News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish Tribal Health Center in Cedar City, Utah

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (PITU), Cedar City, Utah, for construction of the new Cedar City Community Health Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Antonio Phillips (23, Tampa) to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Phillips had pleaded guilty on Jan. 25, 2022.


News Release: On April 25, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed an order designating Gary M. Restaino, the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, to serve as Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Presidential Order became effective upon the President’s submission to the U.S. Senate ...


Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Multi-State Mother-Son Fraud Scheme

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Multi-State Mother-Son Fraud Scheme


Four Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Romance Scams

Four Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Romance Scams


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes on April 26

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Amarillo Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Cattle Feed Supplement Company

Amarillo Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Cattle Feed Supplement Company


Fulcher Calls Out EEOC & OFCCP for their Harmful Policies Towards Job Creators

News Release: Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on holding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) accountable for over-burdening job creators and not meeting the needs of American workers...



News Release: Spokane, Washington - Senior U.S. District Judge William Fremming Nielsen has sentenced Justin Thomas Gentemann, age 31, of Omak, Washington, to 37 months in federal prison for a March 4, 2021 assault resulting in serious bodily injury to a domestic partner in Indian county. Senior Judge Nielsen also imposed a period of 3 years’ federal supervised release.


Former Dealership Sales Associate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Former Dealership Sales Associate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud


TSA prepared for spring travel out of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

TSA prepared for spring travel out of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport


TSA prevents Oklahoma man from bringing loaded gun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport

TSA prevents Oklahoma man from bringing loaded gun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport


News Release: Memphis, TN- The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has appointed Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d). The appointment took effect on April 25, 2022, and on April 20, 2022, Chief United...


Boise Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

News Release: BOISE - A Boise woman was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to others.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last Wednesday, MARKUS LANOR BRYANT, 56, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security.


Barrasso: It’s Time for President Biden to Stop this War on American Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor about the need for more American energy.


The European Democratic Resilience Initiative

Release: On March 24, President Biden announced the launch of the European Democratic Resilience Initiative (EDRI) to bolster democratic resilience, advance anti-corruption efforts, and defend human rights in Ukraine and its neighbors in response Russia’s war of aggression. Working with Congress, the Biden Administration ...


Cedar Breaks Roads to Reopen Thursday Morning

News Release: Cedar City, Utah - After a very busy winter season, the roads to and through Cedar Breaks National Monument will open tomorrow, Thursday, April 28. Due to a limited snowpack, and thanks to the hard work of the Utah Department of Transportation crews, the roads are opening sooner than usual. Visitors...