Biden-Harris administration announces allocation of over $1 billion for post-wildfire, hurricane recovery
By John Suayan | Feb 25, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration late last month announced the allocation of at least $1.3 billion in disaster relief funds for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s post-wildfire and hurricane recovery support efforts.
Woodbury County man receives 10 years in prison for meth conspiracy
By John Suayan | Feb 25, 2022
A federal court in Iowa found a Woodbury County man guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced him to up to 10 years in prison.
In a 'measure of justice,' Guatemala court imposes 30-year prison sentence on ex-paramilitary member for crimes against humanity
By John Suayan | Feb 25, 2022
A former member of a Guatemalan paramilitary group who was deported from the U.S. has been found guilty and sentenced to prison for crimes against humanity by a court in his native country.
Federal court sentences Knoxville man to 20 years in prison for child exploitation offenses
By John Suayan | Feb 24, 2022
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee late last month sentenced a Knoxville man to a 20-year federal prison sentence for a pair of child exploitation offenses.
U.K. resident enters guilty plea in Iran export case
By John Suayan | Feb 23, 2022
A Washington, D.C. federal court received a guilty plea from a United Kingdom resident in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
New toolkit to assist rural communities with EV charging infrastructure
By John Suayan | Feb 23, 2022
Rural communities across the U.S. will be able to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure through a new free resource provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Nearly a dozen defendants arrested in 'Operation Sandy Bottom' await trial dates
By John Suayan | Feb 16, 2022
No more than 10 defendants await their day in court in the federal investigation of violent criminal street gang members accused of distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in Coffee County, Georgia, known as Operation Sandy Bottom.
Convicted sex offender arrested for alleged possession of 'child sexual abuse material'
By John Suayan | Feb 16, 2022
A Crawfordsville, Indiana, man, who is a convicted sex offender, was recently arrested for alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.
Corpus Christi gang members admit guilt in drug trafficking conspiracy
By John Suayan | Feb 14, 2022
Four La Quarenta gang members on Jan. 27 entered guilty pleas in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Suburban Detroit police detective pleas guilty to conspiring to distribute drugs
By John Suayan | Feb 11, 2022
A suburban Detroit police detective late last month entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Michigan announced.
Authorities charge Albuquerque man in late Jan. bank robbery
By John Suayan | Feb 10, 2022
A 29-year-old Albuquerque man faces a 20-year prison sentence for allegedly robbing a bank late last month.
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation foregoes sugar transactions under Feedstock Flexibility Program
By John Suayan | Jan 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) does not expect to purchase or sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021 due to the unlikelihood of government purchase in lieu of loan repayments.
USDA earmarks nearly $5 million for Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
By John Suayan | Jan 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently provided nearly $5 million in grants to the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP) for the establishment of mitigation banks aimed at compensating for negative impacts on U.S. wetlands.
ICE investigation results in over 300 fraudulent COVID-19 safety product websites being shut down
By John Suayan | Jan 10, 2022
An investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations resulted in a Florida federal court permanently enjoining three residents of Vietnam.
ICE introduces pilot body-worn-camera program in select cities
By John Suayan | Jan 8, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Dec. 21, 2021, announced that a host of select cities will participate in a pilot program in which ICE law enforcement officers wear body worn cameras.
Quantico Marine base wraps up Afghan resettlement operations
By John Suayan | Jan 8, 2022
The last Afghan nationals at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia as part of Operation Allies Welcome have left to resettle in their new communities, completing OAW operations at the base, the Department of Homeland Security announced recently.
$1.5 million settlement reached in ‘devastating’ 2019 Massachusetts river fish kill
By John Suayan | Dec 20, 2021
A North Carolina-based cotton bleaching company has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million in a settlement for damages caused by a sulfuric acid spill at its Colrain, Massachusetts facility in 2019.
EPA invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to apply for water infrastructure funding
By John Suayan | Dec 17, 2021
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s (MSD) Project Clear is among 39 new projects invited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.
EPA seeks public comment on plan to clean contaminated aquifer in Ohio
By John Suayan | Dec 17, 2021
A 30-day public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to clean up the Milford Contaminated Aquifer Site in Ohio began Dec. 8.
EPA celebrates redevelopment of former Griffiss AFB in central New York state
By John Suayan | Dec 16, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently celebrated the restoration and reuse of contaminated land at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in central New York state.
