News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Buffalo Felon Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges, His Girlfriend Admits Lying To Authorities

News Release: BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Frankie Cook, 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin and 40 grams of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carry a...


MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Offenses Connected to Five Murders in Maryland and Virginia

News Release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to life in prison for his conduct in connection with La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise, also known as MS-13.



Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender


News Release: EM 's fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request contains funds to continue developing technology to further improve worker safety, tank waste cleanup, soil and groundwater remediation, spent nuclear fuel operations, facility decommissioning and decontamination, and other work.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol halts a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer

Laredo Sector Border Patrol halts a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer


Portman, Carper Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Remaining Stamps to Promote Wildlife Conservation Are Sold

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing their bipartisan Multinational...


Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender


Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Sexual Offense

Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Sexual Offense


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak demanding the NIH investigate Peter Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance for a cover-up and possible fraud related to research at the Wuhan lab.


Border Patrol Agents Arrest Criminal Sex Offenders and Gang Members in RGV

Border Patrol Agents Arrest Criminal Sex Offenders and Gang Members in RGV



Laredo Sector Border Patrol Culminates the Youth of the Month Program, Proudly Presents April and May Youth of the Month Honorees

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Culminates the Youth of the Month Program, Proudly Presents April and May Youth of the Month Honorees


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



Effective Law Enforcement Partnership Leads to the Arrest of a Convicted Human Smuggler along with 21 other Non-citizens in Rangeley, Maine

Effective Law Enforcement Partnership Leads to the Arrest of a Convicted Human Smuggler along with 21 other Non-citizens in Rangeley, Maine


Federal court orders Maryland assisted-living facilities to pay $950K  in back wages, damages, penalties for willful FLSA violations

News Release: FULTON, MD - Despite serving the needs of the elderly at four Maryland assisted-living facilities with high-quality, compassionate care, 27 essential workers fell victim to employers who showed little concern for their well-being or for paying them all the wages they legally earned.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy that resulted in the trafficking of firearms to Mexican cartels. Andrew Scott, Pierson, 46, of Jay, Oklahoma, was sentenced this afternoon by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.


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 million grant to the city of Guymon, Oklahoma, to expand and improve the wastewater system at its industrial park.


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with his involvement in a scheme to launder the proceeds of various phone fraud scams.