News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a federal district judge in West Palm Beach sentenced a 31-year-old man from Okeechobee County, Florida, to 130 months in prison for drug trafficking.



Release: MODERATOR: Thank you very much and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining this call, and especially so on such short notice. We wanted to convene it promptly given the news that has emerged this morning regarding the release of Trevor Reed from Russian custody. We’ll do this call on background. You can refer to what you hear - you can attribute it to senior administration officials.


Louisville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

Louisville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes


Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity

Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity


House Passes Three Committee Republican Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills under the House Committee on Natural Resources' jurisdiction, including three introduced by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Meriden Woman Who Embezzled More Than $400K is Sentenced

Meriden Woman Who Embezzled More Than $400K is Sentenced


Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity

Fort McCoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity


Florida Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy Scheme

News Release: Defendant ordered to pay over $3 million.


Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee discussed on April 26 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Two Sentenced for Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Two Sentenced for Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme


News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for tax evasion and employment tax crimes.


News Release: Corpus Christi, TX - A Corpus Christi man is facing up to 40 years in prison for his alleged role in several narcotics offenses, being a felon in possession firearms and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. It’s a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Lipavský here to the State Department, to Washington. The United States and the Czech Republic are longtime strong allies and partners across so many issues, but we’ve seen the strength of that alliance and partnership right now in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The founders of a fake “hedge fund" appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to federal charges for orchestrating a $4 million Ponzi scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Austin Delano Page, 26, of Grover, N.C., pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and Brandon Alexander Teague, 26, of Belmont, N.C., pleaded guilty to securities fraud. U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler accepted the defendants’ guilty pleas.


Former Adult Day Care Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - On Monday a San Antonio woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,784,817.96 in restitution for her role in a health care fraud scheme and theft of Social Security benefits. The Court also entered a money judgment against the defendant in the amount of $1,784,817.96. The money judgment represents the proceeds that she obtained as part of her scheme.


There was activity on six bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on April 26.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. Secretary Blinken expressed his appreciation for Poland’s role in facilitating his travel with Secretary of Defense Austin to Ukraine yesterday to meet ...