News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Baltimore Man Admits to Possessing Kilograms of Fentanyl and Heroin with Intent to Distribute Those Controlled Substances

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Rajeim Ali Bradshaw, age 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.


MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar yesterday sentenced Jose Joya Parada, a/k/a “Calmado," age 20, to 50 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, and related violent crimes in aid of racketeering, ...


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Kelvin Vazquez-Pagan, age 24, of Passaic, New Jersey, and Carlos Perez-Rivera, age 37, of West New York, New Jersey, were indicted on April 26, 2022, by a federal grand jury for cocaine trafficking.


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


News Release: Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Federal Charges Which Resulted in the Death of Dickson County Sheriff’s Sergeant.


News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the Town of Clarksville, Indiana, for violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Notice published by Commerce Department on April 25

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


Release: By Mary Kay Gominger, Public Affairs Director, FNS Western Regional Office.


Former Substitute Teacher And Coach Pleads Guilty To Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Gasiorek, 36, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Williams M. Skretny to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years, a maximum penalty of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine.


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


News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad-not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and onion.


Granholm: New program will focus on 'untapped geothermal potential'

The U.S. Department of Energy recently issued a request for information to gather support for an $84 million program to focus on the development of enhanced geothermal systems pilot demonstration projects.


Southern Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting Bureau of Land Management Employee with a Deadly Weapon

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A southern Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for assaulting a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee with a deadly weapon while the employee was taking photos of a campsite the man occupied on BLM property in Josephine County, Oregon.


Release: “Trafficking in persons," “human trafficking," and “modern slavery" are umbrella terms - often used interchangeably - to refer to a crime whereby traffickers exploit and profit at the expense of adults or children by compelling them to perform labor or engage in commercial sex.  When a person younger than 18 is used to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion involved.



News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


USDA Designates Two Hawaii Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office has opened a new campground and issued final rules that limit camping to designated areas, require use of a portable or established toilet for human waste and prohibit wood cutting and collecting in the Klondike Bluffs Mountain Bike Focus...


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 26

Caribbean Partners for Conservation CPC FY 2022 for Program Funding Caribbean Area grant opened on April 26.