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Ahead of Hearing, Committee Releases New Information Showing Sexual Abuse in JROTC Programs is More Widespread than Previously Reported
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, released new information from the Department of Defense (DOD) showing the number of sexual misconduct allegations made against Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors over the last five...
Justice
Ison: Michigan man sentenced for using 'terror, threats and bombs'
A Michigan man was sentenced for two criminal cases related to a $5 million extortion plot using shrapnel-filled pipe bombs outside cellphone stores.
Homeland
Mayorkas: Final rule ‘is our effort to preserve and fortify DACA’
A final rule that gives limited implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as “DACA,” is effective as of Oct. 31.
Environmental Protection
EPA offers new grant application process starting Nov. 17
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITIES grant opened on Nov. 17.
Environmental Protection
Padilla: 'EPA must also do their part by regulating emissions from locomotives nationwide'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will develop options and recommendations to address pollution from locomotives in the United States.
Justice
Newport News Man Sentenced for Possessing AR-15 and Other Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was sentenced today to six and a half years in prison for possessing multiple firearms in furtherance of a cocaine-distribution operation.
Labor
Department of Labor initiative finds violations in 80% of care industry investigations; recovers $28.6M for nearly 25K workers, mostly women
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that an ongoing nationwide effort by its Wage and Hour Division focused on improving compliance by residential care, nursing facilities, home health services and other care-focused industry employers has made significant progress in protecting workers’ rights and protections.
Interior
DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Nov. 17
F23AS00078 National Fish Passage Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on Nov. 17.
Agriculture
MEMO: As Thanksgiving Approaches, Americans Who Want a Turkey Will Be Able to Get One
News Release: From: USDA
To: Interested Parties
Date: Nov. 16, 2022
TOPLINE: With Thanksgiving fast approaching, America’s farmers and producers have been hard at work every day to ensure families can continue to put food on the table and celebrate with their loved ones. In particular, poultry producers have ...
Justice
Indictment Charges 3 New Haven Men with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice," 23; SAMUEL DOUGLAS, also known as “Blamm," 24; and JOURDIN SENIOR, also known as “G," 30, all of New Haven, have been charged with federal narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Justice
Former Trap House Landlord and Associate of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced
News Release: BOSTON - A former landlord and associate of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced today for racketeering and drug offenses.
Justice
Accountant Charged with Misappropriating Funds from New Orleans Band
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the filing, on Nov. 10, 2022, of a one-count bill of information charging ALICE C. “SHANNON" CHABAUD, age 79, of New Orleans, with access device fraud in relation to her theft from her former accounting client, a New Orleans-based band named as “Band A" in the bill of information.
Justice
USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting Nov. 17
FY 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding grant opened on Nov. 17.
Justice
San Diego Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean Van Demark (619) 546-7657.
Labor
US Department of Labor issues statement following sentencing of Northeast Carpenters Benefit Funds’ former plan administrator
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement on today’s sentencing of George Laufenberg, former plan administrator of the Northeast Carpenters Benefit Funds, who pleaded guilty on June 3, 2022, to embezzling approximately $140,000 and making false statements to the department.
Transportation
Pollack: 'Bridge Planning program will help create a pipeline of bridge projects'
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $720,000 to help South Carolina determine how to replace 12 bridges in the Great Pee Dee River floodplain.
Interior
Andrews: Bloede Dam removal reopens ‘habitat for migratory fish,’ eliminated ‘public safety hazard’
The numbers of juvenile American eel using the eel-passage structure at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland jumped to approximately 36,500 in 2022, up from 36 in 2018, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources documented.
Agriculture
Bacon: 'Agricultural security is national security'
Nebraska's newly re-elected 2nd District Congressman continues to see a threat from China and other bad actor nations buying up farmland in the United States
Commerce
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Nov. 16 by Commerce Department
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture
USDA Proposes Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC
Release: Washington, Nov. 17, 2022 USDAs Food and Nutrition Service is announcing proposed changes to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC. These science-based revisions incorporate recommendations from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.
Justice
New York Veterinarian And Racehorse Trainers Sentenced To Prison In Federal Doping Case
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendants LOUIS GRASSO, RICHARD BANCA, and RENE ALLARD were sentenced to 50 months in prison, 30 months in prison, and 27 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in distributing adulterated and...
Environmental Protection
EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season
News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 16, 2022) – During the winter, many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as a fuel. However, many wood heaters are inefficient and emit more pollutants into the air than heaters that burn oil or natural gas or those that run on electricity such as heat pumps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sharing tips for a healthier heating season.
Justice
New York Veterinarian and Racehorse Trainers Sentenced to Prison in Federal Doping Case
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendants LOUIS GRASSO, RICHARD BANCA, and RENE ALLARD were sentenced to 50 months in prison, 30 months in prison, and 27 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in distributing adulterated and...
Justice
Saugerties Woman Sentenced to 72 Months' Imprisonment for Attempted Arson of New York PD Van Occupied by Four Police Officers
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Samantha Shader was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 72 months’ imprisonment for using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a “Molotov cocktail," in an attempt to set fire to a New York City Police Department (NYPD) van occupied by four police officers in Brooklyn on the night of May 29, 2020. Shader pleaded guilty to the charge in April 2022.
Labor
Lazzeri: Sanitation company targeted for 'flagrant disregard for the law and for the well-being of young workers'
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking a nationwide temporary restraining order and injunction against a food safety sanitation company for its labor practices regarding minors.