News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting April 26

Reimagining Juvenile Reintegration Centers in El Salvador grant opened on April 26.


News Release: Memphis, TN- Caesar Oruade, 38, and Ayana Saunders, 36, of Hawthorne, California, have been convicted of wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to launder money. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced the conviction today.


News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $3.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the College of the Holy Cross for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.


DOS-SA grant application closes on June 20

Afghan Women Economic Empowerment Through Leveraging the Private Sector grant opened on April 26.


Chair Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law, Protect Taxpayers

News Release: Washington D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of House and Senate legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law.


DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: Dispose of your used, unwanted, and expired medicine safely on April 30th, 2022.


News Release: Landmark skyline changes would continue across EM sites through key investments proposed in EM ’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request, reflecting the Administration’s strong commitment to cleaning up the environment in a new era of steady, sustained achievement.


Marine Mammal Protection Act and Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of Permit Applications discussed on April 25 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Jury Finds Colombian National Guilty Of Smuggling More Than 970 Kilograms Of Cocaine In The Eastern Pacific Ocean

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Prisciliano Garces Angulo (Colombia, 58) guilty of possessing and conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.


ICYMI: Secretaries Walsh, Granholm visited Los Angeles-area clean technology hub to highlight benefits of Bipartisan Innovation Act

News Release: Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator on April 21, 2022, to highlight the Biden-Harris administration's Bipartisan Innovation Act.


Pennsylvania man sentenced for drug trafficking charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - John Ross Lawrence, of Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for a drug a charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Orangeburg and Columbia Men Who Shot Towards Police Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Two felons who shot towards, police - Phillip Michael King, 27, of Barnwell, and Anthony Lafayette Legette, a/k/a “Amp Legette," 37, of Columbia - were collectively sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal firearms violations.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Healthcare Workforce Training in Sioux City, Iowa

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa, to renovate and expand a former residence hall to create the Health Care Workforce Training Facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


United States and Colombia Sign Child Protection Compact Partnership

Release: Today, United States Ambassador to Colombia, Philip S. Goldberg, Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez, Colombian Minister of Labor Ángel Custodio Cabrera Báez, Colombian Minister of the Interior Daniel Palacios Martínez, and General Director of the Family Welfare Institute of Colombia Lina María...


Judiciary Committee and the bills it addressed on April 25

There was activity on one bill related to the Judiciary Committee on April 25.


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Michael Harris, 35, was arrested Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Knoxville, Tennessee by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Knoxville Police Department (KPD), and Knox County Sheriff’s Office on charges involving kidnapping an officer assisting federal authorities, prior convicted felon in possession of firearms, and possession with intent to distribute narcotics.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An Illinois man was sentenced to 240 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for sex trafficking a woman and transporting another woman to engage in prostitution, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


What did Transportation Department publish on April 25?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Frédéric Bernard, head of cabinet of the President of the European Council, in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman welcomed the EU’s strong financial, humanitarian, and military support ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of robbery, attempted robbery, and firearms violations, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.