendant’s climbing partner who fell more than 1,000 feet from the top...


Former High School Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years for Producing & Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that McKenzie W. Johnson, 35, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 20 years in prison for producing and possessing child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by 20 years of supervised release. Johnson pleaded guilty to these charges on Jan. 13, 2022.



Pallone Praises Biden’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve Announcement to Relieve America’s Pain at the Pump

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today praising President Biden’s announcement that he will release one million barrels a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the next six months to provide relief to Americans facing high gas prices as a result of Big Oil’s corporate greed and Putin’s unprovoked Ukraine invasion...


Latta: “Let’s work together to ensure all Americans have access to reliable broadband services”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks during today’s FCC oversight hearing on the importance of congressional oversight to help Americans stay connected.



News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has completed a review to ensure that state and county correctional facilities will maintain all medications used to treat Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) for people already in treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) prior to entering a carceral facility’s custody, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.


Leader Rodgers: SPR Release Will Not Alleviate the Pain at the Pump. We Must Flip the Switch ON American Energy.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s expected announcement to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).


Notice published on March 30 by Interior Department

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


March: U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs publishes 144 press releases or notices

There were 144 press releases or notices published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in March.